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Play | The Herringbone Rag Opus: 36 Length: 7:35 Instruments: (1) Piano. (2) Pizzicato & legato strings Composed: 2002 |
| Herringbone Rag |  |
An upbeat but distictly odd piano piece - I didn't compose this on a piano but I can play sections of it after a bit of practice - and I'm a lousy pianist. (If anyone CAN play this, please let me know!) It has a ragtime feel to it, hence the title (also a pun on "Rag & Bone" in case you hadn't noticed!) New Sept 2008 version, now with more syncopation! (Available on the album Elwood's Piano Works which can be downloaded from this page.) |
| The Pizza Car Toe Rag | |
The Herringbone Rag arranged for pizzicato & legato strings. This piece forms the basis of the 3rd movement of my 4th Symphony. Of course the title is another pun, which prompted Mike Batt in an email to ask me (tongue in cheek) if it was anything to do with someone called "Pete Ziccato" (obviously a plucky character, whoever he is - probably highly strung too...) |
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