Pineapple Rag - Scott Joplin 

Hell yeh! Literally all his pieces are incredible lol

Yes! I wonder what people were going through when they heard it during his time

That sums it up well. The guy was a musical genius.

_Banger_ was his dog...

@@CommentaryCentral he is my favorite composer by far

nolan mader your grandpa was an amazing man!

@@urfavragtimeguy3875 I consider anyone who plays Scott Joplin amazing lol

Adrian Cruz. Yes you are 😉

It's so cute 😍😭!..

I am taking piano lessons in order to try and play this awesome music.

liberty Ann You must not be a musician. She is not great. However, she is still young so maybe she will get there.

@@jimlaguardia8185 You've definitely never played this piece. Your "wannabe elitist" attitude doesn't impress anyone, it's just a showcase that there are still some garbage people on earth like you.

Why would any body dis credit someone musical knowledge have fun with Joplins music the girl is good

Can you play this good if not shut up

Jim

Well back in the 1900's you would usually hear a lot of this in brothels...

The piano is slightly de-tuned, don't know if on purpose or not.

I reckon it's just how it is. Most people don't bother getting their pianos regularly tuned.

Barkeep, another Natty Boh please...

I agree, it sounds better on this piano than it does a baby grand piano. Due to the style, rhythm, also time that it was written. That's most likely a 1912 piano. They have that saloon sound even after they are tuned.

Rags and boogie woogie exploit the piano’s ability to perform the rhythm aspect of music in a very cool way.

those may be garden gnomes (as a ceramic decoration), but they are also the 7 dwarfs (of Snow white fame)

Thomas O'Connor ah yes!! I didn’t get a proper look at them

@@Gumshrud this comment is commenting on the commenting on speed, not commenting on speed itself. since you brought it up in this form, I will mention that I don't mind what speed it's at so long as it still sounds nice.

Metrognomes?

i think he actually meant not fast.. not just to direct it towards pretentious people..

In retrospect the style at the time was to play pieces like this at absurdly fast tempos. Joplin's indication of not fast was matched with the occasional m.m. which varied between 84 - 100 at the quarter. That works about to about how fast it's being played here. Perhaps a bit slower. And each rag suggests a slightly different tempo. You just have to pay attention to the amount of inner voicing, etc. It's all there. This is bright, but not too fast.

The tempo that this interpretation is nearly exactly the same as the original tempo marking.

Pineapple Rag is marked 100 beats per minute for the quarter note, in 2/4 time, "Slow March tempo". To see that this is correct, try marching, stomping your feet up high, pumping your arms, one step per beat, at 100 BPM, and you'll see you're doing a slow march. And yes, Joplin's direction not to play his music too fast wasn't about pretentious people, it was because other styles of jazz at the time were played with much faster tempos and he thought of his ragtime as more sophisticated.

just speed the video up a lot, and then turn it back to normal, and it will seem much slower to you.

How would rate it against other Joplin pieces, say, the Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag?

Cool thanks for the reply. I learned Maple Leaf Rag first, now learning The Entertainer and I'm at the last half, so far I find it harder than Maple Leaf except the 3rd section. After Entertainer, I'll learn this next and see how it goes

@John Kennedy Honestly I struggled with the second part of the entertainer and found the third part to be the easiest, and found pineapple to be easier relatively.

The third part of this rag is the death of me. I can managed the right on most parts, but that third part is tricky as hell

@@TitaniumSubscriber Search for a guy called Tom Brier and you will see how it should be played.

Yeah I agree, I started up again 8 years ago after about a 40 year hiatus (wish I never stopped) and just getting the hang of ragtime. So maybe in 10 years I'll be 1/2 as good as this young lady :-)

Why are you spacing everything out so much?

Why are you spacing everything out so much?

Why are you spacing everything out so much?

Megaton Cafe Radio yeah she is really good but you should try to listen to Tom Brier on Keeper1st

Thx for the link! Amazing artist as well, loved his Super Mario World playlist! Superb!

I cannot agree in the least. This sounds terrible. Every nuance is lost and/or wasted by her pounding.

@@TheAvenstar lol lets see you try

@@MattHibbard1993 Anytime, anywhere ...on your dime.

You aren't grumpy, you are appreciative of the music and just want to enjoy hearing it. I feel the same way and was very Happy to see that I have company.

@Kyle Whitehead I about snorted my morning glass of milk out my nose as I read your reply. The wife came in and wondered what was going on, so I explained or conversation as best as I could, while still having some giggles sneaking in. After a few seconds of thought she said that it was just two old grumpy men passing time together in the comment section. Another good round of laughter by me. Now I have the humor out of the way, I can embark on my day. Hope you have a good one!

