Maple Leaf Rag Played by Scott Joplin
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- Maple leaf Rag, recorded on Pianola Roll actually played by Scott Joplin, this piano roll was found in the wrong box on Ebay apparently, and turned out to be a long lost Joplin recording.
This is a MIDI re-creation from that piano roll
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People really dont understand the impact Scott Joplin had.. he literally changed how people played and viewed the piano.
He was a musical genius.
Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Handel, Debussy, Wagner, Stravinsky, and Copland: HOLD OUR BEERS!!! (Or glasses of wine, if you prefer.) BTW, forgot to mention Ellington, Monk, Powell, Basie, Garland, Evans, Tyner, Hancock, Corea, Mays...)
Some annoying person -- Salieri, is that you?
Freaky Fred -- ...and he's bringing Joni Mitchell with him. Look out!
@Some annoying person ouuuuufffff
Men at the saloon: *starts a fight*
Scott Joplin:
Probably played The Entertainer instead.
You seen 'The Sting'?
Can't get a win without Scott Joplin!
Gave you 1k
Man, you win everything.
only real 1890's kids will remember this
+Kyle Towers Ikr! I'm only a fetus and I'm listening to this. Can't stand the music nowadays. I'm so much more sophisticated and mature than the rest of my generation. :) Like if you agree.
+Kyle Towers I was just an infant the time this was copyrighted, only 2 months and a day
That was the grandest of times. Back then we had great musicians like Scott Joplin, the Beatles, and Mozart. Now all we have today are Justin Bieber, 1D, and Rebecca Black (notice I listed all the musicians people like that name)
+surfacenoiseoflife1968 You understand most of the people you're talking about aren't actually musicians right?
+Ethan Le good point
2:07 i love how happy the music is while the grave is being shown
NOOOOOO ;_;
Cinaca Panda --- `Pulls you one way, emotionally, and, then, the other. Very manipulative and quite sinister.
Reminds me of Minecraft music while you’re massacring a bunch of villagers.
lmaooo that's what i think whenever something like that happens when i'm listening to mozart or something
@just a name I heard that, to this day, he's still rolling in his grave.
What a tragedy that it took over 50 years after his death for Scott Joplin to start getting the respect he so much deserved.
Sadly, it happens with many geniuses. Edgar Allan Poe, for example.
And he died in such an unfortunate way :*(
@@Hollyhock7 how did he die?
@@haidyzhang3057" April 1, 1917: Scott Joplin Died Of Dementia. By 1916, Joplin was suffering from tertiarysyphilis and a resulting descent into insanity. In January 1917, he was admitted to Manhattan State Hospital, a mental institution and he died there"
Haidy Zhang Syphilis ate his brain
Fun fact: Scott Joplin actually wanted his piece "Maple leaf rag" to be played at his funeral, but sadly his request wasn't fulfilled, and Lottie Stokes Joplin regretted it
Bro..... source?
True
"Fun fact"
He was buried in an unmarked grave.....(Wasn't marked until the 1970's)
Where did this info come from?
Oh no 😔🕊
still listening in 1901.
1899 you mean
I'm still listening in 2019😐
@@Markus_leigh same
r/woosh
I'm listening in 2981 when this music is making a return
This is actually bringing tears to my eyes. When I was a child, my brother and I would beg our dad to play this on the piano while we slid around the hardwood floor in our socks like little maniacs. My dad was much older than most when he had me and my brother. He was born in 1912 and was a multi instrumentalist, primarily keys. He lived to be almost one hundred. This was his generation's salacious devil music!
Yes, this is the rock music of the era, or any era!
Lovely memories for you and your brother. Similar for my sister (Elizabeth too!) and me, though my dad was born in 1939 and is still playing regularly. At 83 he puts on weekly concerts for "oldies" at the various nursing homes in his area. He's slowing down now and it hurts to imagine life when he's gone. I'll be recording dad playing piano next week at my house - mostly hymns and the lovely popular music from earlier last century (A Nightingale Sang... etc.), some with my daughter singing (like a little angel). Just have to capture as much of his magic as we can. Warm regards and Happy Christmas to you from Sydney - David
My dad was born in 1932 and is thankfully still alive now in 2023. He was never much into music, only tolerated classical. But I remember in the 1990’s when I was about 13 he bought his first CD’s just to try out the new fangled technology and Scott Joplin was one of the CD’s he bought. It was such a big deal to me to have any form of music on CD so I listened to it a lot! I still listen to it now and it brings me back to those days! And I try to play my own easy versions on the piano
That's such a sweet story 😊
Such a heartwarming story❤️❤️
I have NEVER seen Joplin with a happy face.
Back then people don't smile when their picture is taken, they thought it looked silly iirc
@@TitaniumSubscriber Those are the times where you post for too long to print your face. Unlike today where camera is as easy as one click.
@@bjap1563 Neat info
Photos back then required long exposure times, and it was hard to hold a smile for that long so people often used their resting face
He wore his heart on his keys...
