Antonio Martinez

Alternative title

Saarbrücken: Ragtime für die Ehrwürdige Seele

Composer

Antonio Martinez

Publisher

Antonio Martinez

Genre

Jazz / Ragtime

Instrumentation

Piano

Scored for

Solo

Type of score

For a single performer

Key

C sharp minor

Duration

4'11"

Difficulty

Very difficult

Year of composition

2016

Description
This is the twenty-sixth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Saarbrücken's Kaiserstraße.

The main character in this piece is a 30-year old religious activist and lay minister at an American church. This character is in Saarbrücken as part of a mission in Europe to bring awareness as he help people follow one message: respect the dignity of every human being, especially for those who have strayed into prostitution or much worse.

The main character preached tolerance everywhere he went, beginning at Museum in der Schlosskirche and continuing during train rides at Hauptbahnhof. The main character even preached the message to children and teachers inside Ludwigsgymnasium as well as various sites where loss of life during air raids took place. One day, two hours before dusk, the main character orchestrated a large gathering outside Ludwigsparkstadion before embarking on a power walk toward Kaiserstraße. There, the main character witnessed a disturbing scene.

A gang of nine fraudulent, religious zealots harassed female workers inside Eroscenter. This gang attempted to defile the women with pebbles, stones and words. The main character, armed with only a heavily-used 17th century bible, raised his right arm and holding the bible, ushered six words: "Judge not, lest you be judged." The group of nine became blinded immediately and dispersed into the wilderness. As for the main character, the person received praise and thanks from the female workers because the person not only save their lives, but their dignities remained in tact. So the main character collaborated with one of the workers to improvise a melody about the main character's heroic deed.

This piece has a format of 4AABBACCDAA. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and "Rondo in C Major" were the basis for this piece. Note that the second section is a 24-bar strain, while the fourth section is a 16-bar section, but the second half of that section acts as an 8-bar transition.

Upload date

31.01.2016