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Gent: Ragtime for the Royal Soul, Op.2 No.18

SM-000226611
Alternative title
Gand: Ragtime pour l'âme Majestueux
Composer
Antonio Martinez
Publisher
Antonio Martinez
Genre
Jazz / Ragtime
Instrumentation
Piano
Scored for
Solo
Type of score
For a single performer
Key
B major
Duration
3'32"
Difficulty
Very difficult
Year of composition
2015

Description
This melody is the eighteenth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece occurs at Gent's Glazen Straatje.

The main character in this piece is a 31-year old wandering traveler who many close friends and relatives nicknamed the person "Timely Negotiator." That is because this person is famous for foiling criminal activity. The main character does all this at the right place and the right time. That includes thwarting three pickpocket incidents inside Gent-Sint-Pieters, catching street vendors selling fake delicacies outside Graslei and even busting athletes for steroids inside Flanders Sports Arena:

While watching a Belgian First Division game at Ghelamco Arena, the main character sees a vision of an angel four feet from the person. This angel informs the main character that Ghent's most famous woman, a struggling prostitute, lost the will to live and was contemplating suicide at the red-light district. The main character sped feverishly toward the area and saw the woman that the angel described.

With the guiding spirit and sturdy legs, the main character thwarts the woman's fatal attempt. The main character questioned the woman's decision before the woman realized what a terrible mistake she would have made. She promised to the main character and the rest of the workers that she would do her best to be the respectable citizen she used to be. Thanks to the main character, the woman is made to feel like a queen. The entire district celebrates, along with the main character, the angel, and even the man in a bonnet celebrating.

This piece has a format of 8AABBACCDD. Scott Joplin's "Country Club Rag" and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Hungarian Dance" from "Swan Lake" served as the basis for the piece, the latter whose influence occurs in the opening eight measures and the final section.

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30.05.2015

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