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'Ragtime It' is performed by saxophone, drums and double bass. Listen for lots of arpeggios within the melody. Notice the drums and double bass playing a vamp on the beat whilst the saxophone plays the melody in a syncopated rhythm.
- What is the main instrument in ragtime?
- What are the features of ragtime music?
- What is an example of ragtime?
- What instruments did Scott Joplin use?
What is the main instrument in ragtime?
Ragtime -- A genre of musical composition for the piano, generally in duple meter and containing a highly syncopated treble lead over a rhythmically steady bass. A ragtime composition is usually composed three or four contrasting sections or strains, each one being 16 or 32 measures in length.
What are the features of ragtime music?
The defining characteristic of ragtime music is a specific type of syncopation in which melodic accents fall between metrical beats. This results in a melody that seems to be avoiding some metrical beats of the accompaniment by emphasizing notes that either anticipate or follow the beat.
What is an example of ragtime?
Ragtime - A genre of musical composition for the piano, generally in duple meter and containing a highly syncopated treble lead over a rhythmically steady bass. ... For instance, waltzes were referred to as being "in waltz-time." "March-time" and "jig-time" also described the meter, basic rhythm, and function of style.
What instruments did Scott Joplin use?
In addition to the piano, Joplin played the violin and cornet.
