Excellent play, really enjoyed it! Ummm, i have a dumb question if i may, never really realized this until playing them almost back to back but is Scott Joplins "Easy Winners and his Pine Apple rag compositions basically the same song, they seem so similar. From what i see pine apple was published in 1908 many years after easy winners but their through line beat and runs seem so similar sounding to me. Pineapple seems like it might be at a faster candence though. Anyways, excuse my ignorance, just curious. Appreciate it if you could enlighten me... its going to bug me until i can figure it out... haha.
Many of Joplin's ragtime classics have almost identical chord progressions and structures. In both Easy Winners and Pineapple, he opens with a strong tonic (I) then breifly moves to the subdominant (IV) before returning to the tonic. He then rounds out the phrase with one bar each of a major 2nd (II) and dominant (V), then he repeats the phrase with a bit of variance before landing on the tonic again. The entire section then usually gets repeated. During the first half of the development, he almost always goes back and forth between the dominant (V) and the tonic (I). Sometime's he'll flirt with a major 6th (VI) to minor 2nd (ii) like in Maple Leaf, other times he'll just finish off with IV, I, II, V like in Pineapple. Then the develpoment gets repeated and the opening theme has another go. There might be a transition to the next section, or we might just get tossed into it, but it pretty much always changes key by one step along the circle of 4ths (Pineapple goes from Bb to Eb, Easy Winners goes from Ab to Db). There are probably many other similarities that people more knowledgeable than me can point out, but this is why Joplin is so often overlooked by "serious" musicians. The idea being once you know one of his pieces you basically know them all. Personally, no other composer makes me feel quite as happy to be alive as when I'm playing Joplin.
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It was published three or four separate times in 1901 alone, first by Joplin himself, then by Shattlinger piano co, and finally by John Stark.
My 2nd fav. One of his bests, a prime example of what ragtime is.
What's your first fav?
@@itsRemco Magnetic Rag; for me, this piece sums everything I love not only from Joplin's work, but music in general.
My favorite from Joplin !
This is from Meet the Orchestra
Trombone
Tuba
French Horn
Trumpet
Bugle
Yes
Yes indeed.
My favorite scott joplin rags are maple leaf rag, the easy winners, kismet rag, pineapple rag, and the entertainer
Fascinating stuff!
Fascinante❤❤
This is a great rag! Say, do you like my photo of Adam Swanson and I? It was taken yesterday. Shown in my profile!
Excellent play, really enjoyed it! Ummm, i have a dumb question if i may, never really realized this until playing them almost back to back but is Scott Joplins "Easy Winners and his Pine Apple rag compositions basically the same song, they seem so similar. From what i see pine apple was published in 1908 many years after easy winners but their through line beat and runs seem so similar sounding to me. Pineapple seems like it might be at a faster candence though. Anyways, excuse my ignorance, just curious. Appreciate it if you could enlighten me... its going to bug me until i can figure it out... haha.
Many of Joplin's ragtime classics have almost identical chord progressions and structures.
In both Easy Winners and Pineapple, he opens with a strong tonic (I) then breifly moves to the subdominant (IV) before returning to the tonic. He then rounds out the phrase with one bar each of a major 2nd (II) and dominant (V), then he repeats the phrase with a bit of variance before landing on the tonic again. The entire section then usually gets repeated.
During the first half of the development, he almost always goes back and forth between the dominant (V) and the tonic (I). Sometime's he'll flirt with a major 6th (VI) to minor 2nd (ii) like in Maple Leaf, other times he'll just finish off with IV, I, II, V like in Pineapple. Then the develpoment gets repeated and the opening theme has another go.
There might be a transition to the next section, or we might just get tossed into it, but it pretty much always changes key by one step along the circle of 4ths (Pineapple goes from Bb to Eb, Easy Winners goes from Ab to Db).
There are probably many other similarities that people more knowledgeable than me can point out, but this is why Joplin is so often overlooked by "serious" musicians. The idea being once you know one of his pieces you basically know them all. Personally, no other composer makes me feel quite as happy to be alive as when I'm playing Joplin.
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I’ll give you credit to use the music in my video
Sure, go ahead :)
@@itsRemco thank you. ^-^
Maybe do Wolverines my Jelly Roll next?
I'm actually busy with that one 😁
@@itsRemco yes please!
What vst do you use now for the piano sounds?
I can't say that yet, it's like giving away my recipe for the most delicious pie 🥧 😂
@@itsRemco What's your favorite cake 😏?
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