Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025

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  • @TomsMucenieks
    @TomsMucenieks  2 года назад +220

    🎧 *You can now Stream/Download* ► bit.ly/tm_maple_leaf

    • @AbsoluteGaming_
      @AbsoluteGaming_ 2 года назад +11

      ratio

    • @BrickyMPG
      @BrickyMPG 2 года назад +3

      ratio

    • @feisty_mycologist
      @feisty_mycologist Год назад +2

      😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

    • @dejotajunior5219
      @dejotajunior5219 Год назад +1

      Eu sou tão grato que tão bons pianistas postem no RUclips vídeos tocando tão divinamente, para nosso deleite. Obrigado

    • @conch2121
      @conch2121 10 месяцев назад +1

      Ditto!!! It makes me SO excited!!

  • @scottjoplin7137
    @scottjoplin7137 5 лет назад +20184

    I composed this well

  • @austinl4915
    @austinl4915 8 месяцев назад +561

    Scott Joplin dropping bangers since 1899. His music will never be forgotten

    • @cia5602
      @cia5602 8 месяцев назад +20

      Arthur Morgan was lucky to have him in his time

    • @davidwas77
      @davidwas77 8 месяцев назад +8

      @@cia5602lmao frfr 😂
      “I didn’t know I was talking to a _LADY_”

    • @RikouHogashi
      @RikouHogashi 7 месяцев назад +7

      its a sad shame he passed before his work was highly recognized :(

    • @TnseWlms
      @TnseWlms 6 месяцев назад +3

      Scott Joplin dropped British sausages?

    • @HanaKida-d8i
      @HanaKida-d8i 4 дня назад

      Do you know what a joke is​@@TnseWlms

  • @Elintasokas
    @Elintasokas Год назад +710

    I swear 0:41 is one of the catchiest parts of any piece of music ever. That is just brilliant. The chromatics in the melody and bass line are perfect.

  • @35E10
    @35E10 3 года назад +1847

    God bless Scott Joplin and his contributions to music. Simply amazing.

    • @drawnbysean1624
      @drawnbysean1624 2 года назад +31

      I agree. He was an amazing musician.

    • @lokmawong3669
      @lokmawong3669 2 года назад +25

      Maple leaf rag and the entertainer

    • @35E10
      @35E10 2 года назад +29

      @@lokmawong3669 those are by far his best known songs, be he wrote many more great songs.

    • @suzannebinsley5940
      @suzannebinsley5940 2 года назад +4

      Such joy in the piece!

    • @emirhan2646
      @emirhan2646 2 года назад +1

      @@lokmawong3669 you should listen weeping willow rag

  • @afa78djd
    @afa78djd 5 лет назад +5573

    To think that this music was at one point in time considered, vulgar, cheap, and embarrassing to play?

    • @renattonunez517
      @renattonunez517 5 лет назад +671

      To think some people stil thinking racism is normal and ok

    • @niccolopaganini4268
      @niccolopaganini4268 5 лет назад +664

      In the time it was composed it was just like lil pump or other shit is today

    • @peep3879
      @peep3879 5 лет назад +452

      @@niccolopaganini4268 Well, compared to the other geniuses like Rachmaninoff that lived in the same time this was considered a bit cheap

    • @user-xd4sk4pk7h
      @user-xd4sk4pk7h 5 лет назад +517

      If cheap=fun then give me cheap any day

    • @ivancorona13
      @ivancorona13 5 лет назад +100

      @@user-xd4sk4pk7h I'm with you on that! 😀

  • @rickastley1691
    @rickastley1691 2 года назад +673

    This is like the song that you heard on a cartoon 10 years ago and still remember it from its pure beauty. R.I.P Scott Joplin (Even if he has been dead for 100 years)

    • @BrickyMPG
      @BrickyMPG 2 года назад +37

      rick astley never gave scott joplin up

    • @Kira-pv4xq
      @Kira-pv4xq Год назад +20

      This is what you would hear while shootin in a saloon back in 1890

    • @robertthayer5779
      @robertthayer5779 Год назад +3

      Cartoon from 60 years ago!

    • @DenzingOnYouTube
      @DenzingOnYouTube Год назад

      @rickastley1691 never gave Scott Joplin up

    • @andrewtatereal3168
      @andrewtatereal3168 Год назад

      i remember it from rdr2 may he rest in peace this song is a masterpiece

  • @The8BitDrummer
    @The8BitDrummer 5 лет назад +2505

    The effects on this are great! Awesome stuff!

