Music has always been an evolution with usually no distinct margins. While I recognize opera takes an immense amount of training and practice, it's just something I never have developed a taste for.
As for ragtime, here's some background and earliest example of the famous Maple Leaf Rag.
https://musicfor.us/2018/08/09/scott-joplin-maple-leaf-rag-composed-1899/
Music has always been an evolution with usually no distinct margins. While I recognize opera takes an immense amount of training and practice, it's just something I never have developed a taste for.
As for ragtime, here's some background and earliest example of the famous Maple Leaf Rag.
https://musicfor.us/2018/08/09/scott-joplin-maple-leaf-rag-composed-1899/
(post is archived)