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No.1 Nijmegen: The Rag of the Adventurous Soul: A Night at the Stieltjesstraat
Title by uploader: Nijmegen: Ragtime for the Adventurous Soul, Op.2 No.1
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B flat major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
4'17 |
This is the first destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Nijmegen's Stieltjesstraat.
The main character is a 27-year old amateur athlete who specializes in many sports. The person made his first visit to the Netherlands and decided to partake in many activities. After visiting the famous Nijmegen Bridge and Velorama, the main character rowed on the River Waal and biked inside Stadion de Goffert. The main character was even fortunate to have arrived at the time of Nijmeegse Vierdaagse, which is Dutch for the International Four Days March.
However, the main character has never found adventure when it comes to women as he sought more adventures, albeit more figuratively. That was until the main character arrived at dusk to Stieltjesstraat via power walk to see the city's red-light district revitalized and reborn and there he tests his confidence by seeing the many beautiful women that make the area buzzing.
The main character gets caught up in the excitement of the activity the street has to offer. So the main character, often exercising alone in athletics, became a very active person with numerous women, while still respecting their wishes and desire and not pushing boundaries.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACC4DDAA. Scott Joplin was the primary basis for this piece, as four of his works provided the inspiration: "Eugenia," "Swipsey Cakewalk," "Euphonic Sounds" and "Original Rags."
No.2 Arnhem: The Rag of the Relaxing Soul: A Night at the Spijkerkwartier
Title by uploader: Arnhem: Ragtime for the Relaxing Soul, Op.2 No.2
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'11 |
This melody is the second destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This rag occurs at Arnhem's Spijkerkwartier.
The main character in this piece is a 27-year old history major that is studying abroad for the spring semester in the Netherlands. This main character has a particular affinity for studying the history of the Netherlands, particularly when it comes to the nation and its involvement in wars. During the early portion of the semester, the main character often visited many of Arnhem's famous sites while also admiring the city's renowned architecture. Among notable sites included the Papendal Centre, critical points of interest during the Battle of Arnhem, and the city's famous bridges, notably Sakharov Bridge.
When not studying history, the main character found interest in meeting new people as the person happened to watch a World Cup qualifier at Gelredome. Then something suddenly hit the main character. For all the work and the time the main character spent in Arnhem, boredom entered the main character's psyche as the spring semester approached its climax.
This incident was when the main character began on an arduous power walk across the city and into a place where relaxation can sink in without sacrificing schoolwork. That came at Spijkerkwartier, where a revival of the red-light district has seen numerous women inject new life into the area. The main character had finally found an oasis to relax and even conjure up exciting fantasies to ponder heading back from studying so much.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACCDAEE. Scott Joplin's "Kismet Rag" and "Maple Leaf Rag" were the basis for this piece. Furthermore, there is also an influence from Cyndi Lauper and Robert Hyman's "Time After Time" toward the final strain of the section.
No.3 Brussels: The Rag of the Youthful Soul: A Night at the Rue d’Aerschot
Title by uploader: Brussels: Ragtime for the Youthful Soul, Op.2 No.3
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
F major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
3'32 |
This melody is the third destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece occurs at Brussels' Rue d’Aerschot.
The main character in this piece is a 27-year old amateur bicyclist that is in Europe for training. This person has aspirations to compete at the Tour de France and wanted to begin training in Belgium, as it would be where the cycling adventure commences in 36 days.
Before then, the main character biked across Brussels' many sites, including Rue de la Roi and Parc du Cinquantenaire. The main character even competed in a bicycling exhibit at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium and Stade Roi Baudouin, while even riding to deliver waffles, chocolate, and beer to workers near Brussels's Stock Exchange.
The main character decided to act more playful than ever as dusk turned into night, as the person remembered hearing a place many locals discussed: Rue d'Aerschot. The main character opted for a power walk and arrived euphorically. He joined many other amateur bicyclists, mingled with the many female workers of the area, and even offered a few rides to women as well.
This piece has a format of 4AABBA4CCDD. Scott Joplin's "Something Doing," "Elite Syncopations" and "Felicity Rag" were the basis for this piece, as well as "Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in A Minor" from the second book of Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.
No.4 Amsterdam: Ragtime for the Irresistible Soul
Title by uploader: Amsterdam: Ragtime for the Irresistible Soul, Op.2 No.4
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
3'27 |
This melody is the fourth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Amsterdam's De Wallen.
The main character in this piece is a 28-year old private banker that was taking his first European vacation. This person sought to capitalize on an unfulfilled dream he had since his college career ended, and that was to visit Amsterdam. For nine days, the main character gained on everything Amsterdam had to offer. The main character began the day with an 81-minute jog at Vondelpark and, during his time, visited many notable sites, including Anne Frank House, Heineken Brewery, and Westerkerk.
The main character even got to watch an Eredivise game and an Eerste Divise game at Amsterdam Arena and the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium, respectively. For all these places that the person would cherish after visiting, the main character had one unfulfilled dream to visit. Strangely enough, since his days in college, the main character wanted to visit De Wallen.
As dusk turns into nightfall, the main character enjoyed a power walk where his first stop was not to bee the beautiful women that made the place busy. Instead, the main character made his first stop after the energetic power walk in front of a statue at Oude Kerk. Then as he proceeds into the area, the main character becomes enthralled by many working women in the area, both indoors and even outside. The main character also goes far as to ask one of the locals on a date, and the two people dance on the street.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACCDD. Scott Joplin's "Kismet Rag" and "Elite Syncopations" were the primary inspirations for this piece. Also, "Maple Leaf Rag" provided the basis for the format due to moving into a subdominant tone before finishing in the original key signature.
No.5 Antwerp: The Rag of the Intoxicating Soul: A Night at the Schipperskwartier
Title by uploader: Antwerp: Ragtime for the Playful Soul, Op.2 No.5
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
C major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'11 |
This melody is the fifth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Antwerp's Villa Tinto.
The main character in this piece is a 29-year old food critic that is visiting Belgium for the first time. This vacation was made possible as a birthday gift from many close friends and families. The main character began his journey by sampling some of Belgium's famous foods at the Hoboken District. He then proceeded to test the country's best vendor foods at kiosks nearby Butchers' Hall and even inside the city's famous Olympic Stadium.
During each food visit, the main character always had to carry his bottles of champagne and wine. Almost so often does the main character feel bubbly, but never to the point of intoxication. He is sober enough to power walk across town and toward Villa Tinto.
