Tom Brier  (1971-)
Last updated: 10.10.23
p_briert.jpgAccording to the Internet source given below, Tom Brier is an American ragtime pianist and composer born in Oakdale, California.
Tom Brier was exposed to ragtime in his earliest years when his parents purchased a player piano when aged just four years old . His piano-playing style is an aggressive left hand that attacks the lower half of the piano keyboard in staccato, machine-gun-like octave passages. He alternates these voicings with a variety of other sounds: walking bass ("boogie"), single-note figures, and widely-spaced chords often both arpeggiated and unarpeggiated tenths.

Websites:
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Ragtime Music CDs:
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cd15.gif Tom Brier Rewind CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Tom Brier Rising Star flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Wilbur C. Sweatman Jazzin' Straight Thru' Paradise CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
  As performer        
pdf15.gif Red Rambler Rag (1912) J.L. Niebergall (music)
T. Brier (perf.)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 15 works by Tom Brier (1971-). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Brier Patch Rag 1991
La Paleta 1991
Rising Star 1991
Just Peachy 1992
Rainy Day Blues 1992
Rose Blossoms 1992
Garden Walk, The 1996
D-Lite ?
Hot Sauce One Step ?
Liz's Rag ?
Overture ?
Prim and Proper ?
Sonora Rag ?
That Temperamental Rag ?
Wellington Rag ?
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg J.L. Niebergall Red Rambler Rag (1914) (2:33) T. Brier
youtube15.jpg D.I. Wahl The Diablo Rag (1908) (3:33) T. Brier
youtube15.jpg J.M. Wilcockson Pride of the Smoky Row - Q Rag (4:34) T. Brier