“Listening and Comparison”

Criteria Joplin Morton

Rhythm and Syncopation More rhythmic and Rhythm is groovier.
simpler melody and Syncopation is more
arrangement. This accented by using rubato or
makes it easy to dance ritard which makes it
to. Syncopation is easily harder to follow. Better to
felt and easy to follow. listen or slow dance instead
of high-paced dancing.
Tempo Faster tempo which Slower tempo which makes
results to the high it groovier, dramatic and
energy of the sweeter. The slower tempo
performance making the also allows Morton to add
audience feel hyped and more ornamentations and
wanting to dance. It also nuances.
makes it livelier.
Interpretation The interpretation of the Morton interprets the piece
. piece is like an “in your more expressively. There is
face” or “straight to the a wider range of dynamics
point” type of music. It and phrasings. As said
has little range of earlier, he uses ornaments
dynamic. It is played like and rubatos. It is played like
the Germanic style. It is the Bel Canto style. It feels
like Joplin intended for like the piece is to be played
the music to be lively at the stage with the
and “dancy” audience listening to it
rather than dancing.
Nuances and Ornamentation There are some grace More ornamentations than
I notes but seems less Joplin’s performance. The
impactful due to the fast ornamentations were more
tempo. impactful, especially the
trills, due to the slower
tempo. The nuance of
making the syncopation
impactful by using rubatos
and ritard.
Personal Enjoyment The faster tempo, I personally enjoyed
. simple, easy to follow Morton’s performance
rhythm and melody more than Joplin’s. It is
makes Joplin’s more expressive, complex
performance easy to and some parts of the
dance to. He performance gave me
successfully made me
feel lively. While I do
enjoy it, it does get tiring
after several repetitions.
goosebumps. I like the
slower tempo, groovy
rhythm, and complex
arrangement. Overall, I find
it more interesting to listen
to. I can imagine myself
listening to it numerous
times on repeat.