It is there where he does not think about food, but rather the gorgeous female workers that help run Villa Tinto. The women began organizing unofficial beer races as preparation for the traditional competition in November. It is here that the main character arouses the citizens of the street and enjoy an evening of exquisite parties and entertainment.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACCDDAA. Scott Joplin's "Elite Syncopations" and "Original Rags" were the basis for this piece. Also, influences from Johann Strauss are evident during the third section of this piece.
No.6 Alkmaar: The Rag of the Precocious Soul: A Night at the Achterdam
Title by uploader: Alkmaar: Ragtime for the Conscious Soul, Op.2 No.6
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B flat minor |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
3'49 |
This melody is the sixth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This rag occurs at Alkmaar's Achterdam.
The main character in this piece is a 31-year old adjunct professor who is currently on sabbatical. This person is also a missionary when not in the classroom and decided to embark on an adventure. The main character began his charitable mission when he met 36 orphans from Alkmaar and other suburbs. So the main character decided to take time from his vacation to have the children experience Alkmaar. This person escorted the children first to Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk before embarking on the city's famous cheese market, Holland Cheese Museum, and the bicycling velodrome.
The main character even used his early retirement money to purchase tickets for the children to attend a Dutch Cup quarterfinal at DSB Stadion. With nightfall approaching, the main character managed to find suitable foster parents for the children, the extraction point being at apartments nearby National Beer Museum.
The main character continued his power walk alone and eventually arrived at Achterdam. It is there where the person saw his moment to make a call of action; that is because there was no sense of anticipating classy women strutting on the streets of the city. Instead, the main character witnessed foreign women and workers whose dignities had been strayed at even destroyed by other unruly people. Guided by faith, the main character, wearing all white garments, consoles the women and even feels empathy, recalling the famous words seem at Amsterdam's famous Belle Statue that people must "respect sex workers all over the world."
This piece has a format of 4AA8B4CADACC. Scott Joplin's "The Strenuous Life" and "Original Rags" were the basis for this piece.
No.7 Hamburg: The Rag of the Conscious Soul: A Night at the Reeperbahn
Title by uploader: Hamburg: Ragtime for the Observant Soul, Op.2 No.7
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
C sharp minor |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
3'26 |
Genre |
Classical |
This is the seventh destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Hamburg's Reeperbhan.
The main character in this piece is a 27-year old travel agent that often finds the most important places for people to visit in their lifetime. This person is travelling with close friends who, up to this point, enjoyed their time at Hamburg. Many activities the group did included crashing bachelor parties and weddings, while also watching Bundesliga matches at both Millerntor-Stadion and Volksparkstadion.
The main character sought to visit the one place he had dreamt of since his college days. With dusk rapidly coming, the main character power walked with friends and headed toward Herbertstraße and the city's "die sündige Meile" (German for "the sinful mile").
With the friends celebrating, partying, and even staying sober, the main character begins to vision a different scenario at the red-light district. The main character does not see happiness, but rather the sorrow and the tears on the many women's faces, most working without any dignity of self. The main character struggles to escape these urges and fantasies.
That is until the main character sees a flashback of a younger version in which he was part of the resurrected and infamous "Marek Gang." In this dream, the main character was on the cusp of joining Marek Gang outside a church at Große Freiheit (German for "Great Freedom") until another sight intercepts his initiation: that of a weeping St. Monica who pleads for the main character to relinquish his behavior and repent his sins. The main character was uncertain at first, but his change of heart sees St. Monica and the many women stop crying. The main character is at ease now.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACCDD. Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer," "The Sycamore" and "Elite Syncopations" are the three pieces that became the basis for this piece.
No.8 Cologne: The Rag of the Rejuvenated Soul: A Night at the Pascha
Title by uploader: Cologne: Ragtime for the Rejuvenated Soul, Op.2 No.8
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B minor |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
3'43 |
This melody is the eighth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Köln's Pascha Bordello.
The main character in this piece is a 28-year old mathematics teacher who recently became unemployed. This person was in Germany seeking redemption as bad choices clouded the main character's judgment over the years. One day, the main character saw himself suffering in eternity in the netherworld due to his sinful behavior.
For three days, the main character visited many places to do reconciliation, including the Kölner Dom, Basilica of St. Severin, and the cities 12 Romanesque churches to repent for 16 years of sins. The main character even attended a Palm Sunday mass at RheinEnergieStadion, where an esteemed German cardinal conducted the mass in front of 64,009 people.
Then, following mass, with dusk turning into night, the main character sought salvation in an unlikely place: Europe's biggest bordello, the Pascha. The main character was hesitant at first as the person did not want to resort to lascivious and lavish entertainment from the female patrons and workers, despite the high-class setting of the Pascha.
However, the main character saw a vision of a lively and robust Belle, the statue found outside Amsterdam. Belle unfurled a banner that read, "Respect sex workers all over the world." The main character had found the inspiration needed for his redemption and does the unthinkable. The main character rejects any offers from any woman for sex; instead, the women commended the main character for exhibiting humility.
This piece has a format of 4AABBA4CC8DD. Scott Joplin's "The Strenuous Life" and Mikhail Glinka's "Prayer" were the basis for this piece. Also, the inspiration for the 8-measure bridge leading to the finale was Grant Kirkhope and Graeme Norgate's theme for the “Converted Military Train, Heading East” from Goldeneye 007.
No.9 Eindhoven: Rag for the Ethereal Soul
Title by uploader: Eindhoven: Ragtime for the Ethereal Soul, Op.2 No.9
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
C major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
4'22 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the ninth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Eindhoven's Baekelandplein.
The main character in this piece is a 30-year old physical trainer that has been searching for a significant other for nine years. This person won a worldwide contest where the prize is meeting a woman from another country. This person always sought for a substantial person, but many times proved unsuccessful.
That was until arriving at Eindhoven, where the main character began his vacation by offering free bodybuilding seminars to many students from the Eindhoven University of Technology. In addition to daily walks, the main character attended a sporting symposium on youth health and concussions outside Philip Stadium. Following the seminar, one of the speakers, whose wife is also a marriage counselor, informed the main character that the blind date would meet the person at Baekelandplein.
After a lengthy walk, dusk turned into nightfall as the main character visited Baekelandplein and began to noticed the bind date, who happened to be the street's most beautiful and eligible woman: a busty blonde and mother of quadruplets. She offered the main character a chance to date, but the main character became hesitant, rejected the blind date, and walked miles away.
That was until the main character saw a vision of chronic loneliness and its imminent death due to it. Not wanting to waste this opportunity, the main character searched for the woman and ultimately found her. The person apologized for his cowardly move, and the two people atoned as both danced at Baekelandplein into the night.
