ragtime revival flourished in the united states in early 1970s.
when did ragtime revival flourish in the united states?
early 1970s
ragtime was also a modification of the march style popularized by john philip sousa, with additional polyrhythms coming from african music. ragtime composer scott joplin ("ca." 1868–1917) became famous through the publication of the "maple leaf rag" (1899) and a string of ragtime hits such as "the entertainer" (1902), although he was later forgotten by all but a small, dedicated community of ragtime aficionados until the major ragtime revival in the early 1970s. for at least 12 years after its publication, "maple leaf rag" heavily influenced subsequent ragtime composers with its melody lines, harmonic progressions or metric patterns.
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after recording a handful of albums in the then-popular honky-tonk style, morath recorded albums for vanguard, epic, solo art and rca. these included solo piano and vocal albums, performances with his original rag quartet and orchestral works. he also recorded five vocal albums with the team of william bolcom and joan morris. morath's 1969 album, "at the turn of the century", encapsulated the essence of his television series and live shows, and helped usher in the 1970s ragtime revival. albums that followed included "jonah man", "ragtime women", and "the great american piano bench", each of which went beyond the then-current focus on scott joplin. his 1992 album, "the ragtime man", included his own ragtime composition "cripple creek suite", about the mood of the region's gold rush days. in 2015 all of his ragtime pieces were recorded by aaron robinson for the album "max morath: the complete ragtime works for piano" on the mai label.
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