Just for your information, there is a controversial subgenre of ragtime whose name (coined by composer, David Thomas Roberts) is "Terra Verde," meaning "green earth." (Your AI image is right on point!) Terra Verde is basically contemplative ragtime inspired by a sense of place and informed by Latin American and Afro-Cuban rhythms. It's usually introspective in nature. Tom's "Terra Vertigo" is a satirical work that utilizes four themes from well-known Terra Verde compositions by Scott Kirby, Frank French, Hal Isbitz and the afore-mentioned David Thomas Roberts. Tom slices and dices these lyrical themes into fragments, twists them into syncopated pretzels and plays them at his usual, lightning fast speed. It's all in good fun of course and very witty to those familiar with the genre.
This is such a great tune! Also, definitely not Tom playing, this is a sequenced midi, I could tell by 1. The grace notes 2. The fact every note has a pattern based dynamic level, this is a MuseScore midi
I think you're right about midi playback, but it's NOT sequenced. This started as a live performance by Tom. I've heard him play this tune live (and even FASTER) several times in person. His live performances are always more dynamic and exciting but often not of good enough audio fidelity to issue officially. Tom may have edited out a few "brushed notes," but it's otherwise all him. Unfortunately, even the best midi systems can't capture the nuance of a real Tom Brier performance!
@@PiotrBarcz Yes, I suspect that is the case. I think this track is from Tom's CD "Blue Sahara" which was recorded on a Yamaha Disklavier. They started as live recordings by Tom on which he then did minor (probably unnecessary) editing.
@@PiotrBarcz Perhaps the uploader of this channel could clarify. I for one wonder what the "Tweaked Version" is! If he used the track from "Blue Sahara," he's definitely added reverb, EQ and such.🙂
Just for your information, there is a controversial subgenre of ragtime whose name (coined by composer, David Thomas Roberts) is "Terra Verde," meaning "green earth." (Your AI image is right on point!) Terra Verde is basically contemplative ragtime inspired by a sense of place and informed by Latin American and Afro-Cuban rhythms. It's usually introspective in nature. Tom's "Terra Vertigo" is a satirical work that utilizes four themes from well-known Terra Verde compositions by Scott Kirby, Frank French, Hal Isbitz and the afore-mentioned David Thomas Roberts. Tom slices and dices these lyrical themes into fragments, twists them into syncopated pretzels and plays them at his usual, lightning fast speed. It's all in good fun of course and very witty to those familiar with the genre.
Wow!
Holy cow that is some very interesting information that I was completely unaware of... Thanks!
That is a wonderful piece of music.
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This is such a great tune!
Also, definitely not Tom playing, this is a sequenced midi, I could tell by
1. The grace notes
2. The fact every note has a pattern based dynamic level, this is a MuseScore midi
I think you're right about midi playback, but it's NOT sequenced. This started as a live performance by Tom. I've heard him play this tune live (and even FASTER) several times in person. His live performances are always more dynamic and exciting but often not of good enough audio fidelity to issue officially. Tom may have edited out a few "brushed notes," but it's otherwise all him. Unfortunately, even the best midi systems can't capture the nuance of a real Tom Brier performance!
@@unigonfilms99 Oh was this recorded on a Disklavier and edited maybe? Because it's just too mechanical to be completely handplayed
@@PiotrBarcz Yes, I suspect that is the case. I think this track is from Tom's CD "Blue Sahara" which was recorded on a Yamaha Disklavier. They started as live recordings by Tom on which he then did minor (probably unnecessary) editing.
@@unigonfilms99 Ooooh ok! Cool!
@@PiotrBarcz Perhaps the uploader of this channel could clarify. I for one wonder what the "Tweaked Version" is! If he used the track from "Blue Sahara," he's definitely added reverb, EQ and such.🙂