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As with Suite of Old American Dances eight years later, its various movements reflect the characteristic dances of his young years (including a Turkey Trot, Rag, One-Step, Waltz Clog, and Cake Walk); it is the “One-Step” movement that was developed and expanded into Suite's “Western One-Step” movement. [24]
In dance. The slow drag is an intimate couples' dance. Partners embrace closely and sway to the beat of the music, moving their hips, but with little movement around the dance floor. [9][10] One commentator described how couples "would just hang onto each other and just grind back and forth in one spot all night". [2][11] In the decades that ...
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. Ragtime pieces (often called "rags") are typically ...
The Entertainer (rag) " 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] The first recording was by blues and ragtime musicians the Blue Boys in 1928, played on mandolin ...
Music. "Weeping Willow" is sub-titled "A rag time two step", which was a form of dance popular until about 1911, and a common style among rags written at the time. Its structure is: Intro A A B B A C C D D. The A and B sections are in the key of G major very lofty and highly melodic. The "B" section makes good use of alternating patterns ...
Rag rug. Rag rug constructed from T-shirts and bed linen. A rag rug is a rug or mat made from rags. Small pieces of recycled fabric are either hooked into or poked through a hessian backing, or else the strips are braided or plaited together to make a mat. Other names for this kind of rug are derived from the material (clippy or clootie rug) or ...
Relatives. William L. Roberts (father) Elizabeth Williams (mother) Charles Luckyth Roberts (August 7, 1887 – February 5, 1968), [2] better known as Luckey Roberts, was an American composer and stride pianist who worked in the jazz, ragtime, and blues styles. Roberts performed as musician, band/orchestra conductor, and dancer.
Thomas Million John Turpin (November 18, 1871 – August 13, 1922) was an African American composer of ragtime music. Tom Turpin was born in Savannah, Georgia, a son of John L. Turpin and Lulu Waters Turpin. In his early twenties he opened a saloon in St. Louis, Missouri which became a meeting-place for local pianists and an incubation point ...