This piece has a format of 4AABBA4CC4DDBB. Scott Joplin's "Original Rags" and "A Breeze from Alabama" were the basis for this piece, as evident in the D and B sections, respectively.
No.10 Deventer: The Rag of the Musical Soul
Title by uploader: Deventer: Ragtime for the Musical Soul, Op.2 No.10
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
D major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
3'43 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the tenth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This rag occurs at Deventer's Bokkingshang.
The tourist in this piece is a 29-year-old river-loving musician whose favorite form of music is the rondo. For two days, the tourist was rowing along the river IJssel to come up with another rondo on his journey. But the tourist was somehow struggling to find a tune.
That was until he met a woman, whom the tourist first got acquainted during an exhibition match at Adelaarshorst. This woman happens to be a resident of Deventer who happens to love classical music, particularly that of the barcarolle, as she has often dreamed of visiting Italy one day.
When dusk changed to evening on the fourth day of his vacation, the tourist rushed toward the red light district to play his new tune, unaware at first that the woman also works at the red light district.
Scott Joplin's "Sunflower Slow Drag" and the "Silver Swan Rag" were the basis for this piece. In addition, Jacques Offenbach's Barcarolle from the "Tales of Hoffman" has influence during the A strains of the melody, which is written in the format 4AABBA8CC4AA.
No.11 Heerenveen: The Rag of the Tempted Soul
Title by uploader: Heerenveen: Ragtime for the Tempted Soul, Op.2 No.11
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
F sharp minor |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
3'32 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This is the eleventh destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Heerenveen's Munnikstraat.
The main character in this piece is a 28-year old amateur biathlete that is on vacation in the Netherlands. This person is doing a penance mission as the main character strayed away from religious life for a decade. So the main character attempts to do his personal cleansing when the person participatrages in penance services at de Heilige Geestkerk, while also meeting with the Roman Catholic pope during a large gathering mass at the city's Thialf Speed Skating Arena.
The main character, who was also an actor in high school, even participated as he played Jesus Christ in a rendition of the Temptation of Christ in front of a sellout crowd at the city's Abe Lenstra Stadium during the Easter Week celebrations.
The day after that performance, the main character began a power walk at dusk and approached Munnikstraat. This person sought every way to avoid temptation as he received full absolution of all sins past. But sin was around the main character, with anyone and everyone looking to satisfy the main character's needs. The tourist does not succumb to those temptations, and in the end, the main character sees a vision of St. Monica. She congratulates the main character for not succumbing to these sins and temptations.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACC4DA. Scott Joplin's "The Sycamore" served as the basis for this piece, as evident in the D section. There is also a subtle influence of Johann Sebastian Bach during the C section.
No.12 Leeuwarden: Rag for the Repenting Soul
Title by uploader: Leeuwarden: Ragtime for the Contrite Soul, Op.2 No.12
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
A flat major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
3'54 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This is the twelfth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This rag is set at Leeuwarden's De Weaze.
The main character in this piece is a 31-year old high school teacher that was on spring break. The person went to the Netherlands on a mission as he he looked to perform good deeds to the citizens of Leeuwarden. The reason was that the city was where he grew up and performed infamous pranks.
So the main character began with an Ash Wednesday confession at the famous St. Bonifatius and continued with operating a successful soup kitchen inside Cambuur Stadion to help the city's poorest people as well as constructing a statue of flowers on Ascension Thursday with a message of "Pride for 13 Centuries" as a dedication to the city itself.
However, the main character still felt empty as he power walked into De Weaze with dusk turning into nightfall on the eve of Pentecost Sunday. He sees a woman that he remembered pranking as a child 16 years earlier that devastated the woman. The only chance the main character had to make up with the woman is through music; so the person composed a melody for her and she forgive the main character, whose road to repentance completed with a night out on the town.
This piece has a format of 4AABBCC4DAEE. Scott Joplin's "The Maple Leaf Rag" and "Paragon Rag" were the basis for this piece, with the latter's influence evident in the B section. There is also a Russian influence as Genari Karganov's "Scherzo" can be felt in the C section.
No.13 Frankfurt: Rag for the Romantic Soul
Title by uploader: Frankfurt: Ragtime for the Romantic Soul, Op.2 No.13
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
E major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
3'43 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This is the thirteenth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Frankfurt's Bahnhofsviertel.
The main character in this piece is a 32-year old person who often displays many talents. This character, by chance, finds himself in some rather unusual situations, but passes all tests with grace and elegance. The main character helped out in negotiations to prevent a person from jumping off the Europaturm before saving the city's fire marshal after suffering a heart attack at Braubachstraße.
After setting up successful blind dates for residents outside at Waldstadion, the main character ended his six-hour power walk at Taunusstraße. The main character noticed overtly muscular men wooing the heart of a brunette woman working in the district.
As the men do their best, the woman looks past the muscles of the men's body and sees the main character. Seeing only a heavily-used piano outside a club, the main character begins improvising a tune, much to the delight of not only the woman. But more stunning was that the muscular men celebrated and formed an impromptu band and gave a message of respect to the grateful main character who was able to win the heart and hand of the woman.
This piece has a format of 4AA8BBACC4DA. Multiple inspirations for this piece are evident here. Such examples for the basis of this piece include Joseph Lamb's "The Top-Liner Rag" and J. L Truax "Falling Waters" (both evident in the C section), Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude in F Major (BWV 928)(evident in the B section), and Louis-Claude Daquin's "Le Coucou," which is influenced in the second 4-bar bridge.
No.14 Bremen: Rag for the Teaching Soul
Title by uploader: Bremen: Ragtime for the Teaching Soul, Op.2 No.14
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
F major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
3'55 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the fourteenth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece occurs at Bremen's Helenenstraße.
The main character in this rag was a 30-year old social studies college professor who is teaching sophomores during study abroad sessions in Germany. This person is a specialist in German culture and wanted to showcase Bremen's signature sights to the students.
The many moments the main character had taken the students into are somewhat rare and unique. For one, this person received exclusive access to visit famous Bremen Ratskeller and even conducted seminars along the river Weser. On a different day, this main character taught history of religion at both St. Peter's and Bremen Cathedrals as well as an 81-minute lecture on the history of German sports inside Weserstadion, the latter in which 3500 more residents attended.
Then, as dusk fell and nightfall came, the teacher was still not finished. There was time for the main character to conduct one last lecture, but this lecture went after the main character, and the students endured a 49-minute power walk. The walk ended at Helenestraße, and it was here that the main character taught the students to respect: respect for every person, regardless of occupation, and even if it involves the sex industry. The main character used more ample time to teach students on how to avoid trouble with the community and the law before sending the students off to conduct affairs with the local of Helenestraße.
