{"product_id":"rags-and-ragtime-a-musical-history-a-musical-history-a-musical-history-by-david-a-jasen-trebor-jay-tichenor-tichenor","title":"Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History: A Musical History  : A Musical History  By: David A. Jasen, Trebor Jay Tichenor","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy David A. Jasen, Trebor Jay Tichenor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis well-known  highly praised book is the definitive history of ragtime music and its composers. Both authors are widely celebrated composers  performers  collectors  historians  and critics of ragtime music. With great enthusiasm and expertise  they trace the growth and diversification of ragtime from its earliest beginnings in the late nineteenth century through its heyday in the Folk  Classic  Popular  Novelty  and Stride Ragtime periods to its current revival. Forty-eight major composers are discussed  including Scott Joplin  Zez Confrey  Jelly Roll Morton  Fats Waller  and many other greats. In addition  800 important rags are profiled  most of them bearing the carefree titles that were part of the tradition  titles like \"Canned Corn Rag \" \"Bantam Step \" \"Too Much Raspberry \" \"Ragging the Scale \" and \"Red Onion Rag.\" Each profile includes date of publication  original publisher  a discography  and a commentary of the unique character and appeal of each rag. Over 100 photographs  many of them rare  illuminate this lively chronicle  along with reproductions of original sheet music and many other items of interest from the authors' personal archives. \"Jasen and Tichenor have no peers in ragtime knowledge. . . .They are the two unchallengeable authorities in the field of ragtime history  personalities  and musical forms.\" - The Classic Rag. \"A combination encyclopedia\/biography\/history\/analysis and review  it teems with what would appear to be everything the ragtime buff or casual inquirer needs or wants to know about the music that won't stand still.\" - The Christian Science Monitor. \"Rags and Ragtime tells it all. There's a lot here I didn't know in pictures  music  and words.\" - Eubie Blake.","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52437642576152,"sku":"9781639239924","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HARDCOVER","offer_id":52437642608920,"sku":"9781631827822","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/61no4247DkL._SL1360.jpg?v=1784923922","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/rags-and-ragtime-a-musical-history-a-musical-history-a-musical-history-by-david-a-jasen-trebor-jay-tichenor-tichenor","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}