Ragtime
(RAG-time)
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
.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
Joplin
: Maple Leaf Rag
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank
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Disc 3, Track 47
Debussy
: Children's Corner Suite, "Golliwog's Cakewalk"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank
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Disc 1, Track 51
Yelvington
: Piffle Rag
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank
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Disc 3, Track 48
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