This version plays 'Swipesy' at just about perfect speed. If you look for Joplin's comments on his sheet music, he regularly put "not too fast". Swipesy was written at 84 bpm. Remember, faster is just faster; not necessarily better... Enjoy (M. Meyer)
One of my favorites of all time! If I'm not mistaken, cake walks are meant to played slowly, but I really enjoy how you give it more of an upbeat, rag-type rhythm. I like your older one that really sounds like a rag. (P.S. why is there a transcription 😂😂😂)
Love it
Well done!
This version plays 'Swipesy' at just about perfect speed. If you look for Joplin's comments on his sheet music, he regularly put "not too fast". Swipesy was written at 84 bpm. Remember, faster is just faster; not necessarily better... Enjoy (M. Meyer)
One of my favorites of all time! If I'm not mistaken, cake walks are meant to played slowly, but I really enjoy how you give it more of an upbeat, rag-type rhythm. I like your older one that really sounds like a rag.
(P.S. why is there a transcription 😂😂😂)
I'm only playing it at 72 bpm. This is slower than most other performers for this piece.
@@BachScholar oh then I have it backwards. I've always heard it painfully slow and I appreciate the way you play it!
What is a cake walk?
A type of comical dance where the winners won a cake, popular around 1900.