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This site presents sheet music, essays, and video and sound clips related to ragtime. This distinctly American music appeared (in its published form) during the mid-1890s mainly in the South and Midwest, spread across the U.S. and to Europe, and influenced early jazz styles. Learn about Scott Joplin, one of the best known ragtime players. Hear segments of his classic Maple Leaf Rag, which helped spread the ragtime craze. See more than 100 pieces of sheet music.
- Subject:
- Art History
- Arts and Humanities
- Education
- History
- History, Law, Politics
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Provider:
- Library of Congress
- Date Added:
- 04/09/2007