This piece uses the format of 4AABB4CCAADD. Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" and Scott Joplin's "Leola" and "Magnetic Rag" were the basis for this piece. Bach's influence comes in the fourth section, while Joplin's comes in the first and third sections.
No.15 Darmstadt: Rag for the Chivalrous Soul
Title by uploader: Darmstadt: Ragtime for the Chivalrous Soul, Op.2 No.15
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
G major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
4'11 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the fifteenth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red- Light District." This piece occurs at Darmstadt's Bismarkstraße.
The main character in this piece is a 30-year old etiquette expert. This person spends time sojourning around the world teaching and conducting seminars on everything about etiquette. For nine years, the main character held 256 workshops, expositions, and classes worldwide.
Among his many adventures is a visit to Darmstadt, where the main character held a seminar about the science of etiquette at Hochschule Darmstadt. The main character also integrated religion with protocol at Russian Chapel before embarking on the main character's largest exposition. This exposition was available to middle-class families, and children inside Stadion am Böllenfalltor, two hours before the stadium was to host a World Cup qualifier.
As nightfall approached, the main character enjoyed a strenuous power walk, preaching etiquette to even the homeless people. So the main character reached Bismarkstraße and noticed when he saw a group of rowdy men wreaking havoc and inciting lewd acts toward the female patrons. With little police presence, the main character used only proper etiquette and nonviolent means to repress the rowdy crowd. The main character proved too much for the rowdy crowd as the group dispersed into darkness, and the person's actions excited one woman, a working patron at the red-light district. She was also famous for displaying proper etiquette daily. The two people joined hands and ended the night with a casual walk.
This piece uses a format of 4AABBACCDACC. Scott Joplin's "Original Rags" was the basis for this piece, as its influence is evident during the third section of this piece.
No.16 Paderborn: Ragtime for the Humble Soul
Title by uploader: Paderborn: Ragtime for the Humble Soul, Op.2 No.16
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
D flat major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'0 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the sixteenth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Paderborn's Bienenkorb.
The main character in this piece is a 27-year old graduate student that is studying abroad in Europe. While known for his expansive general knowledge of the world, the main character also holds a notorious distinction according to close friends for indulging in erotically-charged adventures away from school and work.
After watching a German Cup quarterfinal match at Benteler Arena, the main character received a letter via Western Union from one of his nephews. That letter contained a birthday wish, and the main character became emotional because all the nephew knew about his male counterparts in his familiar was that the nephew's estranged and biological fathers, brothers, and grandfathers of four generations were despicable womanizers.
Moved by this letter, the tourist entered Bienenkorb. As nightfall approached, numerous women appear in the area, but his excitement gets tamed when he sees the high school sweetheart that had first dumped him before college. Despite being tempted by these women, the tourist stays devout to the woman that first broke his heart as they dance into the night.
The piece used a format of 4AABBA8CCBDD, with the opening strain based on Reginol'd Gliere's Esquisse. Also, note that both A and B strains are respelled to its enharmonic scale when replayed only once. This decision was to represent the main character's struggles to searching for his place in the world.
No.17 Charleroi: Ragtime for the Sentimental Soul
Title by uploader: Charleroi: Ragtime for the Sentimental Soul, Op.2 No.17
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
A flat major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'0 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the seventeenth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece occurs at Charleroi's Rue Moulin.
The main character in this piece is a 29-year old distance runner that also spends his leisure time writing music. This person often spends each day jogging half-marathons around some of the city's famous landmarks. That includes running half-marathons around Gosselies Airport, an evening 5-kilometer run beginning at Palais des Beaux-Arts and even running 10-kilometer laps around Charleroi City Hall barefoot.
When not running, the main character often relaxes by composing songs and other melodies. It was after attending an exercise exposition inside Stade du Pays, where the main character began to write some music. This person has written decent romantic songs for the casual music lover, but something struck the main character because the person was single.
So the main character power walked from Stade du Pays to the city's red-light district where the person could seek more inspiration. That inspiration came thanks to one lovely woman. a woman whose resemblance reminded the main character of Scott Joplin's "Leola." The main character sees a piano nearly a heavily-crowded window shop inside the red-light district and began to play the improvised melody conjured up during that power walk. The woman, who happened to be celebrating her birthday that day, walked gingerly toward the main character and revealed her excitement for the song. The two people then departed into the night.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACC8DDA. Scott Joplin's "Leola" and Joseph Lamb's "Bohemia Rag" were the inspirations for this piece, the latter whose influence comes during the fourth section.
No.18 Gent: Ragtime for the Royal Soul
Title by uploader: Gent: Ragtime for the Royal Soul, Op.2 No.18
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
3'32 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the eighteenth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece occurs at Gent's Glazen Straatje.
The main character in this piece is a 31-year old wandering traveler who many close friends and relatives nicknamed the person "Timely Negotiator." That is because this person is famous for foiling criminal activity. The main character does all this at the right place and the right time. That includes thwarting three pickpocket incidents inside Gent-Sint-Pieters, catching street vendors selling fake delicacies outside Graslei and even busting athletes for steroids inside Flanders Sports Arena:
While watching a Belgian First Division game at Ghelamco Arena, the main character sees a vision of an angel four feet from the person. This angel informs the main character that Ghent's most famous woman, a struggling prostitute, lost the will to live and was contemplating suicide at the red-light district. The main character sped feverishly toward the area and saw the woman that the angel described.
With the guiding spirit and sturdy legs, the main character thwarts the woman's fatal attempt. The main character questioned the woman's decision before the woman realized what a terrible mistake she would have made. She promised to the main character and the rest of the workers that she would do her best to be the respectable citizen she used to be. Thanks to the main character, the woman is made to feel like a queen. The entire district celebrates, along with the main character, the angel, and even the man in a bonnet celebrating.
This piece has a format of 8AABBACCDD. Scott Joplin's "Country Club Rag" and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Hungarian Dance" from "Swan Lake" served as the basis for the piece, the latter whose influence occurs in the opening eight measures and the final section.
No.19 Ragtime for the Liberated Soul
Title by uploader: Copenhagen: Ragtime for the Liberated Soul, Op.2 No.19
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
C major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
4'0 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the nineteenth destination in the collection of the series "Rags of the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Copenhagen's Istedgade.
The main character in this piece is a 28-year old guidance counselor that has had struggles avoiding temptations in life. This person was attending a first European vacation in nearly a decade and opted to visit Copenhagen. For the main character, this vacation took on more spiritual meaning because it has come during Lent. The main character often indulges in temptations but must avoid vice since the main character has often had a knack for helping people avoided committing criminal acts.
