Ragtime

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Ragtimean introduction
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What is Ragtime?

• The craze for ragtime music swept America
  beginning in the 1890's, and was fueled by the
  availability of pianos, player pianos, and
  commercial sheet music. 

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What is Ragtime?

• Many different avenues of American musical
  influence came together to form the distinctive
  sound of ragtime, including the syncopation of
  African American music, which was a combination
  of African drumming rhythms and Caribbean dance
  rhythms. 

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What is Ragtime?

• These rhythmic influences were superimposed onto
  the basic design of Western dances, such as
  polkas and schottisches. 

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What is Ragtime?

• The first published instrumental rag to use the
  word "rag" was "The Mississippi Rag" (January,
  1897).

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What is Ragtime?

• The first published instrumental rag to use the
  word "rag" was "The Mississippi Rag" (January,
  1897).

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Ragtime QA
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Stars and StripesA March
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Final Thoughts

• What styles of music today owe their existence to
  Ragtime Music?
• Is Ragtime Music still played today?
• Where would you hear Ragtime Music played today?