Searching for an Identity
Toulouse: Ragtime for the Spontaneous Soul, Op.2 No.31
SM-000250750
- Alternative title
- Toulouse: Ragtime pour L'âme Spontanée
- Composer
- Antonio Martinez
- Publisher
- Antonio Martinez
- Genre
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Jazz / Ragtime
- Instrumentation
- Piano
- Scored for
- Solo
- Type of score
- For a single performer
- Duration
- 4'17"
- Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Year of composition
- 2016
Description
This is the thirty-first destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece is set at Toulouse's Rue Bayard.
The main character in this piece is a 29-year old amateur golfer who has also been a resident of Toulouse for eight years. The person starts the day attending mass at Toulouse Cathedral before spending hours playing golf. At least five times a week, the main character also visits many other sights, including visiting many of the city's museums and even dining at restaurants for his weekly diet of cassoulet and Saucisse de Toulouse.
The main character was at a Putt-Putt World Cup at Stadium Municipal when he noticed miniature golf's most experienced player: a brunette with flowing, radiant hair who also happens to spend her time at the red-light district. The main character, known to be shy and medically sterile, approached the woman and complimented her abilities.
The woman told the main character about her past experiences with other men and how all dumped her after just one hour. The main character, needing some type of "hall-pass" for a bachelor, asked if he could spend a night with the woman. The woman felt honored and accepted the request. The two power walked toward Rue Bayard, where they were busy with each other and their hands well into the night, meaning that the main character would miss morning mass. Nevertheless, the main character felt relieved to be curious about his limits for the first time ever.
This piece has a format of 4AA4BBCC4ADD. Scott Joplin's "Elite Syncopations" was the basis for this piece. The first section of this piece, where Joplin's influence is felt, features a 24-bar section, while the third section utilized the Hungarian minor scale.