Carpal Tunnel rag (original, midi only)

[cuberdrift]

So I guess it's long been time since I kept this piece to my own ears.

Out of an affection for ragtime piano, I created this 'rag' several months back. It's basically a technically demanding showpiece inspired by the virtuoso playing of famous ragtime/stride pianists during early jazz, hence the title (I couldn't think of other interesting terms apart from 'carpal tunnel'...).

Far from being a 'legit' pianist, I won't dare say a thing about performing this.   Lots of double notes and full chords. It's ONLY a midi file (personally, I find it a bit irritating to listen to).

What do you think? Comments please. THANKS!  
(braces ones self for 'melodically dry!' or 'too flashy!' bashings   )

NOTE: Please listen to the .mp3 file, it sounds better.
EDIT: Dammit. Those files took forever to load. Converted the .wav file to .mp3...

[cuberdrift]

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[eric0773]

It really needs to be played by an actual human to get an idea :-) It does seem very demanding. I like the "saloon" atmosphere in the piece, but it could probably benefit from a little more variety, maybe throw in a slower phase in the middle (I am not expert with the genre though!).

Cheers and congrats for the work.

[cuberdrift]

It really needs to be played by an actual human to get an idea :-) It does seem very demanding. I like the "saloon" atmosphere in the piece, but it could probably benefit from a little more variety, maybe throw in a slower phase in the middle (I am not expert with the genre though!).

Cheers and congrats for the work.

Thank you for the reply.  I agree that the tempo should be more varied at certain points in the composition.

Other comments?

[kakeithewolf]

If you want to give it better quality, use a soundfont for the MIDI. There's some with very good piano.