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Silent Night in Ragtime

11/18/2019

 
Its mid-November - which means its time to start getting ready for Christmas! This year I thought I'd spice up "Silent Night" by playing it in the style of Scott Joplin. Coming up with this arrangement was a bit challenging. If I played the melody with only minor embellishments, I thought it didn't sound ragtimey enough.  But if I tweaked the melody too much, it wouldn't sound like "Silent Night" enough. So I had to find the right balance.  Here is what I came up with:

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