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Ragtime: A Musical and Cultural History

By Edward Berlin

Book information

Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Year
2016
ISBN
9781504030649
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6511358 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-21 06:29:53
History; Music; Nonfiction; MUS000000; MUS020000;

Description

Ragtime, the jaunty, toe-tapping music that captivated American society from the 1890s through World War I, forms the roots of America's popular musical expression. But the understanding of ragtime and its era has been clouded by a history of murky impressions, half-truths, and inventive fictions. Ragtime: A Musical and Cultural History cuts through the murkiness. A methodical survey of thousands of rags along with an examination of then-contemporary opinions in magazines and newspapers demonstrate how the music evolved, and how America responded to it.

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