This is a completely different experience from hearing anyone else play it. The recording is so fast, and so aggressively knowledgeable. Most other people play it like they're falling asleep or going on a nostalgic joy ride, but Joplin plays it like he's bouncing and twitching to scratch and itch and wherever his finger lands ends in an army of melody. He's like a piano-based Hendrix.
So true!
this isn't him playing ,does this sound like 1910's recording quality to you? You probably think it's good because of the placebo effect, if the video didn't say "played by Scott Joplin" you'd see this for what it really is, an average performance of the song...
@@Darko1.0 I don't think you know what a piano roll is. It's basically an antique MIDI.
Great comment. As a big Hendrix guy, I approve!
@@Darko1.0 This is a MIDI version of a Piano Roll...
My grandfather loved to play this on his piano.He'd be 140 years old if he were still alive.
Dang ;-; I’m sorry
how old r u then
Damn, you know Hitler would've been 131 this April.
@@Jmanthefirst somewhere in his 20s to late 30s.
@@itsshrimp91 ight thanks for telling me I got confused by this
don't laugh - I'm 81 now and I never knew Scott Joplin was black! Heard him many times on the radio of course but you can't tell from there. RUclips has been a real eye-opener.
Oof lol
Colour does not matter....
@@Flower-ck2bs yeah it doesn't but they're just saying they didn't know he was black.
I mean ragtime was kinda considered the "Black's" music and was deemed inappropriate at the time. much like blues, a bit of funk and now rap
@@Flower-ck2bs I mean back then It did.
Why does he look like someone stole his parking lot spot?
Edit: I mean no disrespect to Mr. Joplin.
It was the culture when having portraits done of you as a male to not smile.
from what i've read it wasn't the most delightful time being black in USA
poiewhfopiewhf most definitely
Because the cameras of the time required one to hold a pose for quite a while in order to get a non blurry picture, people would not smile as it is easier to stay in a neutral pose than to try to hold a smile in the same spot without twitching / drooping one's mouth. At least, that's what my history teacher / reenactor told me a few years ago.
Bet racism was hard those days.....
I like how Joplin manages to make his music sound easy, but the sheet music is like trying to get a cat to go in water
Well, even I, a person who has played keyboard/piano for6 years (For fun, I dont take it super seriously, but thats kinda the reason why my friends [ Who've played for 3-4 ] are way better than me. ;-; ) I cant even play it ;-;
Edit: I actually learnt it the year I posted this! I memorised it and now I can play it with muscle memory a few years later. I still suck though, and also, I can't read piano music good lol
lmao
Still practicing that actually
El Presidente Generalisimo Yeah this piece is difficult 😂
I've been classically trained on piano for almost 20 years now and I just mastered this (it took me about 3 weeks of almost daily practice). your statement is fact- sounds easy, but is actually quite tricky. It's all in the timing . but once you get into the groove of it it's not that bad. Somehow playing it faster is easier.
I believe this was the first to sell a million copies of sheet music.
nasachusetts obviously
+nasachusetts Can't compare this to "Thriller" -- this is MUSIC.
+Bernard P. Fife So is Thriller :P
+Raúl Pérez obviously
It was indeed the first piece of music to sell 1,000,000 copies. 1,000,000 copies of sheet music if you want to be exact!
I am leaving this comment in hope that whenever someone likes it. I'll be reminded of this masterpiece
get back ere
Just reminding you now two months after your message, enjoy this legend once more out of the blue👍
im playing this song rn
its hard but fun
this is a reminder
If World War One was a bar fight, this would be it's tune.
Ww1 was essentially a bar fight. It was a bunch of countries with huge egos bolstered by nationalism fighting over a minor dispute that spiraled out off control.
Speakeasy brawl.
@@Neildo430ci Nah, world war one happened before prohibition.
CastleHearth
Serbia is the midget, he’s pretty drunk so he throws Austria-Hungary’s bar glass down, getting his expensive suit wet. Austria-Hungary is pretty pissed, but he agrees to forget about it if Serbia pays for his new suit. Serbia declines, Germany (Austria-Hungary’s friend) tells him to kick the shit out of Serbia, so Austria-Hungary does just that.
Serbia’s brother (Russia) who went out to drink with him, gets out of the bathroom and sees Austria-Hungary beating the ever loving shit out of Serbia (however Serbia is able to strongly resist). Russia comes in and tackles Austria-Hungary to defend his little brother (Serbia gets some punches in as well)
Germany is very drunk and looking for someone to fight while Austria-Hungary is getting his ass kicked. He makes gestures at France (middle finger) and insults them. France pays no attention and orders another drink with his good mate (Britain) Germany gets frustrated that France isn’t paying attention to them, so they sexually harass Belgium (a good friend of France, Belgium is male by the way. Germany is so drunk at this point he can’t tell the difference). France and Britain both get up from the table and tell Germany to cut the crap. Germany stops raping Belgium and hits France in the jaw, while giving a few punches to Britain. France is able to hold his own quite well, kicking many hits from Germany (he knows if he hits Germany too much it’ll be harder to explain to the police what happened). Britain also hits Germany pretty hard.
