This is one of my favorite rags, and it has some beautiful melodies, as well as lilting rhythms. It is definitely a rag, and a good job on the performance.
Nice job. Don't think I've heard anyone other than Nan play this -- maybe Tom Brier or Stevens Price. Nice perhaps accidental touch to have the cover of the music visible on the piano there. Heheh. As for Karen's question, it's definitely a rag, though certainly modern in style. Let's not forget that Terre Verde was once called ragtime too -- same as jazz was.
This has a very warm folksy feel to it, and your melody really sings out. It certainly is a change up from the Joplin rags. I like it, but is it really a rag? You have wonderful accents and articulation in your performance that adds so much to the character of the piece... 5 star's for sure! More please!
"Ragtime piano...is syncopated music...that usually consists of three or four repeated distinct sixteen measure sections in a tonic and subdominant keys in the sectional form of A A B B A C C D D or a variation thereof." --- 'Perfessor' Bill Edwards
"The defining characteristic is...syncopation in which melodic accents occur between metrical beats." -- Wikipedia Since this piece has a steady bass line with duple rhythm, syncopation and repeated 16-measure sections, I'd say it's a rag
It is syncopated, and has a variety of styles within it. It seems to have some latin rhythyms in the bass, in the trio I believe...like solace, which is more of a serenade. It is terre verde style, isn't it?
Gorgeous music and beautifully played!
Thanks for having this one on YouTube!
5 STARS!
RagJazzMonkey
Tom Warner
tdub1941 4 years ago
Thanks for your great encouragement, Tom.
-Paul
GreenHat9 4 years ago
This is one of my favorite rags, and it has some beautiful melodies, as well as lilting rhythms. It is definitely a rag, and a good job on the performance.
ragtimersue 4 years ago
Nice job. Don't think I've heard anyone other than Nan play this -- maybe Tom Brier or Stevens Price. Nice perhaps accidental touch to have the cover of the music visible on the piano there. Heheh. As for Karen's question, it's definitely a rag, though certainly modern in style. Let's not forget that Terre Verde was once called ragtime too -- same as jazz was.
Keeper1st 4 years ago
Well, the cover of the sheet music happened to be there, but I did notice it and intentionally left it there - thanks for noticing!
GreenHat9 4 years ago
Hi Paul,
This has a very warm folksy feel to it, and your melody really sings out. It certainly is a change up from the Joplin rags. I like it, but is it really a rag? You have wonderful accents and articulation in your performance that adds so much to the character of the piece... 5 star's for sure! More please!
idasynco 4 years ago
"Ragtime piano...is syncopated music...that usually consists of three or four repeated distinct sixteen measure sections in a tonic and subdominant keys in the sectional form of A A B B A C C D D or a variation thereof." --- 'Perfessor' Bill Edwards
"The defining characteristic is...syncopation in which melodic accents occur between metrical beats." -- Wikipedia Since this piece has a steady bass line with duple rhythm, syncopation and repeated 16-measure sections, I'd say it's a rag
GreenHat9 4 years ago
It is syncopated, and has a variety of styles within it. It seems to have some latin rhythyms in the bass, in the trio I believe...like solace, which is more of a serenade. It is terre verde style, isn't it?
idasynco 4 years ago