Ragtime and Early Jazz Lecture Review

10 vocabulary flashcards for Ragtime and Early Jazz based on lecture notes.

Ragtime

The most popular music in the 1910s & 1920s, characterized by syncopation and originating from African American music.

Syncopation

Also known as "ragged" rhythm, it characterized the sound of ragtime music.

Scott Joplin

Remembered as the "King of Ragtime," famous for his compositions like "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer."

Maple Leaf Rag

Scott Joplin's biggest selling ragtime song in history.

Buddy Bolden

Regarded as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music or "jass," playing the trumpet.

New Orleans "Jass"

An early style of ragtime music that originated in New Orleans, primarily developed by African American musicians, and later evolved into Jazz.

Dixieland jazz

Commonly referred to as traditional jazz, typically played by small groups or jazz combos of mostly African American and Creole musicians.

Louis Armstrong

Regarded as the most influential jazz musician from the 1920s.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural revival in the late 1920s and into the 1930s that made jazz music its center, leading to the growth of swing music.

Duke Ellington

A prominent big band leader who commercialized American jazz music by broadcasting his performances live over radio.