This blog post is part of my Ragtime Project, which encompasses an upcoming EP of Ragtime-inspired music, blog posts about the history of the music, and a forthcoming self-published collection of essay about what in this music and its history resonates with me as a performer and composer.
Leading up to the release of my latest single, Rag in Fourths, I shared an important piece of Ragtime music each day on social media. This is a compilation of these posts.
June 26th – Maple Leaf Rag
June 27th – Sensations
June 28th – Treemonisha
June 29th – Frog Legs Rag
June 30th – The Cascades
July 1st – That Epidemic Rag
July 2nd – Maple Leaf Rag (as played by Sidney Bechet)
July 3rd – Rag in Fourths
Learn More About Ragtime
This is a collection of the sources I have used for my research on ragtime. I am always looking for more places to learn, so please let me know if you have any recommendations.
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