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\nThe Washington Post: \"The History of Jazz,\" Chapter 1\n

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\nThis site offers the first chapter of Ted Gioia's book, \"The History of Jazz.\" This chapter focuses on the prehistory of jazz, including the Africanization of American music, country blues and classic blues, and Scott Joplin and Ragtime.\n
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\nVintage Vaudeville and Ragtime Show\n

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\nThis entertaining site contains the history of Vaudeville along with original soundbites of Vaudeville players.\n
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\nDallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Scott Joplin [Pdf]\n

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\nA lesson plan that looks at Scott Joplin as a famous composer from Texas.\n
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\nAfgen.com: Scott Joplin\n

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\nA reasonable biography from Afgen.com of Scott Joplin with some audio to go along with it. Not too detailed, but plenty of information.\n
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\nMy Hero: Scott Joplin\n

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\nThis article includes information on the life and musical contributions of Scott Joplin, the composer who gave us such songs as \"The Entertainer\" and \"The Maple Leaf Rag.\"\n
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\nCreative Quotations: e.l. Doctorow\n

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\nA number of creative quotations from Doctorow's works are offered here, with links to other Doctorow sites.\n
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\nLone Star Junction: The Yellow Rose (And Other Songs) of Texas\n

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\nA long list of songs about Texas, both lyrics and audio files in MIDI format. There are well-loved songs, school songs, regional songs, ragtime songs by Scott Joplin, even the theme song from the Lone Ranger television show.\n
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\nLoc: An Overview of Western Social Dance\n

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\nThis resource presents a comprehensive and in-depth collection on the history of Western social dance from the late Middle Ages onward. Readers will find images of historical dance instruction manuals, historical information on the...\n
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\nThe Red Hot Jazz Archive: Origins of Big Band Jazz\n

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\nExamines the progression from Ragtime and New Orleans jazz to Big Band.\n
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\nNeh: Edsit Ement: Learning the Blues\n

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\nThis lesson plan introduces students to the blues. The origin and development of the blues is explored as well as its distinctive structure.\n
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\nPbs: The American Experience in the 1900s\n

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\nThis site presents a general picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century. Content includes compelling images, information, and documents about American life.\n
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\nBanjo Tablatures\n

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\nThis comprehensive site covers many aspects of bluegrass banjo music. It includes bluegrass news, information, history, trivia, and multimedia. Also includes lesson plans for banjo, sample tablatures, bibliographies, workshops, and...\n
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\nAfri Classical: Scott Joplin (C. 1867 1917)\n

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\nA detailed biography of Scott Joplin's life, with a resource list and a lengthy bibliography that includes his musical compositions.\n
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\nNpr: e.l. Doctorow on Rhythm and Writing\n

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\nAn interview with author E. L. Doctorow in which he discusses how he decided to become a writer and how he learned to hear music in words. Links to other NPR reports about his writing, as well as to other sites about Doctorow.\n
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\nClassics for Kids: Scott Joplin\n

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\nA short biography of Scott Joplin (1868-1917 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.\n
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\nEncyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: James Reese Europe\n

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\nThis entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features James Reese Europe, an American bandleader, arranger, composer, a major figure in the transition from ragtime to jazz. This site, rich in detail and breadth of...\n
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\nEncyclopedia Britannica: w.c. Handy\n

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\nThis entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features W.C. Handy, an African American composer who changed the course of popular music by integrating the blues idiom into then-fashionable ragtime music. Among his best-known works is the...\n
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\nEncyclopedia Britannica: James P. Johnson\n

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\nThis entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features James P. Johnson, a highly influential black American jazz pianist who also wrote popular songs and composed classical works. A founder of the stride piano idiom, he was a crucial figure...\n
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\nNational Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Culture, Making of African American Identity: Vol. 2, 1865 1917\n

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\nA chapter, an interview, and film clips that illustrate cultural expressions of African American identity in the late-nineteenth century. Culture is explored during the turn of the 20th century within this resource and is supported by...\n
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\nDuke Ellington's prominence as one of the greatest American composers and key figure in the development of the genre of jazz is highlighted in this encyclopedia entry.\n
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\nClassical Net: Scott Joplin\n

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\nThis well-written biography of Scott Joplin not only provides his progress as a musician but also the personal events in his life which influenced his music. Includes links to a complete list of Joplin's works, a MIDI archive, and site...\n
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\nA well-organized synopsis from the Northern Virginia Ragtime Society of the history of Ragtime music overviewing its origin, important historical names and dates, and Ragtime's relation to the world of music. Special emphasis is placed...\n
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\nA fairly extensive biography of the ragtime music legend with links and bibliography.\n
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\nThe Maple Leaf Rag Ring Devoted to Scott Joplin\n

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\nThis site from John Roache's Classic Ragtime MIDI library provides Numerous MIDIs from various jazz artists including Joplin, Lamb, Hunter, Scott, Mashall and Schwartz. A great site to check out on the subject.\n
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