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The Twickenham Rag by Andronis [Email]
Genre: Ragtime

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Comments: 18
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Last Played: Nov 26, 2008 - 02:24:37 PM
Downloads: 42
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Uploaded: Jul 16, 2006 - 02:23:48 AM
Last Updated: Jul 16, 2006 - 02:51:07 AM
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Description:
Remember the Camellia Rag? I had so much fun writing it that I couldn't hold off any longer on writing another rag! As before, this is more of a classic (but not completely) Joplin-style rag as opposed to the more post-Ragtime jazz (but still very excellent) pieces you're probably used to finding in this category. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did creating it. :)

The 'A' melody originally comes from a melody overlay exercise, where I wrote a melody that fit on top of Drakonis' Lickety Split/Caroline's Bear Rag. I tweaked it somewhat, and it now stands on its own here.

For those of you who can't ever sit through a whole MacJams song (you know who you are), please at least hear the middle and end and not just the beginning. ;)

(Twickenham in this case refers to the original name of my hometown, not the city in England that it was named after.)
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Nice classic rag &mdash 07/16/06 - 04:14:44 AM
I was glad you sourced the A section, because it did sound slightly
familiar. I like the transition there, It's a bit different. OK, back to the A
section, key change, nice. You play well. Now the key change again. good.
Nice steady rhythm, not too fast, Right up to the end. Nice big chord. Yes
indeed, a classic rag. I think you have nice, smooth left hand technique
here, which keeps the whole thing moving along nicely without being
rushed.

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Nice classic rag &mdash 07/16/06 - 12:12:36 PM
Thank you for listening! :)

But I really can't accept the compliments on playing it this time. This is a VERY playable piece for anyone who can play most rags, BUT I was in a hurry to get it posted and rather than wait to learn my own piece perfectly, I just recorded twice and shared each hand between both of my hands.

But thanks for listening .:)

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Nice classic rag &mdash 07/16/06 - 12:42:22 PM
The other trick I employ (which I almost always do) is a silent metronome. Helps the rhythmically challenged like myself. :)

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Nice classic rag &mdash 07/16/06 - 09:23:07 PM
SHHHH! Don't share those trade secrets!

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Nice classic rag &mdash 07/16/06 - 10:38:34 PM
That's probably good advice. Thanks. ;)

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Bravo! &mdash 07/16/06 - 06:59:35 AM
Very enjoyable and rich sounding. I knew you had enough wonderful
material there to do your own... this sounds great. I like the lush middle
section, and the strong (but not fast) pace of this. excellent playing too,
but that's almost a given for you :-)
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Bravo! &mdash 07/16/06 - 01:56:57 PM
Well thanks for your confidence! My discarded melody bin was getting full, so I decided it was time to do something with a few of them and not let them sit around, so I brought back the overlay.

I'm glad you liked the middle section. It's also my favorite. It was originally going to be the A section, but just didn't have the right mood to it.

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* &mdash 07/16/06 - 11:44:52 AM
This sounds great, I love this kind of nimble ragtime piano. I very
much enjoyed it to the very end :) Excellent work, I'll have to check out
your other stuff...

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* &mdash 07/16/06 - 09:01:30 PM
Thanks for taking the time to check out my songs! I hope you enjoy them as much as this one. :)

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Put a Smile on my Face &mdash 07/16/06 - 03:11:41 PM
Very good playing and enjoyable tune.


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What? Good looks... &mdash 07/16/06 - 03:35:02 PM
and musical chops to boot? I hate you! LOL! Nice work. Lilting and joyous.
I dig.

Be well!

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fun tune &mdash 07/17/06 - 08:43:59 PM
makes me think of a charlie chaplin movie. Nice Piano! :)

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Twickenham!!! &mdash 07/18/06 - 07:09:41 AM
Had a great time listening to this! The good energy really comes across throught this piece. I don't think I would have listened to Ragtime if it wasn't for you posting it, but I'm glad I did. The cheerfulness and enthusiasm alone make it worth a listen. And the fact that you composed it, makes it all the more enjoyable. Keep posting music like this!

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rag &mdash 07/19/06 - 02:54:29 PM
Nicely written and nicely played.

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piano boy &mdash 07/22/06 - 03:50:13 AM
this reminds me of my old piano classes, back in the days...
hey, you're a great piano player and composer. this is kind of retro but it's very enjoyable and well done. cheers.

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Shades of Joplin.... &mdash 07/23/06 - 03:02:13 PM
That final bass line is from the Entertainer, right?

This was very enjoyable. Sometimes you extend on Joplin, like somewhere
in the middle where the "excursion to weird key" goes on for 4 measures
where Joplin would have gone back after two. On the other hand, in the
final section you stay more in the tonic, where Joplin would have done the
usual dominant-of-the-dominant modulation at the end of the second
line.

Cool.


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Ragtime Mania! &mdash 08/21/06 - 11:58:38 PM
Yo! Adronic dude! You been checkin' out the plethora of rags at SibeliusMusic? It's like the clap been goin' 'round. This here being one of the better of 'em.

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Buachill Maith &mdash 10/07/07 - 05:53:11 AM
I'm gonna tell you what people tell me, you should write music for platform games

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