    • @nyck733
      @nyck733 4 года назад +7

      Hi, I like your channel

    • @somerandomguitarist8222
      @somerandomguitarist8222 4 года назад +6

      Of all of the videos to comment on... did you also grow up with Minecraft trolling videos? (Jokes aside I’m a huge fan, keep it up)

    • @nuberiffic
      @nuberiffic 4 года назад +9

      really?
      I found them quite gaudy and distracting

    • @viser14
      @viser14 4 года назад +3

      Woah... I was not expecting you to be here my dude. Tho yeah it's great to come here once in a while even though we both sank in the vtuber rabbit hole haha

    • @idkstillme4100
      @idkstillme4100 4 года назад +1

      Why are you here

  • @trevin1770
    @trevin1770 2 года назад +106

    I wish Scott was alive to see the overwhelming love that people are showing him in the comments. Thank you for ever existing.

  • @FSAPOJake
    @FSAPOJake Год назад +158

    Anyone just really love the left hand at 0:41? I've always loved those chord choices. Scott Joplin was a genius.

    • @oliverfife208
      @oliverfife208 Год назад +10

      That part's got one of the most catchy bass lines in any piece of music :)

    • @SudrianSwordsman
      @SudrianSwordsman Год назад +4

      I know!

    • @everglowmoon42
      @everglowmoon42 Год назад +4

      I freaking LOVE it it’s pure perfection!!!

    • @leafeater1227
      @leafeater1227 11 месяцев назад

      this part only uses the 1st chord (Ab) and the dominant chord (Eb7) so the chord choice is pretty plain but it works perfectly here.

    • @JustSome1YouDontKnow
      @JustSome1YouDontKnow 10 месяцев назад

      Yep

  • @alicedee2566
    @alicedee2566 3 года назад +1194

    It's so satisfying to see him hit the notes as there coming. It's like expert level guitar hero

    • @legion3245
      @legion3245 3 года назад +163

      The notes were created as he was playing and then it reverses it to give that guitar hero like affect

    • @alicedee2566
      @alicedee2566 3 года назад +36

      @@legion3245 oh wow that's genius

    • @kamaelea4060
      @kamaelea4060 3 года назад +15

      Piano hero

    • @ARealTaco
      @ARealTaco 3 года назад +11

      @@legion3245 no shit

    • @ryzikx
      @ryzikx 3 года назад +77

      @@ARealTaco well there are people that don't know this

  • @TheJooJq
    @TheJooJq 3 года назад +1349

    **Someone punchs someone in a bar**
    Pianist:

    • @Mr.Birbpoop
      @Mr.Birbpoop 3 года назад +10

      engineer gaming

    • @TheJooJq
      @TheJooJq 3 года назад +4

      @Sabino70 xD

    • @pizzabot3778
      @pizzabot3778 3 года назад +1

      I see you everywhere its weird

    • @christianchan8642
      @christianchan8642 3 года назад +3

      Dude perfect OT 28 plot 3 months early?

    • @overpricedhealthcare
      @overpricedhealthcare 3 года назад +3

      @@Mr.Birbpoop i like how you replied with "engineer gaming" even though his comment doesn't relate to that

  • @myname1882
    @myname1882 2 года назад +63

    my grandpa used to always play this song before he passed. i miss him so much, and i hope to learn this song one day.

    • @murphyfreeman3924
      @murphyfreeman3924 11 месяцев назад +1

      U learn it yet?

    • @yeetub
      @yeetub 9 месяцев назад

      Its a lil hard but its aight after a week

    • @tomedgar4375
      @tomedgar4375 4 месяца назад +1

      My dad also played this, great memories

    • @VegitoGogita
      @VegitoGogita 3 месяца назад +1

      How many times did he pass? The wording makes it seem like it happened multiple times

  • @georgfriedrichhandel4390
    @georgfriedrichhandel4390 4 года назад +441

    IMO, Scott Joplin was the greatest American composer of all time and should even be ranked among the great classical composers as well.

  • @brokos3339
    @brokos3339 5 лет назад +438

    You dont understand how long I've been looking for the name of this song

    • @evak.7761
      @evak.7761 5 лет назад +37

      Same. It definitely took me at least three days, 17 attempts and one sacrifice to every god. But I'm so glad that I've finally found it.

