I discussed this idea with Tom, that as an interesting companion to Martin Leung playing this tune blindfolded, we could make a video of Tom playing this "blind" -- i.e., without ever having seen t...
I discussed this idea with Tom, that as an interesting companion to Martin Leung playing this tune blindfolded, we could make a video of Tom playing this "blind" -- i.e., without ever having seen the music before (nor heard it, for Tom isn't into video games, but is liking the videogame tunes that I've been presenting to him).
It almost gets to the point where I'm going to stop the video and declare it a bust, but then he slows it down and plays it like the real tango that it is, and we discover what a beautiful piece of music it truly is when played "right" (i.e., as Tom says, not at videogame speed, but at tango speed).
The sheet music that Tom is reading is Martin's arrangement, but I re-scored it with correct time signature and correct notation of the syncopation and accidentals, so as to be more readable to Tom, who is familiar with reading tango scores. You can download it here: http://users.sfo.com/~keeper/music/sm...
I've actually made a couple further corrections to the score since making this video. I had a natural accidental where it wasn't needed, and should have scored a D-sharp where there is an E-flat. These are throwing off Tom in this video. I had made this score at the last minute before going to the ragtime festival, so didn't proofread it well enough, apparently.
Of course, Tom is embellishing upon it and filling it out -- particularly in the left hand.
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I'm not really sure what you're trying to say, but it was a joke. Though as a relative comparison, it's pretty true.
Martin Leung is good, but probably nowhere near the level of a pianist Tom Brier is. He's able to take something he's never heard before, master it, and then even embellish on it, playing notes that aren't written, giving it his own interpretation, all within five minutes. Musically, it's much more interesting to see, compared to a blindfold gimmick showcasing memory skills.
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Allowing people to misuse words should be put as the
the eleventh sin.
Martin Leung is good, but probably nowhere near the level of a pianist Tom Brier is. He's able to take something he's never heard before, master it, and then even embellish on it, playing notes that aren't written, giving it his own interpretation, all within five minutes. Musically, it's much more interesting to see, compared to a blindfold gimmick showcasing memory skills.