CH 6 Ragtime Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Music has 15 clues. Answers range from 7 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Published in Chicago in 1897, gives an idea of how "art" of ragging was conceived
A dance that parodies White upper-class behaviour, originally performed by African-American slaves
Popular song style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that presented a stereotyped view of African Americans
Informal competition among musicians, intended to identify the artist with the greatest creativity and skill
First rag written by an African American
This composer believed in ragtime and actively committed himself to advocating the value of ragtime
The term applied to syncopated or embellished melodies during the ragtime era
Variously conceived as song, dance, and syncopated instrumental music, although most sheet music is in piano
Payment made by a music publisher to a composer based on the number of printed or recorded copies sold
He is a classic example of African Americans not reaping the commensurate benefits from their accomplishments
Composed styles of popular music reflecting the musical values of middle-class White America
The process of notating musical performance
Joplin's opera , awarded a Pulitzer Prize
White bandmaster who published "Mississippi Rag", which wasn't actually a rag but a cakewalk
Among the first African Americans who introduced the cakewalk in Europe

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