<P> Significant ragtime composers of the mid - to late - 20th century include Max Morath, William Bolcom, Trebor Tichenor, David Thomas Roberts, and Reginald Robinson . </P> <P> In 1998, an adaption of E.L. Doctorow's historical novel Ragtime was produced on Broadway . With music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, the show featured several rags as well as songs in other musical styles . </P> <P> Many modern musicians have again begun to find ragtime and incorporate it into their musical repertoires . Such acts include Jay Chou, Curtains for You, Baby Gramps and Bob Milne . </P>

Scott joplin’s rags were most often composed for which instrumentation