Music Industry in 1897

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Music in 1897
In 1897, the golden age of composition in the Second New England School ended. Bob Cole and Billy Johnson composed A Trip to Coontown, one of the productions that led to the establishment of the field of African American musical comedy (Riis 140). It was the initial black concert to be portrayed on Broadway. In 1897, the first jazz musician, Buddy Bolden, started performing, and Bolden was considered the first jazz musician. Bolden played the cornet in dance halls during the day and Storyville at night.
Moreover, William Krell copyrighted Mississippi Rag, the first piano item with the word rag in its title. It was also the first ragtime song that was more popular in 1897. The main characteristic of the rag music genre is its syncopated or ragged rhythm. Rag started ...