Ragtime: Cakewalk in Pianolan examines ragtime as an early global popular music form, tracing its development from West African and European musical traditions to its role in the emergence of jazz and popular culture. Drawing on early printed music and related materials, it considers the genre’s cultural impact through figures such as Ernest Hogan and Scott Joplin, highlighting differing approaches to composition, performance, and representation.
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