A pulsating piano solo by a black composer published 125 years ago this fall became an unexpected bestseller, drew droves of young people to the piano, and became an enduring classic of American music ...

At head of title: Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc. Side one entitled Black tradition; side two entitled White tradition. Historical and biographical notes by Lawrence Cohn, with bibliography ...

Mention Scott Joplin and most peoples' minds go automatically to "Maple Leaf Rag." But Fayetteville State University music professor Amanda Virelles said there's a lot more to the composer, who died ...

American readers are a selfish group. In a kind of cultural colonialism, we claim the literary territory of others for our own. Anyone writing in English–whether European or North American–is swept ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Sidney Bechet's New Orleans ...