Maple Leaf Rag (on Concertina)

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2020
  • Here's an arrangement of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag for the 52-button Hayden duet concertina. I transposed keys and made a few modifications to fit the shorter range of the instrument. I probably couldn't play this without the couple of ergonomic enhancements I made. I added 3d-printed thumb hooks and, more importantly, button caps which widen the button diameters to 9.7mm. The wider buttons make it easier to play two notes with one finger, helping to make up for having only eight fingers for playing versus ten for piano.
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Комментарии • 72

  • @VidsByRaz
    @VidsByRaz 2 года назад +39

    There's this warm, organic feel to your rhythmic pulse - which I think makes ragtime shine. Not at all "metronomic". One senses that you're truly communicating (or communing with) this piece rather than merely "performing" it. So nice.

  • @chrisj683
    @chrisj683 Год назад +6

    What a lovely rendition. The rag suits that jaunty sound which makes so the concertina so appealing.

  • @jacoblewis6237
    @jacoblewis6237 27 дней назад

    Way to go beautiful sound for a concertina! I know this is an old video but just wanna let you know I loved this performance. I have a full size and I’m thinking of getting a concertina for travel 😁

  • @frankevich
    @frankevich 2 года назад +10

    Everytime I listen to this, I am more impressed. You have hit it out of the park for sure! Tricky tune to boot. Bravo!

  • @wadessirenvideos6750
    @wadessirenvideos6750 3 года назад +25

    It looks to be more difficult to play Maple Leaf Rag on the concertina than on the piano. Scott Joplin would have liked to hear you play. I certainly did. Joplin is one of my favorite ragtime composers. I would suggest another ragtime song called, "TICKLED TO DEATH" by Charles Hunter. DILL PICKLES RAG would also be a crowd pleaser for the concertina. Another suggestion is SPAGHETTI RAG, which happened to be played by the Titanic ragtime band before the unfortunate fate occurred. Let me know if these ragtime classics interest you. Thank you for showing your talent.

  • @1minion203
    @1minion203 Год назад +3

    That's so fun! Such a great sound to throw onto ragtime music. So delightful!

  • @MrKablamachunk
    @MrKablamachunk 7 месяцев назад +3

    Outstanding

  • @johntolhurst5950
    @johntolhurst5950 2 года назад +2

    Everytime I watch this tube, and I watch it a lot, I am staggered by how impressive your performance is. Extraordinary!

  • @ConcertinaJoel
    @ConcertinaJoel 3 года назад +13

    Incredible stuff! Insanely well done, I love it!

  • @BruceThomson
    @BruceThomson 2 года назад +4

    SNAZZY! I played along using my English concertina, quick-guessing the chords. Great fun! =)

  • @AidasRusa
    @AidasRusa 3 года назад +8

    Just incredible!

  • @dianelee2210
    @dianelee2210 2 года назад +2

    George when you get time, please share some more of your wonderful concertina videos with us! You play with such feeling, and really show off the versatility of the duet concertina.

  • @Chardansearavitriol
    @Chardansearavitriol 2 года назад +2

    Concertina algorithm is dirty right now. Hope you had a decent year, George!

  • @seafarer26yacht
    @seafarer26yacht 2 года назад +2

    OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @arctic_mountain
    @arctic_mountain 2 года назад +4

    This is insane and it made my day, Thank you so very much dude!

  • @dididoo
    @dididoo 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thats really great playing!!

  • @allandunn1431
    @allandunn1431 Год назад +1

    That was brilliant!

  • @leoweisberger5740
    @leoweisberger5740 2 года назад +2

    Good lord this is great. Thanks!

  • @kconrad5893
    @kconrad5893 3 года назад +1

    Delightful! Made me smile!

  • @andrewcavallo1877
    @andrewcavallo1877 11 месяцев назад +1

    Very good tonality!

  • @paulbary9999
    @paulbary9999 3 года назад +1

    Masterful Sir ... masterful indeed!!

  • @fez3606
    @fez3606 5 месяцев назад

    A lovely tune, and well played, sir!

  • @adisgracecalledgrace4580
    @adisgracecalledgrace4580 3 года назад +2

    This is amazing!

  • @nycgingercat
    @nycgingercat Год назад

    Wow, I'm just beginning to learn. This is incredible.

  • @shrimpeater8330
    @shrimpeater8330 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wonderful!!

  • @jonatanbt
    @jonatanbt 3 года назад +1

    Fantastic performance

  • @konnorkuznetsov1035
    @konnorkuznetsov1035 3 года назад +2

    Well done! This is a fantastic cover!

  • @geoffreylakeman8612
    @geoffreylakeman8612 3 года назад +2

    Absolute virtuoso performance

    • @georgeplaysmusic5443
      @georgeplaysmusic5443  3 года назад

      Thank you, Geoff. I play fast because I don't have a voice like yours. Love your music.

  • @MatthewZmusician209
    @MatthewZmusician209 3 года назад +1

    This is awesome!

  • @profrat
    @profrat 2 года назад

    Great playing and really enjoyable to watch/listen to - thanks!

    • @georgeplaysmusic5443
      @georgeplaysmusic5443  2 года назад +1

      Your superb performance of The Entertainer got me started looking at Joplin. Thanks!

  • @diegoq8417
    @diegoq8417 2 года назад +2

    Amazing 👌🏻

  • @cxzm0578
    @cxzm0578 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is straight heat!!!!😃😃

  • @kalynnkallweit7940
    @kalynnkallweit7940 2 года назад

    Wow!! I had no idea this was possible on an anglo concertina. Such fun!!

