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Tom Brier Compositions
Tom has written more than 200 piano pieces, about half of them rags, plus fox trots, stride and novelty works. Here is a searchable selection of 92 of them.
Search by title, year or keyword (for example “fox trot,” “1994” or “Constellations”). Years follow the catalogue on tombriermusic.com, which lists 257 pieces in all, and the list on Wikipedia.
92 of 92 shown
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A Fable (Suite) | 2007 | |
| A Southern Frolic | 1994 | |
| Almond Blossom Waltz | 1988 | |
| Alpine Rag | 1994 | |
| Amber Ridge | 2011 | |
| Anaconda (Amazon Rag) | 1997 | |
| Apple Leaf Rag | 1982 | Early work from 1982. |
| Arcadia | 2009 | |
| Aurora | 2000 | |
| Autumn Leaf (Rag) | 2003 | |
| Autumn Melodies | 2014 | |
| Awesome Possum | 2012 | |
| Back in Business | 2005 | |
| Balderdash! (Fox Trot) | 2001 | Recorded by Adam Swanson on Revival Ragtime. |
| Bike Ride | 2015 | |
| Bitter Roots | 2000 | |
| Blackberry Fox Trot | 2004 | |
| Blue Lampshade | 2003 | |
| Blue Ribbon Rag | 1988 | |
| Blue Sahara (An Oriental Fox Trot) | 2007 | Title piece of the 2009 album Blue Sahara. |
| Blue Willow | 2006 | |
| Bootjack | 2012 | |
| Brass Rail Rag | 1991 | |
| Breadline Blues | 2001 | |
| Brier Patch Rag | 1991 | Recorded on Rising Star (1994). |
| Busy Bee Rag | 1987 | |
| Calamus | 2012 | |
| Calaveras (Rag) | 1997 | |
| Calimyrna Rag | 1997 | |
| Camellia Fox Trot | 1999 | |
| Candlelight (Romanza) | 1996 | |
| Capitol Mall Stomp | 2003 | |
| Capstone | 2005 | |
| Carmine | 2010 | |
| Cassiopeia: The Constellations III | 2009 | From the Constellations suite. |
| Cedar Crest | 2007 | |
| Cedar Valley Strut | 2004 | |
| Cepheus: The Constellations I | 2009 | From the Constellations suite. |
| Cetus: The Constellations IV | 2009 | From the Constellations suite. |
| Chicken ’n Dumplins | 1993 | |
| Clearwater Rag | 2008 | |
| Clover Land Rag | 2000 | |
| Consistency Rag | 1995 | |
| Cookie-Cutter Rag | 2008 | |
| Coriander Rag | 1999 | A minor-key rag, recorded by Will Perkins. |
| Corn Chowder | 2009 | |
| Cornflower Rag | 2004 | |
| Cranberry Blues | 1998 | |
| Cripes! | 2005 | |
| Crunchin’ the Keys (Fox Trot) | 1998 | |
| Delphinium Rag | 2011 | Commissioned by Danny Matson for Ragtime Wizardry. |
| Elephant Tracks | 2004 | Recorded by Adam Swanson on Revival Ragtime. |
| Esmeralda (Fox Trot) | 2009 | |
| Front Porch Rag | 2000 | |
| Fumble Fingers | 2001 | |
| Goldeneye Rag | 1999 | |
| Hardscrabble (Two Step) | 2013 | |
| Humming Bird Rag | 1988 | |
| Imperial Fox Trot | 2001 | |
| Juniper Rag | 1991 | |
| Just Peachy | 1992 | Recorded on Rising Star (1994). |
| Lucky Me | 1997 | |
| Millennium Rag | 1994 | |
| New Wave Rag | 1995 | |
| No Foolin’ | 2006 | |
| Old Hickory | 2000 | |
| One Too Many | 1996 | |
| Over the Top | 1994 | Recorded by Adam Swanson on Revival Ragtime. |
| Parallelograms | 2006 | |
| Partytime Rag | 1987 | |
| Peril in Pantomime | 2008 | |
| Pine Cone Rag | 1982 | His first serious composition, written at age 11. |
| Pratfalls | 1998 | |
| Ragging to Sacramento | 1987 | |
| Razor Blades | 1994 | His best-known piece; a modern ragtime standard. Played by many pianists. |
| Redneck Rag | 2008 | |
| Rhythmodik | 2004 | |
| Rubber Band Rag (It’s a Snap!) | 1991 | |
| Skipping Along | 1998 | |
| Skunk Hollow Rag | 2001 | Performed by pianist Derek Paravicini. |
| Spasmodic | 2005 | |
| Squish It (Fox Trot) | 1997 | |
| Step It Up | 2006 | |
| Sunlight and Shadow | 1998 | |
| Tarnation | 2015 | One of his later compositions. |
| The Oakdale Tickler | 1988 | |
| Thorns and Thistles (A Sharp Rag) | 1992 | |
| Vim and Vigor | 2016 | The most recent composition on the lists we consulted. |
| Watch Your Step | 2012 | |
| Wellington Rag | 1991 | Recorded on Generic (1997). |
| Y-Knot | 2005 | |
| You Said It | 2006 |
Sheet music & scores
Few of Tom’s scores are widely published. “Delphinium Rag” appears in Ragtime Wizardry, Vol. 1 (Rivermont, BSW-2228), and “Green Clover,” a collaboration with Neil Blaze, Eric Marchese and Galen Wilkes, appears in Galen Wilkes’s Piano Rhythm folio at galenwilkes.com. For other requests, please get in touch.