ragtime

Summary

ragtime is a music genre^[1]. ragtime ranks in the top 3% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,400 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• ragtime's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• ragtime's instance of is recorded as musical form^[4].
• ragtime is a type of music of North America^[5].
• ragtime is a type of popular music^[6].
• ragtime is a type of parlour music^[7].
• ragtime's Commons category is recorded as Ragtime^[8].
• ragtime's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• 1890 marks the founding of ragtime^[10].
• ragtime's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ragtime^[11].
• ragtime's different from is recorded as raga^[12].
• ragtime's uses is recorded as piano^[13].
• ragtime's has list is recorded as list of ragtime composers^[14].
• ragtime's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[15].
• ragtime's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include music genre^[3] and musical form^[4]. Recorded subclass of include music of North America^[5], popular music^[6], and parlour music^[7].

Origins

1890 marks the founding of ragtime^[10].

Why It Matters

ragtime ranks in the top 3% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,400 views/month).^[2] ragtime has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] ragtime is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]