Old-Time Piano

  1. The style of piano playing found primarily in public venues of performance between 1890 and 1929, particularly in drinking establishments and at ragtime competitions, consisting of popular songs of that era, including traditional jazz, Ragtime, and early stride piano--but excluding chord progressions more commonly found after 1930, including chords with 11th's and 13th's.
  2. Music idiomatic to piano performance and popular dance of the United States from the 1890s to the 1920s.