The classic ragtime music from that period that we know today ...

[SO00]

The classic ragtime music from that period that we know today
 
 

a. was carefully composed and notated by composers of the period
  b. was preserved because it was written down by composers
  c. is understood better because it was recorded by the creators themselves on piano rolls
  d. was widely published
  e. all of the above

Question 2

Ragtime music began as
 
 

a. transcriptions of songs
  b. improvisations
  c. an exercise for black musicians returning from European conservatories
  d. original compositions

[momtoalll]

Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

B

[SO00]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bimper21]

Great answer, keep it coming