ragtime
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In addition to grime, gore and disdain for governments, the ragtime gangsters of “Peaky Blinders” provided a minor education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Landing on Netflix’s title page for “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” automatically plays a clip of the titular psychopath wearing a dress, wig and hosiery while nimbly dancing to a merry ragtime tune.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025
The soundtrack for Donkey Kong Country 2 featured Celtic musical influences, Hans Zimmer-esque action-movie bombast, ragtime, electronic dance music and Vangelis vibes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
World premieres included Carlos Simon's Hellfighters' Blues, a ragtime jazz piece that paid tribute to black servicemen in World War One; and Iain Farrington's Extra Time, a mash-up of songs associated with TV sports programmes.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
Around the time that ragtime and the Blues were giving way to jazz in mainland America, a form of music called son was becoming popular in Cuba.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing ragtime
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