If you have already looked up Golliwogg's Cakewalk to get an understanding of the piece I am working on, something may be nagging at you. Could it be that the piece seems to be influenced perhaps, by ragtime? Yes, ragtime was wildly popular at the time Debussy wrote Golliwogg's Cakewalk and this piece was obviously influenced by ragtime, albeit in Debussy's own way, of course!
I bring up ragtime because, well, my next piece I will be re-learning is Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. This was Joplin's first published rag and one that other ragtime composers modeled their rags after. I also bring up ragtime because my ears are enjoying the feast of ragtime music on my Scott Joplin Pandora station this morning. I am listening to not only Joplin, but Zez Confrey, Jelly Roll Morton, Eubie Blake, Claude Bolling, Thomas "Fats" Waller, James P. Johnson, and Jimmy Blythe (just to mention a few). I know there are some more popular names that I am leaving out, but those are the ones that have rolled through my playlist this morning. Such invigorating music!
Anyway, Golliwogg's Cakewalk is about done. There are just a few measures left that are shaky, but they should be taken care of in the next couple of days!
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