Hi, you have played this a few times on you tube and obviously know the piece extremely well having studied it for many years, I just wondered why you have the sheet music in front of you, is it just as a guide?
A totally awesome performance of a totally awesome piece. And very timely indeed. I’m learning a simplified version right now. May I ask what metronome marking are you playing this piece? I’m learning at quarter note = 60 but like to know my goal. Thank you
BachScholar, alright. What makes this especially difficult? I think the speed/tempo isn’t the case here. I really would like to learn another rag (I can play The Entertainer already). I do find Maple Leaf Rag a little too difficult. Can you recommend a good beginner’s rag? It doesn’t have to be one of Joplin’s pieces. I just want to play another rag, since it’s the piano genre I love the most. Thanks in advance!
@@dancehalllyrics1303 I found the Felicity Rag is nice and not too hard. It is in a book called Collaboration Rags. I don't see the book for sale in a cursory search of the internet, but the composers are Scott Joplin and Scott Hayden.
@@dancehalllyrics1303 What makes it difficult is the expression and playing mostly legato, and also, the pedaling is pretty advanced. Some pedaling is marked in the score, but most pedaling you have to do relying on your own ear and judgment. Peacherine Rag is a great rag to learn, which is one of Joplin's least difficult.
Mr. Hall: you are one of the few classical pianists whose ragtime playing I enjoy greatly, but personally I find this tempo a little slow. The score is marked “very slow march tempo.” If a standard march tempo is ca. 120, and many of Joplin’s “slow march tempo” rags sit comfortably at 90-100, then 42 is “very slow” indeed! It becomes, to me (and this is all offered with the utmost respect for your playing and scholarship) more of a lullaby than a serenade, and the “Mexican” rhythms seem overly smoothed out. However, it is a beautifully nuanced performance, and many many thanks for offering these wonderful videos of this great music... you inspired me for my channel!
Actually, many of Joplin's rags don't sit comfortably at 90-100. Maybe a small few of them, but not many. I would say the average appropriate speed for most of Joplin's rags is 60-80. This makes 42 not that slow, necessarily. Now, we have to differentiate between a lullaby and a serenade in terms of tempo...... According to Google dictionary: A Serenade is "a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover." The same dictionary defines a Lullaby as "a quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep." Now, you go by the assumption that a song sung by someone to his lover must be faster than a song to put a child to sleep. But why is this? I would think that either could be slower or faster than the other and that "serenade" or "lullaby" do not necessarily imply any differences of tempo other than both are generally "slow" in nature.
BachScholar I certainly respect your thoughtfulness on this and I didn’t mean to imply that ALL of Joplin’s rags sit well at 100, but some of them are, on the other hand, explicitly marked at 100 (of course, that could have been the publisher’s doing). Anyway, I was mainly going by the experience of my own ears, and the issue of tempo is ultimately, in many cases a subjective one. Regarding the performance of a song intended for a lover vs. one intended to put a child to sleep, well, to me there is quite a large difference, but again, to each his own. Thank you for your kind response.
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Excellent rendition! Learning this now!
Beautiful. One of my favorite works by Scott Joplin.
Had to listen to you play this again, as you voted it your top Scott Joplin piece on the recent list- beautifully played!
Another sublime performance. His deep understanding of every little nuance can be especially heard here, and the pedaling is perfect.
Played so beautifully 🎉🎉
Great job-I like it!
great playing cory!!
I’ve listened to your video many times - It’s absolutely beautiful
My very favorite!
Excellent! It has many fugue like components.
Hi, you have played this a few times on you tube and obviously know the piece extremely well having studied it for many years, I just wondered why you have the sheet music in front of you, is it just as a guide?
Because I like to read the music.
Perfect
A totally awesome performance of a totally awesome piece. And very timely indeed. I’m learning a simplified version right now.
May I ask what metronome marking are you playing this piece? I’m learning at quarter note = 60 but like to know my goal. Thank you
I am playing quarter note = 42.
BachScholar thank you very much for your suggestion. All the very best.
Way to pay respect to the original tempo and velocity! Nobody obeys the well written original pieces anymore
Yes, of course. "Never play this ragtime fast"
How would you rate this in difficulty amongst his other pieces? And how many bpm do you play this at?
It's one of the most difficult of all Joplin's pieces. I play it at about 42 bpm per quarter note.
BachScholar, alright. What makes this especially difficult? I think the speed/tempo isn’t the case here.
I really would like to learn another rag (I can play The Entertainer already). I do find Maple Leaf Rag a little too difficult. Can you recommend a good beginner’s rag? It doesn’t have to be one of Joplin’s pieces. I just want to play another rag, since it’s the piano genre I love the most.
Thanks in advance!
@@dancehalllyrics1303 I found the Felicity Rag is nice and not too hard. It is in a book called Collaboration Rags. I don't see the book for sale in a cursory search of the internet, but the composers are Scott Joplin and Scott Hayden.
@@dancehalllyrics1303 Try the Pineapple Rag or Bethena, a lovely ragtime waltz.
@@dancehalllyrics1303 What makes it difficult is the expression and playing mostly legato, and also, the pedaling is pretty advanced. Some pedaling is marked in the score, but most pedaling you have to do relying on your own ear and judgment. Peacherine Rag is a great rag to learn, which is one of Joplin's least difficult.
Mr. Hall: you are one of the few classical pianists whose ragtime playing I enjoy greatly, but personally I find this tempo a little slow. The score is marked “very slow march tempo.” If a standard march tempo is ca. 120, and many of Joplin’s “slow march tempo” rags sit comfortably at 90-100, then 42 is “very slow” indeed! It becomes, to me (and this is all offered with the utmost respect for your playing and scholarship) more of a lullaby than a serenade, and the “Mexican” rhythms seem overly smoothed out. However, it is a beautifully nuanced performance, and many many thanks for offering these wonderful videos of this great music... you inspired me for my channel!
Actually, many of Joplin's rags don't sit comfortably at 90-100. Maybe a small few of them, but not many. I would say the average appropriate speed for most of Joplin's rags is 60-80. This makes 42 not that slow, necessarily. Now, we have to differentiate between a lullaby and a serenade in terms of tempo......
According to Google dictionary: A Serenade is "a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover." The same dictionary defines a Lullaby as "a quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep." Now, you go by the assumption that a song sung by someone to his lover must be faster than a song to put a child to sleep. But why is this? I would think that either could be slower or faster than the other and that "serenade" or "lullaby" do not necessarily imply any differences of tempo other than both are generally "slow" in nature.
BachScholar I certainly respect your thoughtfulness on this and I didn’t mean to imply that ALL of Joplin’s rags sit well at 100, but some of them are, on the other hand, explicitly marked at 100 (of course, that could have been the publisher’s doing). Anyway, I was mainly going by the experience of my own ears, and the issue of tempo is ultimately, in many cases a subjective one. Regarding the performance of a song intended for a lover vs. one intended to put a child to sleep, well, to me there is quite a large difference, but again, to each his own. Thank you for your kind response.
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The average punter - most folk - will hear the wonderful melodies. At 'speed' this is lost. Cory Hall understands that