So during the vacation, the main character performs charitable functions in Copenhagen. This person spent almost every day beginning the day with prayer at Vor Frue Kirke. The main character also dispensed all personal funds to purchase food and bicycles to a group of people: low-income families Amagertorv and working-class citizens inside Krystallen. Toward the end of the vacation was Easter, and the main character attended Easter Vigil Mass inside Parken Stadium.
Following the service, the main character decides to undertake one more power walk, but this time to the Vesterbro District and in particular Istedgade. There, the main character was beyond impressed after seeing swarms of beautiful women. One woman did stand out, a recent bankrupt college graduate looking to turn to prostitution. With words of advice and inspiration from St. Monica, the main character convinced the woman to reconsider. The woman, grateful for the main character's information, offered the main character to stay permanently in Copenhagen. The main character agreed, and the two people danced and dated into the evening.
This piece has a format of 4AABBA4CC4ADD. Antonin Dvorak's Anton Dvorak's "Slavonic Dance in C Major" (Op.46 No.1) and Reinhold Gliere's Esquisse in A Major were the inspirations for this piece, the former whose central theme is evident.
No.20 Ragtime for the Voluptuous Soul
Title by uploader: Oberhausen: Ragtime for the Voluptuous Soul, Op.2 No.20
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B flat major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
4'11 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This is the twentieth destination in the collection of th series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Oberhausen's Flaßhofstraße.
The main character in this piece is a 28-year old newspaper columnist that specializes in giving romantic advice. For seven years, this person has offered successful advice to many people and at times even succeeded in helping people find their soulmates, sometimes amidst difficult circumstances. That success included helping a 28-year old widower and a 41-year old widow, both avid octopus lovers, rekindle their passion at Oberhausen's Sea Life Center. The main character also handled a trickier situation when he convinced a gentleman to forgive his cheating girlfriend during a live audience inside König-Pilsener-Arena.
The main character was in attendance inside Stadion Niederrhein, where he convinced over 500 men to find a special woman to marry during a second-division Bundesliga match. Following that game, the main character decided to unwind for the rest of the day by enjoying a power walk. As the power walk continues, the main character, carrying a black briefcase, contemplated that despite helping people find love, the main character had zero interest in finding love every. Even after arriving, the main character saw nearly 20 burly men attempt to impress the female workers at Flaßhofstraße.
These women, regarded by most citizens as the town's busiest and bustiest, never seemed impressed at the burly men. Instead, the women saw their interest in another person and that was the main character. So the women asked the main character what was in the briefcase and the main character showed the women manuscript paper and three pencils. So the main character found a heavily-used piano inside a club and performed the improvisation of melodies. By the end of the night, the main character became enthralled with the women and had found new friends. .
This piece has a format of 4AABB4CCDD4AA8. Scott Joplin's "Magnetic Rag" was the basis for this piece, as evident during the first section of this piece.
No.21 Zurich: Ragtime for the Truthful Soul
Title by uploader: Zurich: Ragtime for the Truthful Soul, Op.2 No.21
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B flat major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
3'33 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This is the twenty-first destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Zurich's Langstrasse.
The main character in this piece is a 31-year old nutritionist and philanthropist. This person was both on vacation and working during a four-week period in Zurich. On most days, the main character often traveled to each of the 12 kreis to deliver vegan and vegetarian foods to most of the citizens. The main character also helped some residents following regimented, religious diets with food demonstrations at kiosks outside many churches, including St. Peter's. At most nights, the main character even gave free chocolate and Swiss cheese to many impoverished children at Münsterhof Square.
One day, the main character attended a convention that took place inside the grounds of Letzigrund. There, many scientists offered numerous and somewhat controversial hypotheses about benefits that an all-chocolate and Swiss cheese diet can have for people. Following this convention, the main character enjoyed a leisure power walk toward the Langstrasse.
As the person walked, the main character noticed a disturbing scene where many rowdy tourists began to harass and steal from local working citizens. The main character, armed with two slabs of dark chocolate and a block of no-salt Swiss cheese, hoisted the food up in the air with arms upright. The tourists, allegedly known to be allergic to all candy and milk produced, became blinded and immediately dispersed into a dark alley. The working locals thanked the main character for the courage to stand up to the tourist. The main character used his food to give to the locals, enough to fill each person's stomach with enough left over for nearly 100 people.
This piece has a format of 4AABBCC4ADD. Johann Strauss Jr.'s "Blue Danube" was the basis for this piece, as his influence is evident in the third section of this piece.
No.22 Bremerhaven: Ragtime for the Lovelorn Soul
Title by uploader: Bremerhaven: Ragtime for the Lovelorn Soul, Op.2 No.22
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
Atonal |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'17 |
Year of composition |
2015 |
This melody is the twenty-second destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece occurs at Bremerhaven's Lessingstraße.
The main character in this piece is a 30-year old coffee shop owner. This person has often spent life alone and rarely had aspirations of finding a female figure. For just over a week, this person spent the first time in Germany visiting Bremerhaven's numerous places. The journey began with a visit to the German Maritime Museum, and most days would feature a two-hour ride along Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof. Wherever this person went, the main character always found numerous women desperate to be a significant female figure.
The main character attended a promotion-relegation playoff at Zollinlandstadion when the person notices the stadium was nearly 81percent female audience, as the stadium had hosted a "Ladies Afternoon" promotion. After that game, the main character dispersed quickly and began his strenuous power walk, hoping to avoid another female figure. The main character had thwarted any chance of a female role model, even as the person approached Lessingstraße as a blazing orange sunset came.
Many more female working locals heard about the main character's visit to Bremerhaven and offered a chance to be the main character's "female figure." But the main character rejected all requests until one person came. This person was a flaxen-hair, blue-eyed woman of Scandinavian origin. The eyes of this woman were so powerful that it cracked the hardened heart. Shocked by this move, the main character found the "female figure" that seemed at first impossible.
This piece had a format of 4AABBCCDDAEE. The Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" and "Castle & Fortress Theme" from "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" were the basis for the piece, the latter whose influence comes in the fourth section. Note that this piece utilizes six scales: suspended scale, whole-tone scale, half-diminished scale, Hungarian minor scale, minor pentatonic, and major pentatonic scales.
No.23 Doetinchem: Ragtime for the Valorous Soul
Title by uploader: Doetinchem: Ragtime for the Valorous Soul, Op.2 No.23
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'0 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This melody is the twenty-third destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Doetinchem's Roerstraat.
