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Marsyas Music, 2000.
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General Information
Work Title
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Ragtime
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Alternative. Title
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Composer
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Shirley, Nathan
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INS 21
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 rag
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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2000
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First Publication.
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2000
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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2-3 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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Piece Style
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Modern
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Instrumentation
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piano
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Ragtime was composed when I was 19. This is by no means a typical ragtime, having been partially inspired by Stravinsky’s Ragtime for 11 instruments (Stravinsky never actually heard any ragtime before writing his, having just received the sheet music to a piano rag in the mail). So likewise, my atypical “ragtime” combines several styles into one, and likely owes as much to Prokofiev as it does to Stravinsky (and a touch of jazz). Comedy and violence are forced together throughout this brief piece.