"New London Rag" ~ Tom Brier @ The Annual WCRF ~ 2008

[jebeebus]

I love Tom Brier and his massive neckbeard

Guy chillin in the back with chucks :)

[Hrodulf]

And I almost forgot to mention, Keeper1st arranged this piece (recomposed the repeat of the second strain, and added a recap of the first strain and introduction to the end)

[tdub1941]

Hi Mr. composer fella!

Great bunch of comments and thanks for the interesting info. It is a beautiful piece of music. Ya dun good! Ron's input is cool to. Ya know "it takes a village.!"

RagJazzMonkey tom

[Hrodulf]

Thanks for the kind words, I'm trying to write more. I have three completed ones, two others that are sort of sketchy, and plans for another, but it isn't a rag, at least not yet, because it isn't syncopated.

[tdub1941]

Well, it sounds like you have an interesting and fun project.

I hope I get a chance to hear the results!

BEST!

RagJazzMonkey tom

[Hrodulf]

I'm going to have to get a diginal video camera so I can start putting my stuff up here myself. I'm nowhere near Tom Brier's piano skill level, but I'm not an abject beginner either.

[tdub1941]

Git 'r done!

[Keeper1st]

Coolness. Let me know when you get something posted!

[Hrodulf]

Check my deviantart gallery, hrodulf . deviantart . com, for scores of New London Rag and other rags I wrote.

[kjigmond]

Wow! Great performance. The buzz of the crowd really adds warmth.

[tdub1941]

Yup, we all had a good time.

Thanks for your nice comment!

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[Keeper1st]

The composer's name is Rudolf Radna. He's a fellow cartoon fan friend of mine from way back in the day.

[Keeper1st]

And though Bob mentions it being a "ripoff of Solace and Paragon" (not sure where Paragon is heard in there, but certainly the first strain contains a line from "Reflection Rag"; the "Solace" bit is Tom's own addition in the first strain), I think it's coincidence, as I'm not sure how many Joplin rags Rudolf has actually heard or seen before. Even I've used a couple bars directly from "Euphonic Sounds" without realizing it, in my rag "The Scorcher" -- same key too! Whoops!

[Hrodulf]

Composer here. I am pretty familiar with Joplin rags, but I wasn't thinking about any Joplin rags when I wrote this, which was in college back in 1995 and some strains really just popped into my head. I havn't had an experience like that since really, where I just had a musical idea that I used. If there is something similar to Joplin it is sheer coincidence in my opinion, for what it's worth. I did not set out to copy anything Joplin wrote, that would be plagarism and I am not a plagarist.

[Hrodulf]

Composer here. I am pretty familiar with Joplin rags, but I wasn't thinking about any Joplin rags when I wrote this, which was in college back in 1995 and some strains really just popped into my head. I havn't had an experience like that since really, where I just had a musical idea that I used. If there is something similar to Joplin it is sheer coincidence in my opinion, for what it's worth. I did not set out to copy anything Joplin wrote, that would be plagarism and I am not a plagarist.

[tdub1941]

Hi Ghostie!

Happy New Year!

Tom

[ghostgal30e]

Thanks for sharing. Great toe tapper.