ragtime
English
Etymology
Likely from ragged + time, in reference to its heavy use of syncopation,[1] or from rag, an American dialect term for a dance ball.[2]
Noun
ragtime (countable and uncountable, plural ragtimes)
- (music, uncountable) A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment.
- (music, countable) A piece of music in this style.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
music genre
References
- ^ Barry Kernfield (1988) The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, page unknown
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ragtime”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.: “17 November 2017”