Category Archive: Ragtime

Aug
28
2010

Genre of the Week (36) “Ragtime”

Genre of the Week > Playlist “Ragtime” (alternately spelled rag-time) is an original musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or “ragged”, rhythm. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before …

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