Wild Cherry Rag (Frank Banta, 1921): free piano MIDI
A note-for-note transcription of Frank Banta’s 1921 recording, with the left and right hands on separate tracks. The recording is in the US public domain, and the MIDI is free to use however you like.
About the piece
Ted Snyder wrote this in 1908, and its success helped him launch the publishing firm where he hired a young Irving Berlin as a staff lyricist.
How it was made
PianoToMIDI listened to the old record and wrote down every note it heard, with its timing and how hard it was played, then split the notes between the hands. Nobody corrected it by hand, so expect the odd wrong note where the record is worn or the playing is dense.
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