@bajjibuggy 78 rpms in 1916 weren’t low quality, you can find some that weren’t treated right and they don’t sound very good, but the ones that were treated right sound just fine. By that point they had a standardized speed, and larger rooms were being used for the bands to play in, the catalogs were set up, and the phonograph was a common household appliance. You are right though, the only available “recordings” of Joplin were done on piano rolls in 1916, though they were changed a lot in the following years by Nancarrow who worked at QRS, so it really depends on whether this is an early copy or not, if it is then it’s Joplin playing if it’s not then it’s Nancarrow. I learned about these rolls recently, probably just following after this post 2 months ago, here’s what Maple Leaf Rag sounded like when Joplin played it via piano roll: m.ruclips.net/video/SGk7_Z9dfyw/видео.html&pp=ygUmbWFwbGUgbGVhZiByYWcgc2NvdHQgam9wbGluIHBpYW5vIHJvbGw%3D
@bajjibuggy while joplin did make piano rolls in 1916, Original Rags was not among them. he did 2 rolls of Maple Leaf Rag (the first roll made in April 1916, the second roll made in June 1916 shows an incredible decline in his playing over just 2 months), Something Doing, Weeping Willow, Plesant Moments, Silver Swan Rag (this was released in 1914), Magnetic Rag, and Ole Miss Rag by W.C. Handy
Listening to the man himself play it as it was intended... pretty darned cool. Thanks for posting this! (also, downtown L.A. I didn't recognize it. So full of people clearly living there. Not too much of that now).
Joplin’s first composition, composed right before Maple Leaf Rag, and if this is really a 1916 recording of him amazing, thanks!
@bajjibuggy 78 rpms in 1916 weren’t low quality, you can find some that weren’t treated right and they don’t sound very good, but the ones that were treated right sound just fine. By that point they had a standardized speed, and larger rooms were being used for the bands to play in, the catalogs were set up, and the phonograph was a common household appliance. You are right though, the only available “recordings” of Joplin were done on piano rolls in 1916, though they were changed a lot in the following years by Nancarrow who worked at QRS, so it really depends on whether this is an early copy or not, if it is then it’s Joplin playing if it’s not then it’s Nancarrow. I learned about these rolls recently, probably just following after this post 2 months ago, here’s what Maple Leaf Rag sounded like when Joplin played it via piano roll: m.ruclips.net/video/SGk7_Z9dfyw/видео.html&pp=ygUmbWFwbGUgbGVhZiByYWcgc2NvdHQgam9wbGluIHBpYW5vIHJvbGw%3D
@bajjibuggy while joplin did make piano rolls in 1916, Original Rags was not among them. he did 2 rolls of Maple Leaf Rag (the first roll made in April 1916, the second roll made in June 1916 shows an incredible decline in his playing over just 2 months), Something Doing, Weeping Willow, Plesant Moments, Silver Swan Rag (this was released in 1914), Magnetic Rag, and Ole Miss Rag by W.C. Handy
Thank you for sharing. What a legacy Scott Joplin left.
It is impossible to feel any other emotion except joy while listening to a good Joplin Rag. Thank you so much for blessing us with this recording!
Listening to the man himself play it as it was intended... pretty darned cool. Thanks for posting this! (also, downtown L.A. I didn't recognize it. So full of people clearly living there. Not too much of that now).
Marvelous to have this!!!!!
Gracias por está belleza musical que endulza el alma más en estos tiempos difíciles. Rag estupendo!!
Cool-We love it!
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow es hermoso , es una canción de la época de Oro!!!😮😯👍👍👍
❤❤🎼🎼🎹
Thank you for the 🎼🎹❤️❤️ ! Your support means a lot. Have a wonderful holiday season. Best wishes, Stu
Look at the two men in their Stutz!!!
🥳