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 pieces usually …

This is a magnificent tapestry of American life at the beginning of the American century. Lavishly entertaining, genuinely heartbreaking and a dandy history lesson to boot, Ragtime has joined the …

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 the playing of honky-tonk …

4 days ago · The Broadway production of Ragtime was a glorious accomplishment, a riveting testament to the original American musical and to all that America itself could be. The show ran for 834 …

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 usually …

Sep 30, 2025 · Ragtime music originated at the beginning of the Progressive Era. Rooted in African American musical traditions from the South, the style is known for its syncopated rhythms — or …

2 days ago · Your complete guide to Ragtime—plot, characters, songs, productions, revivals, and awards from Broadway to the West End.

“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 syncopated …

Ragtime was one of the most popular forms of music in the United States between 1897 and 1917. Rooted in African American folk dance traditions, it evolved in the decades after emancipation, …

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 Coalhouse Walker, …