instrumental vs ragtime

instrumental

noun
  • A composition written or performed without lyrics, sometimes using a lead instrument to replace vocals. 

  • The instrumental case. 

adj
  • Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice). 

  • Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. 

  • Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency. 

  • essential or central; of great importance or relevance. 

ragtime

noun
  • A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment. 

  • A piece of music in this style. 

How often have the words instrumental and ragtime occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )