Antonio Martinez

Alternative title

Baden-Baden: Ragtime für die Unverschämte Seele

Composer

Antonio Martinez

Publisher

Antonio Martinez

Genre

Jazz / Ragtime

Instrumentation

Piano

Scored for

Solo

Type of score

For a single performer

Key

B flat minor

Duration

4'5"

Difficulty

Very difficult

Year of composition

2019

Description
This melody is the fifty-eight destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Baden-Baden's Laufhaus Baden in Balzenbergstraße.

The main character in this piece is a 28-year old professional stunt devil. This person undertakes the riskiest known tasks worldwide, including lava-skiing. For all the risks taken, the main character has also had brushes with near-death experiences, including a bungee jumping accident. It was not until an accidental overdose of erectile dysfunction pills that the main character received an order from the superiors to go on sabbatical. As a result, the main character decided to go on the excursion to Baden-Baden and relax. That relaxation took forms in many places, including spiritual guidance at the Russian Orthodox Church, musical inspiration at the Spa Shell, and even monetary excitement at the famous Kurhaus and Casino.

The main character even found time to enjoy an exhibition match at Aumattstadion, where various residents and dignitaries participated for charity to help defeat HIV and AIDS. Not only that, but the main character even showcased some of his soccer prowess, including a free-kick that one resident said: "defied physics as that of the goal from Malaysia." That experience encouraged the main character to take a power walk into Balzenbergstraße, where the person received a troubling sight. It was a situation where some macho men harassed and taunted a group of working women inside Laufhaus Baden.

That prompted the main character to pull off one of his daring attempts. The main character lunged himself at the macho men, taking a severe beating with hands, shrapnel, metal pipes, and even animal feces. However, the main character would not surrender and not only withstood the blow but also threw punches at some of the men. The main character even put one of the thugs on a chokehold, as well as performing a devastating suplex on one man so vicious that one resident remarked as "having made Mr. Fanning look like a saint."

In no time, local authorities responded quickly and arrested the thugs. The working women expressed their gratitude and offered the main character special relaxation privileges to alleviate the stress. The main character was so humbled and honored that the individual decided to retire from his professional and help mold the women's successes at Laufhaus Baden and other future endeavors.

This piece has a format of 4AABC8A'DDA'. Peter Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker Suite, Scott Joplin's "Wall Street Rag" and two of Modest Mussorgsky's piano pieces ("On the Southern Shore of Crimea" and "Near the Southern Shore of Crimea") was the basis for this piece. Note that the A-section is a 24-bar section, and the C-section is an eight-bar section.

Upload date

28.03.2019