    • @CheezTetris
      @CheezTetris 5 лет назад +15

      It's a piece.

    • @d.p.2720
      @d.p.2720 5 лет назад +1

      Congratulations

    • @Cortanasboyfriend
      @Cortanasboyfriend 5 лет назад

      Lol should’ve known the name of this song ever since your history class in elementary school

    • @mofkarim
      @mofkarim 5 лет назад +1

      Chicken Noodle Soup same!!!

  • @noname815
    @noname815 2 года назад +133

    Just started to teach myself piano, and I hope to one day reach this skill of playing. I would love to learn this song :)

    • @florianschmidt934
      @florianschmidt934 2 года назад +16

      keep going! you’ll nail it!

    • @jonahs2908
      @jonahs2908 2 года назад +21

      I was in your same spot once, and I'm learning the song now. Keep at it!

    • @SK-zk5jz
      @SK-zk5jz 2 года назад +15

      @@jonahs2908 you have no idea how much motivation your comment just gave me, thank you!

    • @queeninnarnia
      @queeninnarnia 2 года назад +6

      I can play this song, but it sounds like I'm playing it with one finger compared to this version.

    • @Spades01
      @Spades01 Год назад +8

      Please please practice everyday and learn theory. I have been playing for ten years and if i practiced everyday i couldve been twice as good.

  • @efmusic04
    @efmusic04 4 года назад +76

    A lot of people are saying they don't like the pedal, but I like it. Not for the reason that it's a sustain pedal but the fact that it creates a cool atmosphere, like it's just the natural reverb from the room.

    • @kutasrozpruwacz7996
      @kutasrozpruwacz7996 4 года назад +6

      ragtime is hard but ragtime with pedal, its impossible

    • @Kira-pv4xq
      @Kira-pv4xq Год назад +4

      @@kutasrozpruwacz7996 then this is quite impressive

    • @TnseWlms
      @TnseWlms 6 месяцев назад +2

      Three pedals and only two feet? One must be overdrive. - Victor Borge

    • @mee7351
      @mee7351 5 месяцев назад

      pedal is so helpful when playing ragtime lmao what

  • @Whitesharj
    @Whitesharj Год назад +16

    This sound like you'd hear it in an old western saloon.
    I love it!

    • @JustSome1YouDontKnow
      @JustSome1YouDontKnow 10 месяцев назад

      Yes! I said that too! I think that’s the whole point, and it’s done very well!

    • @ee2024ee
      @ee2024ee День назад

      Cowboys coming in gettin’ a drink, and some random guy just starts playing this

  • @vincenzocanuzzi1965
    @vincenzocanuzzi1965 3 года назад +47

    imagine being in 1890's with the boys and joplin drops this banger

    • @laurababyyy1
      @laurababyyy1 Месяц назад

      And then your friend starts a bar fight in Valentine while you fight alongside your other friends.

  • @comradewaffles4577
    @comradewaffles4577 5 лет назад +349

    I absolutely love this song. Greatly played man 👍

  • @ramonschiffeli5111
    @ramonschiffeli5111 2 месяца назад +8

    When I was about 13 years old, I looked at this video and said to my parents: Mom, dad, one day I'm going to play like this guy. You playing made me feel a huge desire to learn how to play. Now that I am 15 years old, almost 3 years later, I can proudly say that I learned to play this song in its entirety. Since I was little I was inspired by you and with great pride I can play along with your video. I just came through this comment to tell you... Thank you very much for inspiring me and helping me achieve my dream!!

  • @user-co6hv1sm4x
    @user-co6hv1sm4x 5 лет назад +1765

    These visuals are so sick, you better -not- release a tutorial on them.

    • @youngtylenol
      @youngtylenol 5 лет назад +11

      Mighty Man you mean the other RUclipsrs visuals

    • @nathan11
      @nathan11 5 лет назад +28

      Check out rousseaus

    • @hman2912
      @hman2912 5 лет назад +15

      Yes, must have used actual lights to lights on his hands in time with the music. Beautiful

    • @layneeakins7976
      @layneeakins7976 5 лет назад +8

      @@nathan11 the thing that separates Rousseau's visuals is the way the notes are more soft on the edges and such, more aesthetically pleasing

    • @nicholas6094
      @nicholas6094 3 года назад +13

      The software is called “see music”, sure im 2 years late but better late than never…

  • @3388sandra
    @3388sandra 4 года назад +4451

    Only 1890's kids will remember this.

