<P> Blues later adopted elements from the `` Ethiopian ( here , meaning `` black '' ) airs '' of minstrel shows and Negro spirituals , including instrumental and harmonic accompaniment . The style also was closely related to ragtime , which developed at about the same time , though the blues better preserved `` the original melodic patterns of African music '' . </P>
<P> Blues later adopted elements from the `` Ethiopian ( here , meaning `` black '' ) airs '' of minstrel shows and Negro spirituals , including instrumental and harmonic accompaniment . The style also was closely related to ragtime , which developed at about the same time , though the blues better preserved `` the original melodic patterns of African music '' . </P>
blues music originated as a mixture of -- -- -- and -- -- -- --
blues music originated as a mixture of -- -- -- and -- -- -- --
ragtime the original melodic patterns of African music
ragtime the original melodic patterns of African music