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245 14 a| The art of ragtime :b| form and meaning of an original black American art /c| [by] William J. Schafer and Johannes Riedel ; with assistance from Michael Polad and Richard Thompson.;

260 a| Baton Rouge :b| Louisiana State University Press,c| [1973];

300 a| xix, 249 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliography (pages 226-239) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: Tempo di rag -- What is ragtime? -- The impact of ragtime -- Classic ragtime -- Ragtime's second line: lesser luminaries -- Ragtime songs and ragtime bands -- "Try this on your piano": ragtime style and performance -- Appendix I: The image on the cover ; Appendix 2: Ragtime versus jazz piano styles ; Appendix 3: Scott Joplin's Treemonisha ; Appendix 4: Bibliography of ragtime.;

520 a| Ragtime, as a written and published musical form, communicates both black folk styles of playing and black conceptions of musical art. Whereas earlier forms of black music existed essentially in performance, ragtime was conceived and executed as a written piano form. Ragtime effected a total musical revolution, the first great impact of black folk culture on America's dominant white middle-class. This first extensive analysis of ragtime as an important American musical form chronicles the music's development from its origins in the 1890s through its peak in 1915. The authors also discuss racial attitudes which temporarily minimized the influence of ragtime. The book includes numerous excerpts from ragtime compositions, several complete scores, illustrations from the original covers of ragtime sheet music, and a structural and thematic analysis of Joplin's folk opera "Treemonisha".;

650 0 a| Ragtime musicx| History and criticism.=| ^A1013881;

650 0 a| African Americansx| Musicx| History and criticism.=| ^A144708;

650 0 a| Black peoplex| Musicx| History and criticism.=| ^A366;

700 1 a| Riedel, Johannes,d| 1913-1996.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

700 1 a| Polad, Mike.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

700 1 a| Thompson, Richard.=| ^A12477;

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The art of ragtime : form and meaning of an original black American art / [by] William J. Schafer and Johannes Riedel ; with assistance from Michael Polad and Richard Thompson.

Author/creator	Schafer, William John, 1937-
Other author	Riedel, Johannes, 1913-1996.
Other author	Polad, Mike.
Other author	Thompson, Richard.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [1973]
Description	xix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Ragtime music--History and criticism. African Americans--Music. --History and criticism. Black people--Music. --History and criticism.

Contents	Introduction: Tempo di rag -- What is ragtime? -- The impact of ragtime -- Classic ragtime -- Ragtime's second line: lesser luminaries -- Ragtime songs and ragtime bands -- "Try this on your piano": ragtime style and performance -- Appendix I: The image on the cover ; Appendix 2: Ragtime versus jazz piano styles ; Appendix 3: Scott Joplin's Treemonisha ; Appendix 4: Bibliography of ragtime.
Abstract	Ragtime, as a written and published musical form, communicates both black folk styles of playing and black conceptions of musical art. Whereas earlier forms of black music existed essentially in performance, ragtime was conceived and executed as a written piano form. Ragtime effected a total musical revolution, the first great impact of black folk culture on America's dominant white middle-class. This first extensive analysis of ragtime as an important American musical form chronicles the music's development from its origins in the 1890s through its peak in 1915. The authors also discuss racial attitudes which temporarily minimized the influence of ragtime. The book includes numerous excerpts from ragtime compositions, several complete scores, illustrations from the original covers of ragtime sheet music, and a structural and thematic analysis of Joplin's folk opera "Treemonisha".
Local note	Little-81084
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pages 226-239) and index.
LCCN	72089115
ISBN	0807102202
Stock number	$10.00

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