A Life in Ragtime
| Author | : Reid Badger |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 355 |
| Release | : 1995-01-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195060447 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019506044X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Life in Ragtime by : Reid Badger
Download or read book A Life in Ragtime written by Reid Badger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-12 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Reese Europe is one of the important transitional figures in American music. As a composer at the height of ragtime, he had a strong influence on the first generation of jazz musicians who were to follow. Europe's life reveals much about the role of black musicians in American culture in a period when it was presumed they had little place.