A Muslim man (Ottoman Empire) sees the fight and tries to help Austria-Hungary out (who is near the point of death from being beaten so hard). The Ottoman Empire throws a drink on Russia’s head, while Russia is confused, Germany gets in a couple punches in.
The Ottoman Empire throws Britain against the counter (Gallipoli), and Britain receives a good beating. While Britain is occupied, Germany tackles France (Somme), but France resists and pushes Germany back.
Bulgaria throws his plate of hot wings into the fight to try and do something but he’s very ineffective.
Russia gets a call and leaves due to problems at home (Russian Revolution), All of the combatants are pretty tired at this point, but Germany keeps on going.
The bartender (America) comes back from the counter and sees that Germany shat all over his floor (Lusitania), and is telling the Latino man (Mexico) to attack the bartender. America gets pretty pissed off and says “I’m coming over there!”
Germany pisses his pants as everybody beats the shit out of him. (The Ottoman Empire is punched by Britain while this is happening, and gets beat up by some of the other men- The Arab Revolt. Austria-Hungary is too weak to do anything).
Despite getting beat up Germany gets up and pushes some of them back to the bar counter (spring offensive).
America and Britain kicks Germany in the balls and throw him across the room and he gets many bones broken. (100 day offensive). Germany is forced to sign an agreement to make him pay for everything, but he had a minimum wage job at Burger King and can’t afford it so he goes deep into debt.
(If This gets enough likes I’ll make a WWII bar fight)
@@charlietheanteater3918 WELL DONE. I also love how it takes about the length of the song to read through(at least for me)
One of the most underrated musicians of all time. Now we appreciate you, mate!
+Simonne S You just have to practice A LOT. It's not that hard.
Razorhawk90 obviously
Since he sold a million sheets for this song only, I wouldn't say he is underrated. I am pretty sure that everybody playing piano knows his "entertainer" so he's actually pretty well rated!!
+Alexandre Ocadiz He means while he was alive, no one recognised how amazing his work was and he was very underrated at the time.
Exactly. He was discovered only because of the movie "The sting" Someone found the sheets of his music by accident. Imagine how many others genius works never got discovered.
My man Joplin crankin out the bangerz
Spending every morning in the studio.
Blazin them hits from the 1800s
More lit than the fire of 1879
JcTheNinja12 not as lit as the great banger of 1666
Flowey's hot jamz Nah. Those pesky Germans during the Great War really had us on the edge of our seat, eh?
Guys: start fighting at a bar
Scott: Pass me my piano
Good one.
His music was so ahead of its time
Fred- AKA MY LEG GUY It still is!
Kudos to you for not making the mistake of writing "it's" in this context, unlike so many other posters.
Muchoyo oh come on it’s the god damn internet, why do you have to be such a grammar nazi?
How so?
@eboy a lot of his music wasn't appreciated at the time, it wasn't until the 1970's that a lot of his music including his opera, Treemonisha started to be appreciated. In that way, it was ahead of its time. Also, Scott Joplin's music really sticks out among his peers, he contributed more to ragtime than anyone. He may not have invented ragtime but made it what it is. Scott Joplin played a major role in influencing subsequent genres like stride and even jazz.
I first heard this fine tune when my cousin and I went on our first date in 1903. Good times.
Bruuuuh
Wtf?!?
@@bp-lx7lf *alabama intensifies*
@Red Gummi Offical chill ur going after everyone lmao
@@bp-lx7lf They were different times
Lol I wonder if ppl in 1899 were like *_"Goddammit Clyde if i hear Maple Leaf Rag 1 more time I'm gonna kms"_*
Nate KANG well that wasn't how they talked.
@@larryfine4950 I bet you're fun at parties.
Nate KANG you bet
1910s*
рулон ленты I thought this was 1900s. Huh, learn new things everyday.
As a classically trained pianist (from the age of 4) I fell in love with ragtime when The Sting was released, and I learned many Scott Joplin piano rags. One of the things that really struck me is how well he understood the mechanics of piano playing. I tried many rags by other composers who were contemporaries of Joplin, and their music was harder to play and actually less harmonically and melodically interesting. But Joplin's rags just seemed to "fit in the hand." They're piano music written by a musician who understood the piano and wrote for it.
The molodies Joplin used to create were unique.
You're very fortunate to have been able to train on the piano. Joplin was such a genius.
Have You Tried Billy Joel's Root Beer Rag ?
@@fay-amieaspen6046 No, I haven't. Sadly, my chops are pretty much gone, since I didn't continue playing as an adult. The Joplin rags I could play so well as a teenager are a real challenge to me now.
@@davidwalter2002 hey, I'm in the same situation right now - just turned 23 and don't have much time to practice, can still play all the rags though but I'm scared of losing my skill. Do you have any advice for continuing to play as an adult?
makes me want to put my best white dress shirt, suit, and grow a curly mustache and put on a monocycle and then start a bar fight
+adam kendrick So true. It gives me that inner motivation, you know?