The main character in this piece is a 26-year old information analyst that also spends time working as an informant for various agencies. During the time in the Netherlands, this person helped foil potential losses. That included busting a major cheating scandal at Rietveld Lyceum, foiling a plot to defecate the Aurora Mill, and even lending a hand to doping authorities about over-juiced teenagers attempting to run an annual marathon through Achterhoek.
The main character was watching a Women's World Cup qualifier at a sold-out Stadion De Vijverberg when the person notices a group of nine radicals, posing as stadium security, escorting 36 orange-clad women from their section of the stadium. This person recognized the group of nine as wanted criminals as the group brazenly kidnapped the women into one armored limousine outside the stadium. This main character began an urgent, discreet power walk that led him to a fake, smock mill inside Roerstraat.
The main character straddled along the mill's perimeter when hearing about a plot from the group of nine to sell the women as part of an illegal slave trade throughout eastern Europe. With no police in an 81-kilometer radius, the main character intervened the five perpetrators. Despite suffering lacerations on his face and receiving a severely-bloodied nose, the main character withheld all resistance from the group of nine. It would not be long before authorities arrested the group of nine and freed the 36 women, who happened to be residents. Everyone involved thanked the main character, who received a heroic song from a town musician.
This piece has a format of 4AA8BB4CC4AA8. Alexander Borodin's "Symphony No. 2" and Scott Joplin's "Magnetic Rag" were the basis for the piece, the former whose key signatures were the inspiration. Also, note that the third section has a 24-bar part.
No.24 Aachen: Ragtime for the Enigmatic Soul
Title by uploader: Aachen: Ragtime for the Enigmatic Soul, Op.2 No.24
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
D minor |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
4'0 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This melody is the twenty-fourth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Aachen's Antoniusstraße.
The main character in this piece is a 28-year old mystery novelist. This character often dresses in black, yet rarely suggests a negative demeanor. The person's presence gets people excited, especially coming to Aachen nearly a week before Halloween. During the visit, the main character visited many sights that would be an inspiration for the next murder novel, including one particular location: that of the border tripoint (where Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands meet), Aachen Rathaus and Scotch Club.
The main character also watched a German Cup first-round match at Neuer Tivoli before embarking on an arduous power walk. While walking, the main character discovered a neatly-cleaned black tunic discarded near a run-down garbage truck. The individual discreetly took the gear to change into the tunic before heading into Antoniusstraße as sunset approached.
Before the person reached the red-light district, the main character also discovered an eye patch and also discreetly worn the item. The main character entered the zone where many working women noticed the man in the black tunic. The women, rather than feeling scared, became curious about the man. That is because the women never had any patrons that were not boring and pushy for love and alcohol. The main character felt honored by the women's comments, and one working local even asked the main character to be her true love for an upcoming Halloween function at the district.
This piece uses the format of 4AABBA4CC4ADD. "Dark Eyes" and the composer Arnold Schonberg was the basis for this piece. Schonberg's influence comes in the third section, where the twelve-tone scale is used, in addition to a retrograde. Also, the final section ends not in B-flat major, but F Mixolydian mode.
No.25 Augsburg: Ragtime for the Expressive Soul
Title by uploader: Augsburg: Ragtime for the Expressive Soul, Op.2 No.25
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
E flat major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
3'38 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This melody is the twenty-fifth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Augsburg's Hasengasse.
The main character in this piece is a 29-year old college professor and aspiring artist. For nearly two weeks, this main character painted many pictures of love and romance with people along some of the city's famous landmarks. Among this character's notable paintings included a wedding proposal outside Bahnpark Augsburg and a bride's walk down the aisle inside St. Anne's Church.
The main character even managed to sketch portraits of forgiveness among cheating husbands and wives on the Lech River. However, it was at WWK Arena that the main character saw his best inspiration as the stadium underwent a daring experiment to have the filed converted into one giant ice-skating rink and open to the public. It was here that the main character noticed an elegant, robust woman with natural auburn hair skating flawlessly. The main character, attaining the image of the woman in mind, painted the portrait of the woman before heading back to an apartment.
The main character power walked and navigated toward Hasengasse to reach the apartment. It was a chance that one right turn away from the apartment. The main character met the auburn-haired woman, who was a working local at Hasengasse. The main character felt humbled to display the portrait to the woman and even went as far as giving the picture as a gift, stunning the woman. The two proceeded to enjoy a casual dance and roller skate into the night.
This piece has a format of 4AABBCCDBA8. Marie-Auguste Massacrié-Durand "Waltz" (Op. 83, No. 1) was the basis for this piece as this influence is evident during the second section of the melody.
No.26 Saarbrucken: Ragtime for the Venerable Soul
Title by uploader: Saarbrucken: Ragtime for the Venerable Soul, Op.2 No.26
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
C sharp minor |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'11 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This is the twenty-sixth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Saarbrücken's Kaiserstraße.
The main character in this piece is a 30-year old religious activist and lay minister at an American church. This character is in Saarbrücken as part of a mission in Europe to bring awareness as he help people follow one message: respect the dignity of every human being, especially for those who have strayed into prostitution or much worse.
The main character preached tolerance everywhere he went, beginning at Museum in der Schlosskirche and continuing during train rides at Hauptbahnhof. The main character even preached the message to children and teachers inside Ludwigsgymnasium as well as various sites where loss of life during air raids took place. One day, two hours before dusk, the main character orchestrated a large gathering outside Ludwigsparkstadion before embarking on a power walk toward Kaiserstraße. There, the main character witnessed a disturbing scene.
A gang of nine fraudulent, religious zealots harassed female workers inside Eroscenter. This gang attempted to defile the women with pebbles, stones and words. The main character, armed with only a heavily-used 17th century bible, raised his right arm and holding the bible, ushered six words: "Judge not, lest you be judged." The group of nine became blinded immediately and dispersed into the wilderness. As for the main character, the person received praise and thanks from the female workers because the person not only save their lives, but their dignities remained in tact. So the main character collaborated with one of the workers to improvise a melody about the main character's heroic deed.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACCDAA. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and "Rondo in C Major" were the basis for this piece. Note that the second section is a 24-bar strain, while the fourth section is a 16-bar section, but the second half of that section acts as an 8-bar transition.
No.27 Paris: Ragtime for the Ubiquitous Soul
Title by uploader: Paris: Ragtime for the Ubiquitous Soul, Op.2 No.27
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
E major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'5 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This is the twenty-seventh destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Paris's Pigalle.
The main character in the piece is a 30-year old photographer who often specializes in the portrait of the woman. His portfolios of photography has no boundaries, especially during his three-week vacation in France. During his stay in Paris, the main character has taken memorable photos of students studying outside the Louvre, widows crying at local cemeteries, and even a 42-year old underground explorer of Paris's catacombs.
