ragtime
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
a style of American music having this rhythm, popular from about 1890 to 1915.
Origin of ragtime
1Other words from ragtime
- ragtimey, adjective
Words Nearby ragtime
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a novel (1975) by E. L. Doctorow.
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How to use ragtime in a sentence
ragtime, blues, country, jazz, soul, and rock and roll were all pioneered or inspired by black artists.
ragtime was as sophisticated as Stravinsky, Van Vechten asserted, blues singer Clara Smith as sublime an artist as any opera diva.
But you can hear the blues in almost everything he played and sang, whether it be gospel, ragtime, marches, or nonsense songs.
Blues Musicians in Unmarked Graves Are Finally Getting Some Respect | Malcolm Jones | January 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou said yourself that you never hear this style of music—ragtime, jazz—on the radio anymore.
Doo-Wop ‘We Can’t Stop’: Behind the Ridiculously Good Miley Cyrus Cover | Kevin Fallon | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYears passed and I decided to upload a medley of these ragtime rock songs on YouTube, and that gained some traction.
Doo-Wop ‘We Can’t Stop’: Behind the Ridiculously Good Miley Cyrus Cover | Kevin Fallon | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
There was a distinct predilection in favour of "ragtime" and I must say I liked to hear that music at frequent intervals.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonHe had all the new ragtime songs and dances, which he rendered to his own accompaniment on an old battered banjo.
The Major | Ralph ConnorShe would sing; and her fresh young voice broke forth into ragtime song.
Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer | Rena I. HalseyShe had tried to induce her cousin to join her, but that young lady was absorbed in running over a new ragtime song.
Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer | Rena I. HalseyA former age expressed itself in Gregorian chants; ours, no less sincerely, disguises its feelings in ragtime.
Carry On | Coningsby Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for ragtime
/ (ˈræɡˌtaɪm) /
a style of jazz piano music, developed by Scott Joplin around 1900, having a two-four rhythm base and a syncopated melody
Origin of ragtime
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Cultural definitions for ragtime
Notes for ragtime
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