+adam kendrick The types of places these were usually played weren't for fighting, if you catch my drift.
+Al M unless you were into that kind of thing
+adam kendrick Put on a monocycle? Is that like a unicycle?
+Najey Rifai its monocle* you know those fancy glasses for 1 eye only? Like in those cartoons rich people may be wearing one
My jam back in the 90’s
The 1890’s that is
lol
Damn you're old
Random Stuff & Charles oh, my mistake. Only missed it by a decade
Random Stuff & Charles I thought it was released in 1899? Or was it just composed in that year, also I’d like to say ragtime had already started to take form by 1895, maybe even 1890 it was just getting bigger in 1900 and more recognised
Oliver Wright that’s very true
Me and my friends get high and dance around our apartment listening to this
Right-O , pip pip old bean
jesse black Harrumph. *Runs away in fast motion*
Pferd Schild this degenerate is in college and will probably end up making twice what you do.
We can't just have lulz anymore?
Pferd Schild no it doesn't, not that it matters anyway
WE MAKIN IT OUT OF THE SILENT ERA WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️💯
Silent Era is crazy 💀
This comment sent me into the stratosphere😂
@@myahitt1247 wait come back down
@@Tetracontakaitetragon I can’t I’m gone
(displayed on a title card)
I don't understand how someone could dislike this
because it doesn't feat. Lol Wayne
lil or lol
Lol Wayne
"Jul"
We'll have to make sure that our violent blows would be delivered in a syncopated rhythmic fashion.
*my hands had a great time dancing to this*
kinky
@@ellie2501 no.
bad.
@@ellie2501 lmao
I wonder if parents in 1901 got mad at their kids for playing this over and over
Yes, as a matter of fact eubie Blake (who was friends with Joplin) as a kid played this song, and mentioned how his mother scolded him for playing such a tune her house. She told him “you can play ragtime, but you can’t play it here”
Beethoven's mom told him to stop writing things as loud as the 5th or he'd go deaf.
@@johnbishop5316 well
@@johnbishop5316
Beethoven's mom died when he was 16, waaay before he wrote the 5th....
I smell a woosh coming for me xDD
@@hannahquintua Thank you for correcting me, Hannah. Perhaps something else made him deaf.
People who were 50 years old in 1890: this is not music.
Considering what rags were associated with at the time, yes. To them, it wouldn't be proper to listen to it anywhere else.
ok 1890 boomers
LMAO!!!
lmao id rather listen to scott than a head banger full of rave down my earholes i think someone needs some history lessons in different music eras anything is music all you need is a 4 track a few instruments and a bit of knowledge on how to put an ensemble together music these days isn't studied hard enough people don't think of this as music because they are not familiar with certain styles of music if people listened hard enough they would realise the importance of the way people played instruments through the years those that have no knowledge about music would of course say this wasn't music because either they don't have a good listening ear or they don't like music each to his own anyway lol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
What was it associated with?
If Scott Joplin sat down, and played the Maple Leaf Rag at this speed, to an audience, that must have been something to behold.
@@CrystalCountess I wrote that comment two years ago, and yes I have since found out that your comment is more correct then my old one.
I tried playing this at 0.75x speed. Of course the sound quality suffers a bit, but at this slower speed, it gives a better idea of how Scott Joplin probably would've played it, with a nice, confident swing and stride, much more appropriate for dancing and the heavier attire of the era.
@@CrystalCountess As he himself said, "it is never right to play ragtime fast"
@@tristanholderness4223 not fast = 100 bpm.
@@CrystalCountess actually ragtime was played pretty fast. Joplin played around 72-100 bpm depending on the piece. Maple leaf rag is about 105 bpm, at least in his own hand played 1917 aeolian roll.
I was volunteering at an old people home, where i heard this being played by someone on the piano and i liked it a lot
Good for you.
Kaphooey Boyo when the replier gets more likes
Nick Gold He has 1 less like now. :O
30 less now
Kaphooey Boyo Nice story.
It's funny because the people complained that this was vulgar music in the late 1800s
Imagine them seeing Nicki Minaj lol
PersianPlatypus
LOL xD
PersianPlatypus Or Miley Cyrus..
PersianPlatypus 0_0
w9j15g Because it was good music, especially the rags of Scott Joplin!
I actually like the Maple Leaf Rag better than The Entertainer if that’s even possible! I just love Scott Joplin!
Never heard "The Entertainer" till the movie came out. I've been familiar with The Maple Leaf Rag all of my life. I'm closer to 85 than I enjoy being. Arthritis sucks.
@@hwgray ruclips.net/video/fPmruHc4S9Q/видео.html
Oh, me too, DEFINITELY!
@@johndoherty487 why do you send him that lol
Maple Leaf Rag is a much better rag than The Entertainer generally speaking
How does someone even come up with something so good. It's almost impossible to believe one person to make such a great piece of music.
