Scott Joplin and the age of ragtime / Ray Argyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Argyle, Ray.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917.

Composers--United States--Biography.

Composers.

United States.

Ragtime music--History and criticism.

Ragtime music.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009]

Summary:

"This biography follows Joplin's life from the brothels and bars of St. Louis to the music mills of Tin Pan Alley as he introduced a syncopated, lively style to classical piano. Joplin's effect on popular music is closely identified with his era and the role of African Americans on the music scene of the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Breaking all the rules : the 1890s. A medley for the fair : a time to start raggin' it ; My kind of town : hot nights in the city ; The making of the legend : a boy and a banjo ; Marching to a ragtime tune

The music makers play main street : the 1900s. Writing in ragtime ; Tin Pan Alley and All that jazz : footloose in "black bohemia" ; They all played ragtime : Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin : a case of plagiarism? ; The girls of ragtime and the cult of celebrity : murder, passion and honor

The dream that wouldn't die : the 1910s. Dancing in ragtime ; The censors and the erotic life ; Reporting in ragtime ; Dreaming of Treemonisha

After the rag : the finale. Little Mary and the little tramp : ragtime partners of the silent screen ; The rites of spring : the martyred saint of the ragtime era ; Ragtime in revival ; Echoes of the music : we're all still playing ragtime.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index.

ISBN:

9780786443765

0786443766

OCLC:

277136406