First, it was reported that heâd suffered an ankle injury while filming, then came the news that Ford has broken his left ankle â and today, we have confirmation that the beloved actor (who turns 72 in under a month) actually broken his left leg, during the accident on the Episode VII set.
Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917) is known as the King of Ragtime.. One of the earliest African-American composers to have his works published, Joplin brought a classical sensibility to ragtime, which had served as music for popular entertainment rather than as art music.Although he is best known for his piano rags, he also wrote several songs and the opera Treemonisha.ne of the earliest African-American composers to have his works published, Joplin brought a classical sensibility to ragtime, which had served as music for popular entertainment rather than as art music. Although he is best known for his piano rags, he also wrote several songs and the opera Treemonisha.
Ragtime was essentially a piano music Ragtime was a music which descended from the cakewalk Ragtime music was hard, bright, cheerful and machine-like. Additional characteristics. The music was white (or European) in essence, although most of its practitioners were black Ragtime was a composed music Ragtime pieces were conceived as pieces capable of standing alone; embellishments and improvisation were superfluous and not usually permitted It was desirable to play a piece the same way every time Ragtime was a printed music Its orientation was towards classical concert music Circus psychology was predominant; the tendency was toward faster tempos and sensational technical exploits The performance goal of ragtime was the successful realization of a predictable result It was characterized by an emulation of white techniques, which seems to belie the instinctual character of American Negro music