Pretty sure that Louis Chauvin had a lot of influence in Scott's music.
Music is often like that. The whole is greater than the sum of its (simpler) parts. But Joplin had many special gifts.
I know it's obvious... but no one plays it like him. He captures its essence and energy so well
For some odd reason, I start to see the world in silent film mode when I hear this...
Me too
I swear!🤣😂🤣😂
dagambler999 yeah it always brings me back to the 20s.
Im sorry to answer a two year old comment but It's because the maple leaf rag was one of the most used songs in silent films and charlie chaplin used it a lot
Same here
Scott Joplin is a legend.
Proper gym music
+Lynda killa Harmon cat lady you suck lynda
Scott Dixon OMG Dying.
this is all I play at my local Gentlemen's Hoisting Centre whilst doing some Twizzled-Bar Shoulder Bangers
For boxing, yes
I know, especially the third section. Proper workout for the left hand there.
This was a bop in the 1890s
How was it a bop in the 1890s when it was created only at 1899?
It was also a bop in the 30's
And still will be in the 2090's
Now you've given me vision of black and white footage of people in the early 1900s raving to this song. Fuck you. lol
Lau Zhen Zhoa I thought it was 1902?
1899: Scott Joplin: "The Maple Leaf Rag"
2019: Kanye West: "The Poopity Scoop Rag"
Lmfao
I can't stop laughing. Madon', you're funny.
Bruhhh 🤣🤣🤣
That’s not funny
@@steve-zk7kj jesus christ
“One day, the ‘Maple Leaf’ will make me King of Ragtime composers”
- *Scott Joplin*
He also said in 1912 “when I’m dead in 25 years, people will begin to recognize me again”
He died just 5 years later.
Il che si e' realizzato
Soundtrack to 99% of all silent movie shorts?
like if he better than Lil Pump
Bryce Murphy he’s right
@@brycemurphy2100 you know...
Anything is better than that bad excuse of a "musician".
@@brycemurphy2100 It's nothing like that, genius. Lil Pump is just kind of a cunt.
well, i mean, i like lil pump...
I say, good sir, you have scuffed my penny loafers, prepare for a round of fist-a-cuffs
Scuffed and Fist-a-cuffs but close enough ;)
It's actually fisticuffs
I know this
@@AudraBurgess Apparently you didn't.
@@p0llenp0ny it's called a typo
His music always brings a smile to my face. One of our greatest composers and musicians ever!
amazing and still so popular
Aapeli sometimes good and popular can match
It is amazing, but not popular. I am not sure of how many young people have heard this goldmine type of music.
Like osrs
I'm 20 right now, but I found out about this song at around age 13, and can play half of the song on the piano. Good music will always be good music to me.
Idk I find him quite underrated actually. Everyone knows Beethoven, Chopin and even Mozart but I feel like Scott Joplin is one of the minority people and doesn’t get as much love as he’s supposed to, considering him being one of the best ragtime pianists.
Six seconds of awkward silence at the beginning...
They always do that.
Could you edit it out?
GOG0PANDA I don't know how.
onehalomen
It's fine the way it is.
I always think the volume is off on my computer or something
The first song to hit Platinum.....one million sold!
D Harrell is this true
One million copies is a gold record.
MzKlara No 500 000 is gold
First instrumental to sell 1M. And it was in sheet music
Simon the Mark - Sorry, I was going by the original standards.
There's a lot of alterations to this that aren't in the score, but they're AMAZING!
They make the piece more of his own!
Phil Barrett it’s actually cause he couldn’t play it properly, dont remember why but he couldn’t but they’re edits in to cover up mistakes
Yeah, this has lots of flourishes compared to my sheet music
@@HenriHerbert88 Henri! Great to see you here. Love your channel! Great comment as well :)
This is the first time I've heard the flourishes. Amazing!
My favourite Joplin song. Such a genius songwriter and musician! So talented!
I have to concur with the skeptics here, though the idea of hearing Joplin's actual playing brought tears to my eyes as I listened. I wrote a novel about him called JOPLIN'S GHOST, and my research indicated that his playing had already been diminished by illness by the time he recorded piano rolls (though he DID, from what I recall)--and this tempo is much faster than I imagine Joplin would have played it. His pet peeve was that so many pianists played ragtime too fast.
However, I do want to research this further. I would be THRILLED to hear an actual Joplin recording.
Listening to this makes me want to read Joplin's biography. Hearing his music always leaves me in awe of his brilliance. I will seek out a copy of "Joplin's Ghost"...
Actually, CD versions of Original Piano Scrolls played by the composer exists (I own one) :
www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/17456957/Joplin-Scott-Scott-Joplin-The-Kings-Of-Ragtime-CD-Album.html
This is right in line with the indicated tempo though. Why wouldn't he play it this fast?
