[Ads-l] Etymology of ragtime; article by Fred Hoeptner

[Wilson Gray]

> the origin (as this person explained it) was because of the 'raggéd time'
of the music

Hoeptner Takes this into consideration.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 1:12 PM Brett Bydairk <time-ghost at outlook.com>
wrote:

> This is interesting, but not at all the origin I learned some decades ago.
> I don't remember exactly where, who, or when, but the origin (as this
> person explained it) was because of the 'raggéd time' of the music; i.e.
> the melody (in some cases the bass line) was not constrained by a strict
> tempo, but occurred slightly ahead or behind the main beat, as if it
> floated around the beat.
> Probably a 'folk etymology', but it's the one I heard.
>
> Brett
>
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> Subject: Etymology of ragtime; article by Fred Hoeptner
>
> For those who might be interested in the etymology of the term
>
> ragtime, here is the link to a recently published item:
>
> https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/artlan_phil_facwork/155/
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>
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> The 48-page article is by Fred Hoeptner, a retired engineer
>
> with a longtime passionate interest in ragtime, and
>
> appears in the latest issue of Comments on Etymology,
>
> which I edit.
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>
>
> Gerald Cohen
>
> Department of Arts, Languages, & Philosophy
>
> Missouri University of Science & Technology
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> Rolla, MO 65409
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> cc. Fred Hoeptner
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