While taking photographs at Stade de France, the main character began feeling despondent because he had not been quite adventurous with the photographs he has taken so far. Then the main character heard rumors that just outside Moulin Rouge in the Pigalle district, an outdoor convention of models, mostly nude and semi-nude, would be taking place later that night.
The main character feverishly dashes on foot toward the district. As he reached the district, the main character saw a sea of elegant, classy models and not one photographer present at all. Women asked the main character if he could take photos, and something suddenly hit the character. He had just found the perfect pure personifications of natural beauty from all walks of life. Suddenly, his portfolios of photography had been accentuated.
This piece has a format of 4AABB4CC8AADD. Pietro Domenico Парадиси "Toccata in A" and Frederic Chopin's "Etude Number 3 in E Major" were the basis for this piece, the former whose inspiration is evident during the second section.
No.28 Braunschweig: Ragtime for the Inventive Soul
Title by uploader: Braunschweig: Ragtime for the Inventive Soul, Op.2 No.28
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
C major |
Movement(s) |
0 to 0 from 4 |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'0 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This melody is the twenty-eighth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at Braunschweig's Bruchstraße.
The main character in this piece is a 25-year old amateur footballer playing for a fourth-tier Austrian football club. During the offseason, the main character keeps very active with a 49-minute jog inside Eintracht-Stadion. He continues his exercise by improvising make-shift marathons along some of Braunschweig's notable landmarks, including the Happy Rizzi House.
On the sixth day of his vacation, the main character finished attending the Braunschweig Classix Festival when he decided that his legs were ready for one final run before unwinding for the next three days. He decides to do a power walk toward Bruchstraße because he believed it would be the perfect place to relax for a few days.
As the person entered into the street's bright lights and busy workers, the main character caught the eye of one lovely black-haired maiden, of the exact age and proper stature. This woman was feeling despondent because no man respected or suitably pleased her. As she began to cry, the main character offered a dance for the woman. She accepted, and the two people enjoyed a memorable night and a few more days together, perhaps.
This piece has a format of 4AABB4CCDD4AA. Scott Joplin's "Strenuous Life" and Dmitri Kabalevsky's "Toccatina" were the basis for this piece, the latter whose influence comes during the two 4-bar passages (at the beginning and before the second playing of the first section).
No.29 Karlsruhe: Ragtime for the Passionate Soul
Title by uploader: Karlsruhe: Ragtime for the Passionate Soul, Op.2 No.29
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
Polytonal |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
3'54 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This is the twenty-ninth place in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Karlsruhe's Brunnenstrasse.
The main character in this piece is a 30-year old English teacher and poet. This person was on sabbatical as he spent his time across central Europe. He was spending several days in Karlsruhe catching up on poetry. So far, the main character had written many poems of love and romance. These poems occur in unique places, including a marriage proposal at the marker of the 49th parallel and even lost love reunited outside the Federal Constitutional Court.
As the person was walking past Wildparkstadion, the main character began to feel an empty heart. He had spend so much time writing poems of love, but yet the main character had never thought about a love of his own. So with guided spirit, the main character took a power walk and headed toward Brunnenstrasse.
There, the main character noticed a woman whose working career has included stops at red-light districts in eight cities, including Hamburg. In these instances, the woman can only remember negative thoughts as her suitors were only happy to be busy with their hands. However, she saw something in the main character that no one else had: a sincere passion for love and life. The main character felt this same way too, and the two people found love that very night.
This piece has a format of 4AABBCC4ADD. Scott Joplin's "Silver Swan Rag" and James Scott's "The Suffragette Waltz" were the basis for this piece. In addition, the second section is a 24-bar section.
No.30 Rostock: Ragtime for the Repentent Soul
Title by uploader: Rostock: Ragtime for the Repentant Soul, Op.2 No.30
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
D major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
4'17 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This is the thirtieth place in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Rostock's Am Bahnhof Bramow.
The main character in this piece is a 27-year old graduate student studying abroad in Germany. This person is famous by close college acquaintances for having a healthy affinity with the modern female. This student, when not studying to be a certified ophthalmologist, spent his leisurely activity with women whenever possible. Adventures included tutoring sessions with sorority sisters at Rostock University, flirting with food vendors at Kröpeliner Straße, and even enjoying a brief date with a 36-year old widow at an evening at Warnemünde.
The main character was having fun while hanging out with female fans at the Ostseestadion when the person fell into a deep trance. During the dream, the main character found himself in a dream and at a distance noticed a flaxen-hair, robust woman in royal cerulean garments. The woman had a resemblance similar to that from Eugene Delacroix's "Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi." This woman ushered one simple phrase to the main character before she asked the main character to visit Am Bahnhof Bramow: "Condemn not, lest you be condemned for eternity."
With guided spirit, the main character awoke and enjoyed a rapid power walk toward Eroscenter, where the test came to fruition: that of Pericope Adulterae, but with a chaste female worker harassed by 16 ultraconservative thugs. The main character, seeing a new Bible and scimitar, grabbed the items and held the items high enough at their vicinity. The thugs, seeing the items with the backdrop of a bright light, disperse. The woman felt relieved that the main character came to her rescue and the two people enjoyed their services into the early morning.
This piece has a format of 4AABBA4CCDDABB. George Frederick Handel's "Harmonious Blacksmith" and Frederic Chopin's "Prelude" (Op. 28 No.15, also known as "Raindrops") were the basis for this piece, the latter whose influence is found in the second section. Also not that the fourth section is an 8-bar section.
No.31 Toulouse: Ragtime for the Spontaneous Soul
Title by uploader: Toulouse: Ragtime for the Spontaneous Soul, Op.2 No.31
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
F major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'17 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This is the thirty-first destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece is set at Toulouse's Rue Bayard.
The main character in this piece is a 29-year old amateur golfer who has also been a resident of Toulouse for eight years. The person starts the day attending mass at Toulouse Cathedral before spending hours playing golf. At least five times a week, the main character also visits many other sights, including visiting many of the city's museums and even dining at restaurants for his weekly diet of cassoulet and Saucisse de Toulouse.
The main character was at a Putt-Putt World Cup at Stadium Municipal when he noticed miniature golf's most experienced player: a brunette with flowing, radiant hair who also happens to spend her time at the red-light district. The main character, known to be shy and medically sterile, approached the woman and complimented her abilities.
The woman told the main character about her past experiences with other men and how all dumped her after just one hour. The main character, needing some type of "hall-pass" for a bachelor, asked if he could spend a night with the woman. The woman felt honored and accepted the request. The two power walked toward Rue Bayard, where they were busy with each other and their hands well into the night, meaning that the main character would miss morning mass. Nevertheless, the main character felt relieved to be curious about his limits for the first time ever.