The tempo isn't the only thing that makes me skeptical. Its also the rythm. While this is definitely a fun rendition, an important part of ragtime is that it is played very straight, letting the syncopation create a sort of swing. This recording defifnitely had a long short swing to it. While it may sound fun, it detracts from the true ragtime style of the song, and I don't believe Joplin would have done that.
This reminds me of Tom and Jerry, running around the house
yes. my good sir
It makes me picture Charlie Chaplin scenes. Lol!
Thought it was just me 😭😭
Same
Scott Bradley was a genius!!!!
I can hear the windows of the Valentine saloon being shattered as Arthur gets thrown through it.
Truly, a classic.
This recording is not a performance by Scott Joplin himself. There is only one recording that Joplin made of this for a piano roll not long before he died. Also, he hated playing his rags this fast. This is someone who is playing this with a swing-era feel and the phrasing is quite corny. To hear Joplin's version of this, check out the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz.
+Horace Alexander Young That's basically correct about this uploaded version being a complete fraud. I said so myself. But Scott Joplin recorded 7 piano rolls which were made in 1916, for the Aeolian Company and the Connorized company only a year before he died from advanced syphilis and he was already suffering symptoms of hand and finger tremors and mental deterioration when he made the original piano roll of Maple Leaf Rag, in June, which was terrible, and full of mistakes. Rudi Blesh, the famous jazz historian and Scott Joplin's biographer in "They All Played Ragtime", said of the piano roll made in June that it was "... shocking... disorganized and completely distressing to hear." And it is. His later biographer said the same thing. Try listening to the actual original Aeolian piano roll from June, 1916 in the Wiki article where it specifically says that it's from the piano roll made in June 1916 for the Aeolian Company. You can also hear the full version at ?v=Hr_VXR0GWhQ.
The Smithsonian version either is not Scott Joplin playing ( it's not a piano roll), or it's the version he recorded in April of 1916, before he got much sicker by June, when he recorded it again for the piano roll.
The problem with the piano roll he recorded in April, which was for the Connorized Company, which sounds much better, is that it was heavily edited to smooth out the tempo and add embellishments. And by June, Joplin's tertiary syphilis had progressed greatly.
On the actual piano roll, the tempo is intermittently very inconsistent, there are many missed notes, and many other notes that are crushed together very awkwardly and with very awkward phrasing. It shows enough of a glimpse of how he meant it to be played in style, but the tempo was much faster, only on the Maple Leaf Rag roll, compared to the other rolls from that same year, so it may be due to either his syphilis or the piano roll cutter cutting it too fast.
He recorded Maple Leaf Rag, Weeping Willow, Something Doing, Magnetic Rag, Pleasant Moments, and Silver Swan in April of 1916 and Maple Leaf Rag again in June 1916. There is a HUGE difference in how he plays between April and June. Eubie Blake said he had seen Scott Joplin in early 1917 shortly before he was committed to the mental hospital of Manhattan State Hospital, in January and at that point he could barely play, saying he "sounded like a child picking out a tune", which corroborated Blesh's assessment of the June, 1916 recording. But It's also valuable in demonstrating what syphilis had done to Scott Joplin's genius by that time aside from the tempo, because of all the very obvious mistakes . It's a shame he didn't record it before he got sick.
+Horace Alexander Young
I went to the smithsonian site, tapped on this song and it brought me back here.
Horace, you're off your nut.
+frosty pablo
Thank you for your reply.
Nice profile pic btw
+Marathonracer Hi, so the smithsonian version is really played by Scott?
I looked up the smithsonian Jazz collection version and I'm here again... It is this one. This is literally the exact recording you're talking about.
"A bully good day to you, my dear sir!" **doffs hat**
"And a bully good to you as well, my fine fellow!" **tips cap**
December 2018?
The real music will never die👊🏽
June 2019 it will be we die ever.
under cover popcicle what lmao
And the point is....? He missed out on the great honor of knowing you? I am sure you are delightful, but!
March 1914
I like the way he plays it, he swings the notes more which adds way more to the groove/feel, and he plays it at a easily digestible and danceable tempo.
Varalis yeah, it like it too, he allegedly played it with little to no swing in in the final years played with more swing in his songs.
Ragtime...the true classical music of America.
yes sir. led the way to many other genres. a genius. lovely usa, a beautiful country with beautiful music
And Barbershop Harmony
This song will always remind me of Magic Kingdom. They always play this over the speakers in the morning there! Such a cheerful, lasting tune
Ironic since Walt Disney was extremely racist.
This guy is a treasure. Inspiring. Brings memories of my Grandfather who played ragtime for me. Rock Star...
As an 1890s kid. This song was a real banger in the day
Believe it or not it only sold 400 copies in the 1800s, by time Joplin passed in 1917 it had sold 10 million.
A type of bird seed ;) and
a quavering or vibratory sound, especially a rapid alternation of sung or played notes.
"the caged bird launched into a piercing trill"
Chris Suzor no, it's not. Because it's one of the most famous RAGS, not RAGTIMES. Ragtime is the genre, while a Rag is a piece. Equivalent: You wouldn't say "Fur Elise is one of the most famous Romantic Eras in history." Other than that, yes, this is one of the most famous in history.
