Definitely one of my favorite songs and one of the harder songs I have made for piano. The composition took a little over 2 months to complete. Like many well established rags, I decided to name my rags after fruits. But many fruits have already been assigned to famous rags. It was meant to be then that I was the only one who could make a rag song for the banana fruit. The word, "Blade" in the title of the song is not referring to an actual knife but rather the alternate name for a banana leaf, a banana blade. Banana leaves are large, flexible, waterproof and are used widely in cuisine of tropical regions around the world.
All the interesting facts aside though, the word "Banana" to me compared to probably any other fruit has a funny name and sound, making it to me a funny fruit. So I wanted to make sure this rag was by far one of the "funnest," (if only it was a real word), to play. C'mon now... Bananas are just funny and fun.
I really am happy I can share this song with all of you now and I really hope you enjoy listening to the "Banana Blade Rag."
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