  • @willdoe6622
    @willdoe6622 Год назад +12

    I’ve been playing the piano for a little over a year and this is the piece that made me want to learn to play. I couldn’t resist trying to learn to play it early on and am now close to finishing the piece. I can’t seem to place what it is, I’m sure it’s a combination of many things, but something about this version is so crisp and perfect I wish I could play it as well. Really it’s showing me the importance of having good technique and good rythme. And perhaps I should have slowly worked my way up to playing this when I was ready

  • @chaosspace0211
    @chaosspace0211 5 лет назад +707

    when you watch a cartoon with no sound

    • @another90daystochangethis34
      @another90daystochangethis34 4 года назад +36

      Honestly, that would sound like a perfect activity to do, playing ragtime while muting cartoons. Lmao

    • @sstanford1331
      @sstanford1331 4 года назад +5

      @210 Hmm we said cartoon right...thay might just qualify as something else😅😂😅

    • @xaviervp3132
      @xaviervp3132 3 года назад +1

      I thought it had no sound-

  • @labenditacontrasena
    @labenditacontrasena 3 года назад +27

    That syncopation of the melody is fabulous

  • @carlorachel
    @carlorachel 4 года назад +259

    As a composer, myself, I studied every genre across every "Age" of music through its evolution. Something about the accessibility of ragtime and its inherent inclusiveness captured my greater attention. While this particular version of MLR is a bit "mechanical," one can still readily hear the life that is within this work. When I teach music appreciation, I usually begin with ragtime as a general base. While this may sound completely nuts, it isn't. People respond to what they recognize and everyone seems to recognize ragtime, regardless of age. Once they are trained to focus on what makes ragtime a "live" music, I can more easily focus their attention on similar details found in all other genres. Scott Joplin was opening a huge door when he wrote his works. I cherish him for enabling a greater light to enter in, ensuring that music would continue to grow.

    • @evoplanet627
      @evoplanet627 4 года назад +8

      oh wow any tips for composing music? ive always wanted to make my own song but idk where to start :(

    • @carlorachel
      @carlorachel 4 года назад +24

      ​@@evoplanet627 Hey YT, it's great to hear you've got the music in you. When you say "I've always wanted to make my own song," I'm guessing you don't mean a rag in ragtime but rather a popular song with music and lyric. Writing pop songs is not hard, but to write a memorable, engaging one is always a challenge. The best-and only-place to start is in your heart. What does your heart, not your mind, have to "say?" Think of one single line that describes everything you are feeling. That's going to be your song's "hook." The verses are the words-usually rhyming, always rhythmic-that connect your hook. Here's a lame example: Hook: "I love ya too much, I can't count the reasons, but let's try!" Then, you have a verse that begins listing the reasons you love that someone. These verses are based on 8-"measure" or what they call 8-bar phrases. That equates to four lines of verse. So, think of a "hook" line that repeats after every verse, and then think of four-line "minipoems" between each repeat of the hook. Read these out loud and "listen for their melody." I swear to you that a melody will emerge out of your heartfelt words. If your words are just words and not feelings, your melody will be poor. But if your message is truly from the heart, the melody that shows up will soar. Godspeed, brother.

    • @Ainoran123
      @Ainoran123 3 года назад +6

      @@carlorachel In 101 Dalmatians, they said melody first, my dear, and then the lyrics

    • @carlorachel
      @carlorachel 3 года назад +16

      @@Ainoran123, Hey C, the process of songwriting that puts the melody first tends to produce a bit more formulaic songs. Because inherent in the melody is an already dictated rhythm, you find yourself to many times "forcing" rhymes and using words only because they "fit" the rhythmic pattern and not because they carry the exact message and emotion of your song's intent. Try it. You'll quickly see what I am saying. Let us agree on this: In the end, songs can be written in any way that produces a song! The goal is to release the spirit and let it rise on its own rhythm and soar on its own melody

    • @SarahSAS
      @SarahSAS 3 года назад

      @@carlorachel Thanks!!!!!!

  • @aldoringo439
    @aldoringo439 5 лет назад +1238

    Is he wearing one of those papers band things u get at a theme park?!

  • @elbesrochadasilva8576
    @elbesrochadasilva8576 2 года назад +42

    Scott é um grande artista, difícil de ser esquecido.

