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This document provides background information on composer William Bolcom and discusses his influences and style. Bolcom was trained classically but was interested in popular music genres like ragtime and jazz. He studied with Darius Milhaud and Olivier Messiaen and incorporated elements of classical tradition as well as popular styles into his own eclectic compositions. Bolcom helped revive interest in ragtime and composed several well-known rags for piano that blended classic rag techniques with influences
- Author
- Margherita Zaccaria
- Language
- EN