Cameron Lee Simpson - Hey-O: Novelty Piano

“Hey-O”, by American composer Cameron Lee Simpson, is a piece in the novelty genre written in 2023. Novelty piano, rooted in the piano roll technology that flourished during the 1910s and 1920s, is a direct descendant of ragtime and is a cousin to the jazz and stride styles. The novelty genre contains only light syncopation compared to its immediate stylistic forebear. The work is dedicated to Sebastian Pazmandi. Lasting between three to five minutes in duration, the piece is in ABACD form. It is largely in the key of D-flat Major, but contains a Trio section in the key of G-flat Major.
Date: 2023
Dedicatee: Sebastian Pazmandi
Performer: Maryna Buksha on piano
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Composer’s channel: / @therisingpianoplayero...

[@KeithOtisEdwards]

Holy Shirt! I'm a fan of ragtime, and I listen to rags posted here and at other music sites, but many of them are lame Joplin imitations and written incorrectly. This, however, is the finest rag I've heard since Zez Confrey. I'd have to say, tho', that I'd be afraid to write something this difficult. (Because I couldn't play it.)
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[@dieseltieger4173]

Wahnsinn.

[@MooPotPie]

Despite being credited to a live pianist, this performance sounds very machine-generated (or altered) to my ears.

[@PiotrBarcz]

That's because Maryna uses midi quantization to null any unevenness for a clean result. It's going to sound pretty mechanical. She also recorded this strain by strain due to how difficult this piece is.