ragtimes
Piano parlor music
Ragtimes is the plural of ragtime, a style of American music popular from the 1890s through the 1910s, characterized by syncopated or "ragged" rhythm against a steady bass line.
The term can refer to multiple ragtime compositions or performances: The pianist played several ragtimes before intermission.
Scott Joplin's piano pieces remain the most famous examples.
Improvisational American music genre
- strideExtended single footstep
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- Tin Pan AlleyMusic publishing district
- cakewalkEffortless task or promenade
Scott Joplin · two-step · vaudeville · minstrelsy · sheet music · dance hall · swing · honky-tonk
Pioneering ragtime composition
- The EntertainerOne who performs for audiences
- ragsTorn cloth pieces
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
transcription · etude · opus · repertoire · standard · classic · encore · virtuoso
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
gaslight · nickelodeon · saloon · bordello · riverboat · St. Louis · New Orleans · speakeasy
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
- strideExtended single footstep
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- Tin Pan AlleyMusic publishing district
Scott Joplin · cakewalk · two-step · vaudeville · minstrelsy · sheet music · dance hall · swing · honky-tonk · barrelhouse
Maple Leaf Rag
Pioneering ragtime composition
- The EntertainerOne who performs for audiences
- ragsTorn cloth pieces
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
arrangement · transcription · etude · opus · repertoire · standard · classic · encore · virtuoso · recital
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
Americana · gaslight · nickelodeon · saloon · bordello · riverboat · St. Louis · New Orleans · speakeasy · phonograph
ragtimesblues
Mournful American music genre
dirges · funeral marches · laments · requiems · hymns
ragtimeselectronic dance music
Synthesizer-based club genre
EDM · techno · hip-hop · dubstep · trap music