The St. Louis Rag
Tom Turpin, 1873 to 1922
The St. Louis Rag by Tom Turpin: play it with falling notes in your browser, on your computer keys, a touch screen or a MIDI keyboard. It is part of Klaviero Premium, and 49 pieces are free. The chart has 1,185 notes over 1:29, peaks at 14.2 notes per second, and Klaviero rates it tier 5 of 5.
The St. Louis Rag is a piece by Tom Turpin, written in 1903. It is part of the jazz repertoire. The Klaviero chart holds 1,185 notes across 1:29. Mutopia's edition is scored for piano. Tom Turpin lived from 1873 to 1922. Klaviero holds one other piece by Tom Turpin. The engraving it was built from is in the public domain.
It averages 13.2 notes per second against a peak of 14.2, so the busiest bar is barely harder than the rest and there is nowhere to recover. The right hand plays 57% of the 1,185 notes and the left 43%. The notes run F1 to A6, 5.3 octaves, which is past what a 61-key board reaches at one end or the other. Klaviero rates it tier 5 of 5.
- Composer
- Tom Turpin
- Composed
- 1903
- Period
- Jazz
- Notes
- 1,185
- Length
- 1:29
- Peak density
- 14.2 notes per second
- Difficulty
- tier 5 of 5
- Access
- Premium