Scott Joplin

Wrote a lot of Ragtime music in the late 1890s to 1910s, emphasizing syncopation (think The Entertainer, one of his own pieces).

This is a piece called The Magnetic Rag, played by Avery (at Cal Poly):

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You can hear the classical influence in ragtime. The sounds though don't sound anything like traditional jazz.

Another popular piece was Maple Leaf Rag:

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Another one was The Entertainer. The left-hand acts like the tuba in a marching band.