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound 3 года назад +3

    I transcribed this from the book to Cakewalk in 2000. I still can't play it myself. You are so fluid. Perfect. You are showing your hands, so it is impossible that you are faking it. Very impressive. I Love the work of Scott Joplin.

  • @killerkeech
    @killerkeech 5 лет назад +90

    Firstly.......HOW DOES A HUMAN COME UP WITH THAT?????? Secondly the level of envy I have towards your ability to execute that piece will be unrivalled for all time. My hat goes off to you Sir! Beautifully played and a massive credit to the main man Scott Joplin!

    • @fabianlorca9743
      @fabianlorca9743 4 года назад +1

      Same

    • @innatebubble121
      @innatebubble121 4 года назад +6

      I can answer the first question. Complete. Utter. Determination. Scott Joplin made it clear to himself one day he would dedicate most of his life to the piano. I bet he practiced about 8 hours a day. That’s really with any instrument. You just need to absolute drive to perfect your technique. And by chasing perfection, you will attain excellence.

    • @nebulousparadox
      @nebulousparadox 2 года назад

      To be fair, there are also other pieces such as Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G Minor or Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 which are much harder than this piece - it probably required a lot of determination and hard work.

    • @Kira-pv4xq
      @Kira-pv4xq Год назад +2

      You gotta be creative, talented, and determined to write something like this. Scott Joplin had all of those things.

  • @Cowboy1959
    @Cowboy1959 5 лет назад +110

    An outstanding performance of this piece that really captures the spirit of ragtime. I'm really glad to see Toms take on this genre, and he does it very well.

  • @ee2024ee
    @ee2024ee День назад

    Seeing people who can appreciate such music that was once considered evil warms my heart

  • @NioPoncin
    @NioPoncin 5 лет назад +374

    When I heard the first note I thought .... oh yeah ;-)

  • @wormyboiroy6751
    @wormyboiroy6751 5 лет назад +86

    I love when I hear this playing in Main Street USA at Disneyland

    • @Retnick
      @Retnick 5 лет назад +2

      OMG YES SAAAMEEE

    • @yuro7585
      @yuro7585 4 года назад +3

      Not sure if it’s the same in the USA, but in Disneyland Paris you’ll occasionally hear it playing while your walking down Main Street!

    • @wormyboiroy6751
      @wormyboiroy6751 4 года назад +1

      |Yuro| that’s awesome! Also I really want to visit Disneyland Paris someday, it seems so fun

    • @benraznickpiano
      @benraznickpiano 4 года назад

      I just released my performance of Maple Leaf Rag. Come check it out! ruclips.net/video/9XI-Ckjno-s/видео.html

  • @bodyluge8994
    @bodyluge8994 Месяц назад

    i never truly appreciated how complicated and refined this song is. the "guitar hero"-esque visuals really explained the talent behind this song. fantastic.

  • @whoisdarkk
    @whoisdarkk 2 года назад +11

    more than a century later, such a groove. Amazing work with the visuals and stuff, i really enjoyed this rendition!

  • @ZenandtheArtofPiano
    @ZenandtheArtofPiano 5 лет назад +59

    Toms, this has a great groove!! I tried recording this and The Entertainer last month but kept getting stuck somehow. Hats off!

    • @eaea-qs6uy
      @eaea-qs6uy 5 лет назад +2

      This is not more for my hands, bit is a lot of good idea!!

  • @JontheBerean
    @JontheBerean 4 года назад +1

    This reminds me of my pal Larry, a retired music teacher who moved to Tenerife last year.
    I used to go around his house and get treated to all kinds of tunes.
    This was one.

  • @Jamesdylandean
    @Jamesdylandean 4 года назад +4

    Toms, what a treasure you are! You and Rousseau have brought on a more listenable version of the classics with a very mild touch to the keys and the music lighting. Terrific.

  • @treiko1160
    @treiko1160 3 года назад +16

    I’ve played several different stringed instruments in many different genres over 10 years. On top of that, I’ve listened to plenty of edm, etc. Recently got into piano though, so a lot of this is new to me. While this obviously a major feat , and, I’m sure, an abomination to master, this is still probably the funnest, most carefree sound that I’ve ever heard from one instrument.

  • @vitesse_arnhem
    @vitesse_arnhem Год назад +2

    Amazing how jazz was borne of this. Imagine dancing to this in the 1800s!! Crazy.

