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  2. Ragtime - Wikipedia

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    While the word ragtime was first known to be used in 1896, the term probably originates in the dance events hosted by plantation slaves known as “rags”. [4] The first recorded use of the term ragtime was by vaudeville musician Ben Harney who in 1896 used it to describe the piano music he played (which he had extracted from banjo and fiddle players).

  3. List of pre-1920 jazz standards - Wikipedia

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    Originally simply called "jazz", the music of early jazz bands is today often referred to as "Dixieland" or "New Orleans jazz", to distinguish it from more recent subgenres. [ 2 ] The origins of jazz are in the musical traditions of early twentieth-century New Orleans , including brass band music, the blues , ragtime and spirituals , [ 3 ] and ...

  4. Music history of the United States in the late 19th century

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    Ragtime shared similarities with both blues and jazz, the two rival forms of African-American music at the time. It was primarily piano-based, and could be performed by a single person (more like the blues) or by an entire orchestra (more like jazz). Scott Joplin was the most famous ragtime musician.

  5. Jazz - Wikipedia

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    Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music.

  6. Portal:Jazz - Wikipedia

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    A performance at the Jazz in Duketown festival in 2019, located at 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands. Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music.

  7. Black Vaudeville - Wikipedia

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    The black musicians and composers of the Vaudeville era influenced what is now known as American musical comedy, jazz, blues and Broadway musical theater. The popular music of the time was ragtime, a lively form developed from black folk music prominently featuring piano and banjo. [38]

  8. James P. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955) was an American pianist and composer. A pioneer of stride piano, he was one of the most important pianists in the early era of recording, and like Jelly Roll Morton, one of the key figures in the evolution of ragtime into what was eventually called jazz. [1]

  9. Scott Joplin - Wikipedia

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    Although he was penniless and disappointed at the end of his life, Joplin set the standard for ragtime compositions and played a key role in the development of ragtime music. While ragtime's popularity faded around then, New Orleans jazz, stride, and novelty piano subsequently adopted many of its traits. [86]