The noun 'ragtime' is a common noun, a general word for a style of music.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, the song "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" (c.1912) or the movie "Ragtime" (1981).
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As a name of a road , Park Avenue', it is a proper noun, and both words star with a capital letter. However, when used separately, as 'the park, or 'the avenue', they are common nouns and so not need a capital letter.
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It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
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Some common ragtime chord progressions used in traditional ragtime music include the I-IV-V7-I progression, the I-V7-I-IV progression, and the I-IV-I-V7 progression. These progressions help create the characteristic syncopated and lively sound of ragtime music.
Ragtime MUSIC. :)
Ragtime - I - was created in 1960.
The name ragtime came from the syncopated, or "ragged" rhythms that occur in ragtime music.
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Ragtime.
As a name of a road , Park Avenue', it is a proper noun, and both words star with a capital letter. However, when used separately, as 'the park, or 'the avenue', they are common nouns and so not need a capital letter.
Ragtime - musical - was created in 1998.
Ragtime - novel - was created in 1975.
The Ragtime Dance was created in 1902.
They are basically the same but Ragtime was used but forgotten. Imagen Blues being the mother of ragtime.
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