  • @andreasofficiall
    @andreasofficiall 2 года назад +3

    Maaan I remember listening to this when I was a child back in the 1890. Good times

  • @magnificentmuttley2084
    @magnificentmuttley2084 Год назад +8

    Absolutely wonderful. The lighting effects really made this so much more enjoyable than just listening to the fantastic playing. I always think any Scott Joplin number really puts a smile on your face. So joyful. Thank you so much for posting. I’m saving this one to my favourite jazz folder. Best regards from the Giant’s Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland. 😀👍☘️

    • @vitesse_arnhem
      @vitesse_arnhem Год назад

      “The six counties are mine!”
      -HM the King

  • @jockt77
    @jockt77 8 дней назад +1

    Hey Tom, great video. I've spent the past two weeks watching you and teaching myself to play this song. I have made it to the "B" section and had a quick question if you do see this. At 1:16 exactly, with the left hand you play "G sharp, B and D sharp" and then switch to "G sharp, (C), and D sharp." The MIDI and your left hand show that but it sounds like the audio does not.
    Okay huge full stop here. I had more typed, but i just checked the sheet music before commenting and it does seem to be a mistake in the video. So for anyone else who may be teaching themselves from this video, at 1:16 it is infact "G sharp, C, D sharp twice."
    Again, awesome video. This got me back into playing piano after years of not playing, so i really have been enjoying learning this!

  • @ladyrachel13
    @ladyrachel13 5 лет назад +9

    Thank you for this. Love watching you play the piano. My mother was a pianist who died in August of 2018. She could read music but she also played by ear. I always loved listening to her play the piano. When she got going her fingers nimbly raced across that keyboard just like yours. Thanks again! 👍

  • @tom2722
    @tom2722 5 лет назад +4567

    Maple Leaf Rag > The Entertainer

    • @TomsMucenieks
      @TomsMucenieks  5 лет назад +465

      Agreed. More fun to play :D

    • @BillyGamingLife
      @BillyGamingLife 5 лет назад +25

      bugging

    • @apieinthesky
      @apieinthesky 5 лет назад +369

      @@TomsMucenieks *Maple Leaf Rag is more ENTERTAINING to play.

    • @matthewobert9069
      @matthewobert9069 5 лет назад +79

      Pineapple rag > maple leaf rag

    • @Wasserkaktus
      @Wasserkaktus 5 лет назад +59

      Joplin himself said the Maple Leaf Rag was what would make him world renown and the King of Ragtime: He was very well educated in music and knew how great this song would be.

  • @GodTierComments
    @GodTierComments Год назад +2

    Oh man the notes and velocity is a game changer for these

  • @sulfurpunk
    @sulfurpunk 4 года назад +1027

    what 5 year old me felt like when i first played a chord

  • @Jonathan-37
    @Jonathan-37 4 года назад +261

    I’m gonna play this for my concert at the end of the year. Pray for me that I don’t f%@# up

    • @ekachemia9828
      @ekachemia9828 4 года назад +8

      Im here with u 😁

    • @Jonathan-37
      @Jonathan-37 4 года назад +5

      Thanks

    • @thechannel7401
      @thechannel7401 4 года назад +11

      It might be too late, but how did it go?

    • @Jonathan-37
      @Jonathan-37 4 года назад +17

      theChannel I’m playing it on November but I can play the whole song now 😀

    • @dianiuse.6708
      @dianiuse.6708 4 года назад +5

      @@Jonathan-37 me too in October/November and I've been playing for 2 months😂❤

  • @ReineckeF0x
    @ReineckeF0x 10 месяцев назад +2

    Everytime i hear this it reminds me of "The Entertainer" and some parts as bar music in a wild western saloon :) very lifting my mood ^^

  • @diegohalbeck2274
    @diegohalbeck2274 4 года назад +58

    Honestly, this is so fun to play. The best part for me is the section at 2:10.

  • @martinmoralesmusic
    @martinmoralesmusic 3 года назад +4

    More than a century has passed and it is still being played. Ragtime is amazing!

  • @trevin1770
    @trevin1770 2 года назад +4

    I’m SO addicted to this masterpiece! It’s upbeat yet so smooth at the same time. Love it! 🤩

  • @jacobcottom265
    @jacobcottom265 5 лет назад +4

    I just studied Scott Joplin in my music theory class and hearing how fast he plays such an insane piece of music is astounding

  • @philpowell8923
    @philpowell8923 2 года назад +3

    My grandmother used to play this on the piano. She had learned it as a teenager working at a local silent movie theater in the early 1910s.

