Round 13: Tossup 18

Finger taps, tongue clicks, and heel stomps are interspersed throughout a piece in this genre included in the collection The Garden of Eden. A “Bible” of this genre by Rudi Blesh inspired a revival that included the composer of three “ghost” entries in this genre, William Bolcom. The first instrumental piece to sell more than a million printed copies was a work in this genre; that work’s composer created an opera company named for this genre to tour his opera A Guest of Honor. Gunther Schuller founded an ensemble for playing music in this genre such as “The Cascades” and “Easy Winners” by a composer who was grouped into this genre’s “Big Three” (10[1])along with Joseph Lamb and James Scott. For 10 points, a club in Sedalia, Missouri may have inspired a piece in what genre by Scott Joplin? ■END■

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