  • @StopFear
    @StopFear 2 года назад +1

    Very cool. I think concertina sound like this, but not other accordions has something very direct or honest about it’s sound. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like it sounds “honest” and clear if something like violin, guitar, or piano have a sort of “less honest” sound.

  • @frankevich
    @frankevich Год назад +2

    Please Keep up the excellent recordings! P.S. Does your Morse Beaumont have the standard reeds, or the "tipo a mano" ones?

  • @neilabercrombie5430
    @neilabercrombie5430 3 года назад +1

    Great job!!

  • @LittleBirdFarmProductions
    @LittleBirdFarmProductions 3 года назад +2

    Outstanding!

  • @jonathanpitman1
    @jonathanpitman1 2 года назад +1

    Real cool!

  • @Haluna11
    @Haluna11 2 года назад +1

    I wish I could get my hands on one

  • @dididoo
    @dididoo 6 месяцев назад

    What happened to you?
    No time to play?
    While I'm writing this you just keep plodding along! Its a great rendition. Seems as though its some quaint hurdy gurdy that just keeps rolling down the hill !
    I've had to copy it as I'm too scared of losing it, it will make me smile and get me going on those "hard to get up mornings"
    Thankyou so much for sharing this.

  • @bhoyng5481
    @bhoyng5481 12 дней назад

    Wow! How long did it take to work that up so flawlessy?

  • @tophatbill77
    @tophatbill77 3 года назад +3

    Could you do a video showing your modifications and do you have this arrangement...I'm obsessed!

    • @georgeplaysmusic5443
      @georgeplaysmusic5443  3 года назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it!
      musescore.com/user/31810461/scores/6892972
      www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?/topic/23330-hayden-enhancements-button-caps-and-thumb-supports/

  • @dididoo
    @dididoo 6 месяцев назад

    The covid certainly brought some very talented peopke into the light🎉🎉
    Give us more!!

  • @fern7409
    @fern7409 3 года назад +1

    Great vid 👍

  • @serhattaskesen3635
    @serhattaskesen3635 Год назад +1

    I should really get one of these instruments. Too bad it's not common in my country. Shipping is overpriced lol

  • @stefaniadavid5227
    @stefaniadavid5227 Год назад +1

    on the concertina how do you figure out which keys are for the accompaniment?

  • @vitorbrandao4722
    @vitorbrandao4722 2 года назад

    Cara, você não é deste planeta!!! Tocar Joplin em uma concertina!?!?!?!🙃

  • @jackadder4014
    @jackadder4014 2 года назад +2

    Bloody hell! O_O

  • @Squeezetastic
    @Squeezetastic 2 года назад

    I gasped

  • @joelaceves3174
    @joelaceves3174 6 месяцев назад

    ey bro where did you buy your concertina, I'm, interested in the instrument an I wanna get one for myself, seem fun

  • @AmbroseBoaBowie
    @AmbroseBoaBowie 3 года назад +2

    I wants one. Where did you get it? And where can I get one?

  • @DanielIzguerra2012
    @DanielIzguerra2012 3 года назад +1

    What's the tuning how many buttons do you have on your concertina?

    • @georgeplaysmusic5443
      @georgeplaysmusic5443  3 года назад

      This is a 52 button Hayden duet concertina made by Morse & Co. You can find more details here: www.buttonbox.com/morse-beaumont.html

  • @frankevich
    @frankevich 3 года назад

    Excellent playing. What are those thumb grips on your Beaumont?

    • @georgeplaysmusic5443
      @georgeplaysmusic5443  3 года назад

      The thumb grips are attachments I 3d printed. They help with hand positioning.

    • @frankevich
      @frankevich 3 года назад

      ​@@georgeplaysmusic5443 "3 D printed" is Greek to me. Could you be a little more descriptive as to how to do this, and what they are made of? Currently, I have English 'tina' style thumb loops attached obstained from the Button Box. They work pretty well but are a mite restrictive. These might work better. Hope to hear back. Thanks!

    • @r3dl4w63
      @r3dl4w63 3 года назад +1

      @@frankevich Hello! Maybe I can be of help. 3D printing is a process done by a machine that heats up plastic filament and extrudes very thin lines which are used to build up also thin layers. In the end, stacking these layers a complete object will result. The "printing" comes from the extrusion process and "3D" comes from the fact that the object has length, width and height ( example being a cube or a sphere).
      For more and better information, please check out this link.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing

    • @frankevich
      @frankevich 3 года назад

      @@r3dl4w63 Tahnks for the 3D printing info. Will check out the link. I am also interested in those button caps. Where did you get them and how about a picture! Very interesting. Thanks.

    • @frankevich
      @frankevich 3 года назад

      Hello again. I read the link you provided on "3D printing" or "additive manufacturing" as they also call it. What kind of places do this? Perhaps you do this? If so, would you be interested in doing a set for my Beaumont? If interested, please advise me. Many thanks.

  • @marvinthemaniac7698
    @marvinthemaniac7698 7 месяцев назад +1

    I thought that was an Anglo at first glance.

  • @juanpabloneira1886
    @juanpabloneira1886 2 года назад +1

    End times music

  • @audreymeyer5616
    @audreymeyer5616 4 месяца назад

    You play great, however my concern is that your bellow is on your knee. It can wear out way faster that way and cause holes to develop in your precious instrument.
    Great playing, though.