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ragtime

RAG-time

[English]

An American style of music characterized by "ragged" or syncopated rhythms. It was popular between the 1890's and the 1910's. Scott Joplin was a major exponent of ragtime. By the 1920's ragtime had given way to jazz.


Example


Claude Debussy: Children's Corner Suite, "Golliwog's Cakewalk"



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Last Updated: 2016-06-07 01:45:42