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Ragtime
Ragtime is a syncopated American piano music genre popular c. 1890-1917, originating in African American communities; led by Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag, it preceded jazz and also names Doctorow's 1975 novel and the 1998 and 2025 Broadway musical.
Stride (music)
Stride (Harlem stride piano) is a jazz piano style from 1910s-1930s New York, growing out of ragtime. Its left hand strides between bass notes or tenths and chords; James P. Johnson was its father.