The Study Of The Creation And The Interpretation For William Bolcom’s "the Serpent’s Kiss"

William Borkom is the person who is the cutting edge of the contemporary Americamusic.His music style is very extensive, including a large number of outstanding works ofragtime music. Ragtime style is different from the classical and the romantic piano works,ithas it`s own distinct characteristics."The serpent`s kiss" is based on the Bible, tells a story ofthe cunning serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. Bolcom made the change of pianoand the contrast of music image into full play.This work contains a variety of playing method.The sound effect is rich, full of drama, it works of high artistry.This paper is divided into four parts：Bolcom’s life and music,ragtime source and style,The creation characteristic of "The serpent’s kiss", the practice and the performance of "Theserpent’s kiss".The things what I want to do is to let more of piano learners to know ofRagtime from this four aspects carries on the analysis and elaborated，and love it.