Ragtime music originated within African American communities in the late 19th century and became a distinctly American form of popular music. It is closely related to marches. Ragtime …

RAGTIME is a sweeping musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow ’s novel that follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century: Black pianist …

Sep 24, 2025 · ragtime, propulsively syncopated musical style, one forerunner of jazz and the predominant style of American popular music from about 1899 to 1917. Ragtime evolved in …

Ragtime -- A genre of musical composition for the piano, generally in duple meter and containing a highly syncopated treble lead over a rhythmically steady bass. A ragtime composition is …

Jun 30, 2025 · Ragtime is a sweeping musical set in the early 1900s that weaves together the lives of fictional African Americans, Eastern European immigrants, and well-off white …

“Ragtime” describes songs and social dances (such as the cakewalk) that presented stereotypical representations of African Americans in the late 1890s and early 1900s, as well as the …

Oct 16, 2025 · It was almost a year ago when the brief run of Lear deBessonet’s potent “Ragtime” revival at New York City Center straddled the presidential election: apt timing for a show that …