570 Pages
by
Routledge
570 Pages
by
Routledge
570 Pages
by
Routledge
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Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography is the definitive reference work for this important popular form of music that flourished from the 1890s through the 1920s, and was one of the key predecessors of jazz. It collects for the first time entries on all the important composers and performers, and descriptions of their works; a complete listing of all known published ragtime... Read more
Thematic Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Ragtime: An Overview -- Categories of Ragtime -- A-Z -- Appendix 1 Rags on Record: A Discography -- Appendix 2 Ragtime Piano Rollography -- Appendix 3 Published Rags in America -- Index.
Biography
David A. Jasen is considered to be the world's foremost authority on ragtime music. He has studied, recorded, and performer ragtime music for over five decades; his publications include complete scores for many major ragtime composers, and several books on the history of the music. Additionally, he has authored for Routledge a number of other well-received and strong selling reference works, including Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia and A Century of American Popular Song.