This piece has a format of 4AA4BBCC4ADD. Scott Joplin's "Elite Syncopations" was the basis for this piece. The first section of this piece, where Joplin's influence is felt, features a 24-bar section, while the third section utilized the Hungarian minor scale.
No.33 Marseille: Ragtime for the Radiant Soul
Title by uploader: Marseilles: Ragtime for the Radiant Soul, Op.2 No.33
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
B major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
3'49 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This is the thirty-third destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Marseille's Quartiers Réservés.
The main character in this piece is a 31-year old caterer looking to create a lavish party in Europe. This person had been on vacation visiting some of the city's notable landmarks to get inspiration for food, including Porte d'Aix and Vieux-Port. Even during his free time, the main character fished on a boat be rented and caught an abundance of fish that he made enough food for homeless people in the city as well as for spectators.
The main character even made bouillabaisse, vichyssoise and ratatouille for families and spectators at a kiosk inside Stade Vélodrome. The main character was inside Hôtel de Ville when one maid rushed inside to his room and informed the person of terrible news. The Quartiers Réservés was under a severe famine as none of the female workers had any wonderful experiences at their place for six months.
So, the main character asked the maid to supply him with the finest cooks and sommeliers of the city as the group would power walk toward a makeshift kitchen outside the red-light district. It would be there where the group assembled the finest fish, meat, wines and even root beer for these deserving workers. The workers were grateful for the group's presence, lead by the main character, and the female workers joined with the group as well as can-can dancers that were arriving from a performance.
This piece has a format of 4AABBCC4DD4A4. Billy Joel's "Root Beer Rag" and Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2" were the basis for this piece, the former whose influence is found in the first section and the latter during the bridge between the third and fourth sections.
No.32 Bordeaux: Ragtime for the Sympathetic Soul
Title by uploader: Bordeaux: Ragtime for the Sympathetic Soul, Op.2 No.32
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
A major |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
4'23 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This melody is the thirty-second destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red-Light District." This piece occurs at Bordeaux's Rue du Pont de la Mousque.
The main character in this piece is a 30-year old missionary who is a born-again virgin. This person was on vacation in France preaching the importance of proper sexual etiquette and held special classes of such matters at many places, including University Bordeaux 3 and even a lesson about the dangers of sex and alcohol during Vinexpo.
The main character was attending a Women's World Cup qualifier at Matmut Atlantique, where there were plenty of women, most in somewhat revealing attire. After watching the game, the main character began a power walk when he fell face-first at Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas. The main character awoke the bridge elevated as the person saw a vision of St. Justina of Padua, who urged and praised the main character for his attempt to become chaste.
The main character then hurried on his way to Rue du Pont, where many female workers sought to excite the person's desires. Instead, the main character did not want to give in temptation, so the person ushered St. John Paul II's quote: "Christ has assigned as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman." The women took notice struck by that comment but realized the main character was being noble. The main character stayed at the red-light district to pray for the women's dignities.
This piece has a format of 4AABBACC4DD4BB. Scott Joplin's "Easy Winners" and Robert Hampton's "Cataract Rag" were the basis for this piece. Hampton's influence comes during the third section and both 4-bar sections to and from the fourth section.
No.34 Lille: Ragtime for the Defiant Soul
Title by uploader: Lille: Ragtime for the Defiant Soul, Op.2 No.34
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
C minor |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Difficult |
Duration |
3'34 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This is the thirty-fourth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece is set at Lille's Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
The main character in this piece is a 26-year old women's rights activist on assignment in France. Although only active in the field for less than 28 months, this person has been active in the women's rights community across cities in Scandinavia, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and France.
During his four days in Lille, the main character had gotten an opportunity to write five op-ed pieces for La Voix du Nord, pieces concerning issues with women and pay in the workforce. The person also conducted a lecture Université Charles-de-Gaulle Lille III. He even attended rallies outside Stade Pierre-Mauroy and Stadium Lille Métropole where he joined other female football players protesting a decision to mandate artificial turf installed on all football fields in France.
The main character had finished his power walk at twilight before dusk when he arrived at the entrance of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. This person noticed a group of nine masculine thugs, aided by a town's local aide, harassing female workers and patrons to the point of diminishing their self-esteem. The main character felt disturbed that women were treated as not human in the city. So the main character, armed with only a famous large print copy of Eugene Delacroix "Liberty Leading the People," helped inspired the downtrodden women of the street. The group managed to oust the male thugs that had demeaned their spirit and in the process, made their new found hero, the main character, the street's new activist for the red-light district.
This piece has a format of 8AABBACCDD. Frederic Chopin's "Revolutionary" Etude and Friedrich Burgmüller's "Ballade" were the basis for this piece.
No.35 La Jonquera: Ragtime for the Anguished Soul
Title by uploader: La Jonquera: Ragtime for the Anguished Soul, Op.2 No.35
Instrumentation |
Piano |
Scored for |
Solo |
Type of score |
For a single performer |
Key |
E flat minor |
Publisher |
Antonio Martinez |
Difficulty |
Very difficult |
Duration |
3'27 |
Year of composition |
2016 |
This melody is the thirty-fifth destination in the collection of the series "Ragtime at the Red Light District." This piece occurs at La Jonquera's Le Paradise.
The main character in this piece is a 27-year old hard-working bartender. This person seldom had any inspiration from women and, at times, took pride in this bad habit. That was until one day when two sleeping, homeless people approached the main character not asking for money, but rather holding a New York Times article dated April 6, 2012. These two people were apparitions of St. Emily de Vialar and St. Agnes of Rome. These saints condemned the main character's attitude of apathy. So the two saints power walked with the main character toward the Ruins of the Castell de Rocabertí.
It was there that these two saints stood along with four other women from La Jonquera, and these were women who came to the city against their will and dignity. These women told stories of how their dreams were broken and crushed by men whose characteristics were similar to that of the main character.
After two hours of listening to the women's stories, the main character entered Le Paradise, and the crude men running the area demanded the main character to indulge in revelry or risk death. The main character refused to submit and, on the brink of sudden death, ushered a quote from Fulton Sheen: "The level of any civilization is always the level of its womanhood." In one second, it would be the crude men that fell to the ground. The main character achieved redemption, knowing that he became grateful for the two saints. He even offered to take the four women to counsel and also find suitable men for them.
This piece has a format of 4AABBC4D4AA8. Dmitri Shostakovich's "Piano Concerto No. 2" and Suzanne Daley's article from the New York Times were the basis for this piece.
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