Twelfth Street Rag

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"Twelfth Street Rag" is a classic early jazz and ragtime composition that became a popular standard, widely recorded and performed by many artists across the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
musical composition
ragtime composition
composer Euday L. Bowman NERFINISHED
composerName Euday Louis Bowman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre early jazz
ragtime
hasApproximateLength 3 minutes (typical performance)
hasCulturalStatus jazz standard
popular standard of the 20th century
hasForm instrumental
hasInfluenceOn development of early jazz repertoire
popularization of ragtime beyond piano solo format
hasMedium banjo
dance band
guitar
jazz band
orchestra
piano
hasMusicalCharacteristics ragtime stride-style left hand (in piano versions)
sectional form
syncopated rhythm
up-tempo feel
hasNotableChartSuccessWith Pee Wee Hunt version
hasNotableRecordingBy Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Chet Atkins NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Fats Waller NERFINISHED
Lester Young NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
Pee Wee Hunt NERFINISHED
Roy Clark NERFINISHED
The Firehouse Five Plus Two NERFINISHED
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band NERFINISHED
hasTitleLanguage English
isFrequentlyPerformedIn concert settings
dance halls
jazz clubs
isFrequentlyUsedAs showpiece for instrumental virtuosity
isIncludedIn many ragtime anthologies
traditional jazz fake books
isPartOf American popular music canon
isStandardIn dixieland repertoire
ragtime repertoire
traditional jazz repertoire
originalPublicationDecade 1910s
originalReleaseCentury 20th century

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