  • @bearman9033
    @bearman9033 Год назад +1

    I hope that Scott where ever he may be is smiling knowing his music lives on for atleast a hundred years. testament to his skills imo. So glad Rockstar has it in the Red Dead series.

  • @odryne1475
    @odryne1475 5 лет назад +35

    You re amazing. Glad I've found you!

  • @meiwooo
    @meiwooo 4 года назад +9

    Took me ten years to find this song. WORTH IT

  • @stormybear4986
    @stormybear4986 3 года назад +2

    My favorite Joplin Rag. always a crowd favorite. it took me three months to master the stride bass in that 3rd section. But I used to rock it. Well done indeed!

  • @75blackviking
    @75blackviking Год назад +3

    Heard it a million times, and it still ain't enough. Damn good render on this one, I might add.

  • @ronaldmcdonald8303
    @ronaldmcdonald8303 3 года назад +6

    It must be wonderful to be able to sit down at a piano and play like this!

    • @Lord9Genesis
      @Lord9Genesis 4 месяца назад

      It is a blessing but sometimes an addiction. I find myself playing for hours the same piece. This one is so much fun to play

  • @edwardgonzales3459
    @edwardgonzales3459 3 года назад +23

    A century later this still goes hard! Love the good ragtimes! 🔥

  • @josephtabar492
    @josephtabar492 3 года назад +7

    I have wondered for years the name of this tune. I'd heard it as a child and liked it and at the age of 57 I'd heard it again on the game called Red Dead redemption 2, in their saloon, in the game. It's a Cool tune, even though I'm a rock & roll guitarist.

  • @frantaxd2553
    @frantaxd2553 6 месяцев назад +3

    0:41 I really love this part. Great job

  • @Ken_Weber_organist
    @Ken_Weber_organist 4 года назад +1

    Scott Joplin is by far and away my FAVORITE piano composer

  • @tjfletcher1336
    @tjfletcher1336 3 года назад +5

    This piece always cheers me up when I'm feeling unworthy

  • @closedlol1757
    @closedlol1757 4 года назад +244

    Showed this to my grandpa
    He’s now happily dancing on a pile of maple leaves 🍁

  • @yeah_no.47
    @yeah_no.47 Год назад +2

    I’m not a fan of rag time music, nor songs that are just piano, but this is the only expectation. This song is so catchy and just flows

  • @BG-mv7vm
    @BG-mv7vm 4 года назад +6

    My time has come... to finally sit down and learn this song.

  • @rae.777
    @rae.777 2 года назад +12

    My dad played this so well when I was younger and it’s something I’ll never forget even though it’s not really his hobby anymore. 😙

  • @harrymacdonald2672
    @harrymacdonald2672 4 года назад +2

    I can't believe I put off the last half of trio for almost a year especially after how hard the first was to get that muscle memory in the left hand. I've always loved this peice because my grandad played it all the time.

  • @gy3940
    @gy3940 3 года назад +6

    I love this song so much. Great composer.

  • @askowalc
    @askowalc 2 года назад +4

    First song I ever "mastered" and always a crowd favorite. What a song. Fur Elise, eat S... the S that is Scott Joplin! Well done! Subbed and liked. GJ!

  • @philhewett1601
    @philhewett1601 4 года назад +1

    No one rolicked like Joplin. My mother shared how my grandmother loved to play this for her and my aunts and uncles when they kids in the late teens and early 20s (20th century!).

  • @13mumba47
    @13mumba47 2 года назад +3

    This song still bumps to this day

  • @DeclanBurger
    @DeclanBurger 3 года назад +12

    One of my favourite piano songs and this is played so well! It's crazy to see the hand movements behind making this music. Thanks for sharing!

  • @NarcisaRomanet-wf8tz
    @NarcisaRomanet-wf8tz 3 месяца назад +1

    Music never gets old. Not even once.🎼🎹🎧

  • @bigredfreak2
    @bigredfreak2 Год назад +3

    I’m in awe. I only wish i could play the piano that well. Top stuff.

