The most famous item in the suite is the finale, named after golliwogg dolls (depicting black children in a highly caricatured way), which were then enjoying a wave of popularity in Paris. Debussy draws heavily from the syncopated rhythms of ragtime, which was also at the peak of its popularity at t...
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Golliwogg’s Cakewalk was written by Claude Debussy.
Claude Debussy released Golliwogg’s Cakewalk on Fri Dec 18 1908.