+Chris Suzor very safe to say it, however nowhere near as famous as the entertainer
+Jan Lin The Victorian era was one of the most famous 1890s in history. Am I doing it right?
+Jan Lin yay, you won
+TJaep bruh get your hair line
“Don t play this piece fast. It is never right to play ragtime fast.”
-- Scott Joplin
This isn't fast. This is right in line with his indicated tempo.
Scott Joplin, a true American treasure.
I’ll play it however the fuck I want.
I remember the good old time of going to the salon and listening to this, then shooting my neighbor for stealing my potatos
Bro what 😂
LOL
A pioneer for ragtime piano playing. Fingers dancing over the keys so effortlessly. A joy to listen to, full of admiration. He was probably the inspiration for Winifred Atwell, another genius at the ivories many years later. A gift sent from on High for sure. They gave us timeless entertainment. Raw, unadulterated talent.
I could listen to this for days and days
Who else listens to this song over and over again? XD
slim jesus?-- that you?
NO ONE jk I need to listen to this for my piano homework
+Reece Abbott I don't, I play it over and over again :D
+MrObsidy Don't stop, you and the other young people that still listening to this are the hope of this world :,D
I've been listening to ragtime music pieces over and over again ever since I found out about them, I've played them over and over again to.
God I've always loved this!
Scott Joplin is an understated legend!!
Christ alive. I love the RUclips comment section. Even for something like this, there's great material down there. Haha
Corey Messick not gonna get an audience complaining like that m8
there really is always a laugh down here tho praise amen
Mr. Joplin was a musical genius. If you watch silent movies most likely you’ll hear his music. He had more talent in his little finger than most so called song writers do today.
Is this appropriate music to be playing while a toy train from the 1920s speeds around a loop of track on the floor?
+Streamlined Steamroller J.V. approves
+Streamlined Steamroller well tbh they based the Thomas the Steam Engine theme off this (or at least one of them, I think there are multiple)
+Mzza-art you can definitely hear it in some parts
This song is meant to be played in the background of toy trains.
Yes
Thanks for posting this! I choreographed a line dance to this song and titled it "The Maple Leaf!" It incorporates lots of authentic ragtime steps. You can find it by typing "The Maple Leaf Line Dance by Gregory Huff" into the RUclips search prompt.
*1899s kidz bop*
1899
@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 Five years later after forgetting about this comment, I have finally come to correct it. 🤣
Piano skills like no other...Black Heritage Music right here...be proud of yourself and history Black People...neva ever hate on yourself!
Black Americans*
This is the real and wonderful heritage of African Americans, and jazz, and blues, and rock n roll. I hate to say this, but the African American music turned to shit after rap, hip hop and R&B. Bring back the jazz, blues, rock and raaaggg
I love the lyrical poetry of Scott Joplins songs
@@lapapar1174 the lyrical poetry? He was a pianist.
@@lapapar1174 very beautiful music though!!
I didn’t know there was a recording of Scott Joplin playing this himself, I learned this song 40 years ago, it brought me tears to hear him play it, his own. He has brought me so much joy I feel like I knew him... and I wasn’t born in the 1800’s ;)
There are no recordings, just 9 piano rolls he made about a few months before he died. This is one, made in April 1916.
@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 so audio recordings?
@@mf_nano no.
This is one of the most valuable jewel existing. I have heard the piece by many many many pianists. However Mr. Joplin, hopefully this is true, makes it special. God Bless Scott Joplin!
Interesting tidbit behind this. The playing is flawed, we can hear that. Know why? Because when Joplin recorded this, he had late stage syphillis, and his coordination was messed up.
or maybe because the piece is f-ing hard to play?
***** Nah, if I can play it, it's the syphilis that's messing him up! :P
Still sounds great, too
*****
He wrote it. You don't think he would be able to play it?
cubey Not when his coordination was messed up by Syphillis. Read up on it.
This song reminds me of the music played at Disneyland... I had year passes TEN YEARS IN A ROW but now my family doesn't buy it every year anymore to save money. But sometimes while I lie in bed and listen to this music and I can imagine my 11-year-old self walking through Main Street . The taste of caramel popcorn, butter cookies, and coin chocolates, the smell of churros, the Mickey-shaped street lights, the feel of my sitting on the cobblestone curd waiting for the parade to start, the sounds of fireworks, and above all the music...
Holy crap, everything except for the 10 year passes thing (we’ve only done the past 5 years) I totally agree with😀
They have a Ragtime pianist at Disneyland! You probably heard them play this. Jonny May was a pianist there, has an awesome youtube channel. Johnny Hodges worked there and taught Jonny May, there are a few videos of him on here. And there are a few videos of Rod Miller on youtube who worked there for 36 years I believe.
