Kristin (William Ryden,
1977). This is a song in modified rag form. A gentle, pulsing figure in the left
hand colors the first strain in Bb major. The second is in G minor and follows without repeat
before resolving to Bb and returning to the first theme. A longer, rising melodic line in Gb
major provides contrast and eventually leads to a final statement of the opening theme and an
ending that dies away.
It is a memory of another time and place and a girl of uncommon grace and loveliness. [William
Ryden]
Krusenberg Rag (Ragnar Hellspong,
2000). "Krusenberg Rag" was composed in the summer of year 2000 as a
contribution to the first
Swedish Ragtime Meeting in
August 2000 that was held in my home in Bromma. It has kind of a folk rag feeling i.e. it is
melodical without heavy chords. "Krusenberg Rag" was originally called "Snowball
Rag" but I renamed it when I moved to a place called Krusenberg. [Ragnar Hellspong]