The Old Automobile Rag

I went through a ragtime phase in high school, and this one I think is the most solid out of the rags i composed. I picture an old squash and stretch car from those classic cartoons, bouncing along at a moderate pace

Hi @user011235!

I like this rag haha, really fits well to the style and the animation. If I don’t remember wrongly, our boss @chopin has composed rags before. Thx for sharing!

Henry

Thanks @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu! I'll have to check some of those rags of his

Hey! I loved the upbeat pace and the charming, animated energy. Such a fun listen! Great rag, and great work capturing that classic cartoon feel!

@David_DLM Hey, thanks so much for the kind words!

Hi @user011235!

I like this rag!  I was actually surprised to hear the 16th notes in this swung.  I had to look up whether rags were ever swung or not because the ones I was familiar with were played straight.  But it turns out that later rags, after 1920 did in fact incorporate swing time into them even if sometimes only in the right hand syncopations.  Great rag though!  Makes me think of this Simpsons clip:   LoL!!  Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Peter! 

On 5/27/2025 at 6:40 PM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

Makes me think of this Simpsons clip:   

 

Lol!!

1 hour ago, user011235 said:

Lol!!

Well at least I am always corrected by Peter when I mistype piano as piani (not with a gun tho lol!!)

Henry