  • @xxsarinhaxz
    @xxsarinhaxz 5 лет назад +161

    Objective: learn how to play that incredible song
    Reality: I don’t have a piano ;-;

    • @dariociotti6018
      @dariociotti6018 4 года назад +4

      Yo... Put yourself in my shoes
      I play drums.
      :'C
      XD

    • @cheese8300
      @cheese8300 3 года назад +4

      *Piece ahem

    • @_Fuscous
      @_Fuscous 3 года назад +1

      just get a cheap casio, 99% of this piece fits on a 61 key keyboard

  • @indobro11piano
    @indobro11piano 4 месяца назад

    0:41 sounds so good, the left hand jumping back and forth is amazing

  • @heysiritellmeacoolprofilen7296
    @heysiritellmeacoolprofilen7296 4 года назад +37

    *throws a fire bottle at the valentine saloon pianist*
    the pianist:

  • @mj6962
    @mj6962 2 года назад +3

    Very nice. I really enjoy your playing. I’m a classically trained pianist who plays mostly by ear. From hearing the middle section of this I was able to complete my version. (Which had previous left out that part lol). Thank you. And you are a very talented pianist! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to and watching you play. Best regards!! 🎊 🎉 👍🏼

  • @AustinDrawbaugh489
    @AustinDrawbaugh489 10 месяцев назад +1

    This video was the motivation for me to start learning this. Finished learning it in September of 2022. Thank you Tom!

  • @poivediamo_987
    @poivediamo_987 5 лет назад +2316

    Too much pedal man! THIS IS RAGTIME NOT A CLASSICAL PIECE

  • @lollol-ne1wc
    @lollol-ne1wc 5 лет назад +208

    *playing cooking mama* “Great!”

  • @paullee9397
    @paullee9397 Год назад +1

    I had this song playing in my head but had no idea the name of it. I decided to do a search for most popular piano ragtime songs and this was the first one that popped up and THIS IS IT!! What are the odds of that? LOL Love this song!

  • @simply_kendall
    @simply_kendall 2 года назад +3

    0:05
    (This is just for me sorry I’m impatient and practicing this song. It helps to easily be able to start it have a good day :D )

  • @thatguy9594
    @thatguy9594 4 года назад +11

    This song doesnt really have an intro that builds up to a big thing, it just starts and goes

  • @Solace6428
    @Solace6428 2 года назад +1

    I just had someone try to call this "the entertainer" because "it sounds like the entertainer, so it must be it". They would not listen, despite me informing them that they are both written by the same person, which is why they sound similar. Even with video demonstration of both songs. Like damn, admitting you're wrong won't kill you

  • @jimpalmer2981
    @jimpalmer2981 3 года назад +16

    This rendition makes me want to put on a bowler hat, run around at twice my normal speed in black and white, and communicate only through intertitle cards.

  • @ArrowMissle
    @ArrowMissle 3 года назад +4

    This is marvelous!!!

  • @marktabla5434
    @marktabla5434 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great video but sure makes me glad I got the Dover sheet music anthology, "Complete Piano Rags of Scott Joplin" back in the day. I never could've practiced learning it by watching and pausing this.

  • @Unborn8653
    @Unborn8653 9 месяцев назад +33

    Why do I like 0:13 so much 😭

  • @shiningfennec2360
    @shiningfennec2360 4 года назад +4

    2547 notes, wow
    I'm currently learning the 1:34 part, this piece is so much fun!

  • @therealslimshady-f8b
    @therealslimshady-f8b 2 года назад +1

    The King of Rock. The King of Pop. And of course here, The King of Ragtime. I present to you, Composer Scott Joplin.

  • @sohailaji4660
    @sohailaji4660 3 года назад +3

    Listening to this at midnight at full volume to keep me awake

  • @isaiahbraddock
    @isaiahbraddock 5 лет назад +804

    first. Wait why the heck did i get a heart Tom i concerned.

  • @ColdApproachMaster
    @ColdApproachMaster 7 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful composition. Thank you Mr. Joplin !!

  • @gothiesoftie6947
    @gothiesoftie6947 5 лет назад +79

    and I’m sitting over here quietly playing twinkle twinkle little star....

    • @datnguyen3441
      @datnguyen3441 5 лет назад +1

      Happy Dramione hey, that is a pretty difficult piece ya ?

    • @Aileen0826s
      @Aileen0826s 3 года назад +1

      The Mozart version? Lol

    • @ezrapetty9666
      @ezrapetty9666 3 года назад

      I'm still learning that. I can only play 2 out of the 12 variations