There is literally no chance that this sonata wasn't THE inspiration for ragtime musicians at least indirectly. I simply don't believe it.

I played jazz for years. This is obviously an inchoate form of jazz written in the early 19th century. It was shocking to hear (and I heard it 10 years ago before I was on 'the right' or saw a silly youtube video about it). I have ears.

There is literally no chance that this sonata wasn't THE inspiration for ragtime musicians. Don't believe it.

I played jazz for years. This is obviously an inchoate form of jazz written in the early 19th century. It was shocking to hear (and I heard it 10 years ago before I was on 'the right' or saw a silly youtube video about it). I have ears.

There is literally no chance that this sonata wasn't THE inspiration for ragtime musicians. Don't believe it.

I played jazz for years. This is obviously an inchoate form of jazz. It was shocking to hear (and I heard it 10 years ago before I was on 'the right' or saw a silly youtube video about it). I have ears.

There is literally no chance that this sonata wasn't THE inspiration for ragtime musicians. Don't believe it.

I played jazz for years. This is obviously jazz. It was shocking to hear (and I heard it 10 years ago before I was on 'the right' or saw a silly youtube video about it). I have ears.

There is literally no chance that this sonata wasn't the inspiration for ragtime musicians. Don't believe it.

I played jazz for years. This is obviously jazz. It was shocking to hear (and I heard it 10 years ago before I was on 'the right' or saw a silly youtube video about it). I have ears.

There is literally no chance that this sonata wasn't the inspiration for ragtime musicians. Don't believe it.

I played jazz for years. This is obviously jazz. It was shocking to hear (and I heard it 10 years ago before I was on 'the right). I have ears.