Ragtime was also largely influenced by the “cakewalk,” which was a dance that came out of the “Price Walks.” These were held during the late 19th century, and were generally performed during social occasions on slave plantations in Southern United States. Other influences include Chopin’s Sonata in B flat minor, Franz Schubert’s Marches Militaries and in Handel’s Dead March in Saul, (Award, 2006). Many of his compositions found their roots in Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony. The music ranged from the moving death march, to the fast-paced military marches. The music that he composed had a strong regular rhythm that was originally expressed through marching, and it was often performed by a military band. He was a master of the “march” composition and is best known for his “The March King.” His style of music is believed to be the precursor to ragtime, and he is responsible for a large amount of ragtime’s tempo. He was a composer and he conducted much of the music in the “Romantic era,” which was known much for the American military and the patriotic marches. Ragtime also gained much of its popularity from John Philip Sousa. While Hogan regretted using the word “coon,” he said that it was good for the music business, because it got people to start listening to the music, and generating a cash flow, based on the controversy of the word “coon.” Another notable achievement, and as a spinoff of ragtime, Hogan created a dance called the “ pasmala,” and this was a dance where people walk forward and then take three steps back, (Smith, 2012). In fact, during the 1900 World Competition in New York, competitors played the song to show how skilled they were at their instrument, (Smith, 2012).ĭespite the negative publicity, Hogan was one of the most successful performers of his time, not only for his music, but also for his comedy. His song “All Coons Look Alike to Me,” is considered to be one of the most challenging songs to play. Hogan did not claim that he created ragtime, but fellow African American musician Tom Fletcher that Hogan was the first person to put the type of music onto paper. His songs are among the first published ragtime songs and they are the first to use “rag” in their copy of sheet music. This controversy associated with the word “ coon” in the song has led Hogan to be overlooked in some instances as being the originator of ragtime. Hogan said before he died that he regretted using the word “coon” in the song as it is a “race betrayal,” (Smith, 2012). When other people performed the song, they took out the word “coon” and replaced it. Despite that, the song sold over 1 million copies. The racial slur “coon” in the song made many African American people very upset. The hit songs included “ All Coons Look Alike to Me,” and “La Pas Ma La.” In “All Coons Look Alike to Me,” there were many spinoff songs created by other artists, and these were called “coon songs.” They used stereotypical and racist images of black people. In fact, Hogan named the new musical genre. Even prior to “The Oyster Man,” Hogan had published many popular songs (in the late 1800s), and these were in the ragtime category. When he was a teenager, he travelled with minstrel shows as a musician, dancer and a comedian. Louis, Hogan was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky. While ragtime largely originated in New Orleans and St. This musical helped create the widespread appeal of ragtime, and helped launch Hogan and the music genre into fame, (Smith, 2012). It was called “The Oyster Man,” and it hit the stage in 1907. He was an African American entertaining and was the first black person to star and produce in a Broadway show. One of the most dominant figures in ragtime music is Ernest Hogan. The music is extremely grassroots, but due to the mass appeal of its up-tempo sound, it is one of the first forms of music to earn widespread appeal once converted into sheet music, and this makes it the first true American music genre and the source of many incarnations. In this essay, I will explain the origins and genesis of ragtime music. Louis, and then it became widespread as sheet music that was often played on the piano, (Smith, 2012). The music originated in the red-light district in African American communities in New Orleans and St. It is largely characterized as syncopated, or having a ragged rhythm. Ragtime music peaked in popularity between the years of 18.
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