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Ragtime is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E.L. ...
Just over thirty years later he was recognized, and later historian Rudi Blesh wrote a large book about ragtime, which he dedicated to the memory of Joplin. [57] 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.
During his career, Joplin wrote over 40 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first pieces, the " Maple Leaf Rag " (1899), has been recognized as the archetypal rag and influenced subsequent rag composers thanks to its rhythmic patterns, melody lines, and harmony.
Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, [2] is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s. [1] Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. [1] Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb.
"The Entertainer" is a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin. [1]It was sold first as sheet music by John Stark & Son of St. Louis, Missouri, [2] and in the 1910s as piano rolls that would play on player pianos. [1]
Flaherty and Ahrens wrote the musical stage adaptation of James Agee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Death in the Family and its subsequent stage adaptation, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play All the Way Home by Tad Mosel, [12] with Ragtime director Frank Galati, who adapted the text and directed.
With a 33-member cast, 12-member creative team and nine-piece orchestra, “Ragtime” ranks among the biggest CCT productions.
When it was published, it was considered significantly more difficult than the average Tin Pan Alley and early ragtime sheet music common at the time. "Gladiolus Rag," a later composition by Joplin, is a developed variant of the "Maple Leaf Rag" showcasing Joplin's increasing musical sophistication, and is usually played at a somewhat slower tempo.