Maple leaf Rag is played in Main Street to this day 🙂
Moses Navarro Jonny said multiple times it was the most requested song...
roadchewer PE not just the pianist plays it though it’s in the soundtrack played on speakers
I taught myself the piano back in the 70's just so I could play this song. (After about a year of constant practice, I managed to get through it with only a couple of mistakes. I felt great.)
good. Now you can play it for your whole family.
The term "Rag Time" was meant to be a degrading term for this music ... Scott Joplin was such a talent, influenced Aaron Copeland and had a big impact on American music, indeed, world music....needless to say I am in awe of this man...
Yes, regardless of scroll vs digitization, “real life” Joplin, I’m also in awe of him and this piece. Much respect to him and his influence on the whole of music that came after him, influenced by his genius.❤️
Sounds like the music from silent films.
Gotta love ragtime!
because it is
It was used in a lot of them, just like the entertainer, another song. This was in The Sting.
it was
Someone stop those masked bandits!!! They just tied a stick of dynamite to my safe!!!
I do believe they also knocked down the trestle bridge in an attempt to steal the gold off the train
Who's still bumping this in 2020 🔥🔥🔥
I'm 44 yrs old and only now just reading about Scott Joplin in depth. I had no idea he was this level of talented.
To be honest, playing this at this tempo is not my first choice. But, what the hell, it's his song, and after repeated listenings, I'm hooked! 'Can't imagine it any other way!
This is 120 bpm, he played around 100-120 bpm depending on the rag, example
Elite Syncopation is almost 120 bpm
Wall Street rag is near 100 bpm
@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 Keep in mind that many player pianos though not all were adjustable in both record and play mode. My uncle had such a piano. He recorded Flight of the Bumblebee a piece famous for all the musicians attempting to play it as fast as they can. He set the piano to record mode and adjusted the record speed to 1/3 so when it was played back at normal speed it would play at three times normal tempo. So he played Bumble Bee at about half normal tempo but recorded it at a third so it would play back at 1.5 x normal speed but the player could be adjusted upward to play back 2.5 X faster than normal so in fact it would really play about 3.25 X the normal tempo which means his recording would end up playing that normal two minute piece in a little over thirty seconds. I remember the day he did that and my aunt came running out into the parlor yelling at him because she thought the player would burst into flames going that fast. One way he taught his students was to play back a piece from a piano roll he recorded and then have them follow with their fingers the movements of the keys. Most people are not aware that those old player pianos reproduce sound with their analog recordings far better than anything digital technology can do today especially if you play back on the piano they are recorded on. My cousin has my uncle's piano and his grand daughter is due to inherit it one day.
Wow. Ive never heard it played like this. The syncopation is so clean. Somehow the bassline is more clear than ive ever heard. It just makes sense. Beautiful
He makes it sound like it's two pianists jamming together.
I'm kind of sad of how he died of Dementia, even though I wasn't born yet
He died from tertiary syphilis, which means it was late state in the disease. It is not clear how long he had it. Unfortunately, there were no antibiotics around the turn of the century. He was a brilliant composer, and it was a shame that he could not have lived longer and produced more great music.
315ParkAvenue Are we talking sexually transmitted syphilis?
scottydu81 yes
@@fredericfrancoischopin1178 My man!
@@scottydu81 Joplin got some action lol
I can imagine the parents of the kids of the 1890s banging on their bedroom doors shouting "turn that off!!! You call that music?!!" 🤣🤣🤣
It's nice to know there are still 4 million people that listen to real music
Andreas Collet All music is real music. This is just a genre of music you like.
Andreas Collet all music you don't consider music roots back to a form of music you like.
Andreas Collet thats actually just me listening to this 4 million times
all music is real music
I dont consider "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj music
I'm surprised how good the sound is
It’s a midi file of the 1916 roll. That’s why it sounds so clear.
Learning the Entertainer. Love his music and style! Not enough credit to Joplin, amazing composer.
He got credit in his life, he was the king of ragtime, the guest of honor at the 1904 worlds fair and help American music at the palm of his hand.
Omg! That sounds great!!! Played by Scott Joplin himself? I can’t believe it! He was astonishing!
It's clickbait. This is a MIDI recording of the Maple Leaf Rag.
@@liamsandal6360it’s a midi of an original roll. A recut of a hand played Joplin roll.
1896 ahh comment
sad how it shows his grave in the end..
Rest In Piece Joplin
The piano roll was recorded just 10 months before that.
It’s rather sad
rip the people who have heard this in movies but still havent found the original
True 🥲
The fact that this video was published in 2006 feels nostalgic to me.
I was 14 when "The Sting" was released and we were introduced to Joplin. My 15 yr old bf was a talented pianist, and played this at this same tempo. Other times he would try to go even faster! He played other Joplin music for me, on the family piano in the basement. He had a good deal of the sheet music and it was such a pleasure to hear Joplin's music, live, in our tiny Southern town. So pleased to hear Joplin's rendition, even my bf wasn't (at his best) much faster than this truly excellent composer and performer. Thanks for making this available.