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What is ragtime? How is it related to jazz?

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Ragtime is a music characterized by a syncopated melodic line and regularly accented accompaniment,evolved by black American musicians in the 1890s and played especially on the piano.Ragtime is primarily a solo piano style and was the immediate precursor to jazz.
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Ragtime is primarily a solo piano style and was the immediate precursor to jazz. It originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The right hand plays syncopated melodies in a "ragged" fashion (hence the name "ragtime")

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