Yeah, but ya know, it could have been 3 minutes 40 seconds of pure entertainment! Playback speed of about .85 would be perfect. Check the 'speed settings', you can now set the playback speed in 5% increments. Click the "Custom"

@@rotunda57 Thank you for the information! So of us grouchy old farts are not that good with technology and need a helping hand. Thanks again!

she's rushing and the piano is either needing tuning or the microphone is terrible.

that movie is so good tho

The Sting is an amazing film but the funny thing is, ragtime was turn of the century and The Sting was set in 1936. The soundtrack works perfectly, though.

@@capri2673 Well, I never thought movie music had to be that accurate, I doubt if Elmer Bernstein's Magnificent Seven theme can be connected to the Wild West era...

@@gerritdemulder4290 That's a really silly remark. I was just pointing out that ragtime was 30 years earlier.

...too...

Is too

It is too fast. Original piece was not meant to be played this quick. It is a bit rushed and removes a lot of the soul and elegance from the piece. It removes so much emotion from the music when the tempo is increased significantly from it's intended tempo.

Ppo

It is definitely slightly too fast, ragtime pieces are supposed to be played at a slow to moderate pace. If you listen to the actual recordings of Joplin playing his songs you will realise that most modern performances are way too fast. Still, very good performance nevertheless.

It's a bit fast...

@@costliercart7195 Actually, there are no known audio recordings of Joplin playing his own music. He made a few mechanical, piano-roll recordings, but these have been altered obviously don't preserve the tempo.

@@SkylaneGuy This is true, I heard a piano roll of his Entertainer and it was INSANELY fast. Even without knowing what a piano roll was at the time, I was still like, there's no way that's real lol.

I loved her audience, too. Never thought about the Snow White angle though.

+The Cebu Kid Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy my videos! ☺️

I wouldn't say better than the experts but still a fun listen

Herbinator_88 you mean the BachScholar guy, right? yeah, he sucks, this is much better

Nelson Lisboa I don't want to sound mean but I would disagree but hey that's my opinion and I respect yours as well. Either way they're both great to listen to. (One of the greatest songs composed btw)

you're joking right?

True!

Me too, but I've seen another side of it from seeing/listening to this one.

YOu love an out of tune piano?? hmmmmm.. ok... smh

@@kerryincolumbus shut up

@@kerryincolumbus I agree, this piano is badly out of tune and needs to be tuned and revoiced. Loved her playing, though!

Like pianos in saloons were always in tune?

@@spikespa5208 Join me in a slug of ol' redeye?

>It's not meant to be played like a dirge. Really? Even not, when its title is "Solace"? Rather weird.

@@rhalleballe Solace can be of a lively type. Some take solace in booze, drugs, sex, dancing etc. It doesn't have to be slow and reflective. Maybe this is what the composer was thinking of. After all, ragtime music was played in places where people congregated to have fun.

@@elektra9474 Obviously, you dont know "Solace". Its the sadest and slowest Rag i have ever seen and heard and playing it "sassy" is the worst misunderstanding you can make. Rather than guessing around in what wrong way to interpret ragtimes, you might want to go to the trouble of listening to the many beautiful slow interpretations of ragtimes. As an example here is the Brown Derby Rag No. 2 by Joseph F. Lamb. You should also listen to the foreword of the pianist very carefully. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7tfOtvmielo.html Finally, here a wonderful version of "Solace" (even if he does not repeat the parts, what he should): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OKNHp-daefk.html Maybe these pieces can open your mind a little.

@@rhalleballe I had already listened to Philip Dyson's version before I made my original comment. So I don't need my mind opening. You clearly lack experience and understanding if you think that just because a piece is called 'Solace', it must be played at a slow pace. There are plenty of examples in music of sad emotions being expressed in ways that you are obviously not aware of. Examples are Sippi Wallace singing 'Women be Wise' which is sung with a degree of wry humour even though the underlying message is sad. And Mahler's music had a habit of expressing deeply sad emotions with violence and fury. A good example is his Lieder eine fahrenden Gesellen, in particular the 3rd song in the cycle ' Ich hab' ein gluehend Messer.'

@@elektra9474 > "You clearly lack experience and understanding if you think that just because a piece is called 'Solace', it must be played at a slow pace. " No, you dont understand it. It must be played at a slow pace NOT because of its title (thats only a "hint"), it has to played slowly, as playing it "sassy" is simply WRONG. You believe, that every Ragtime has to be played "sassy", because its a Ragtime. Thats extremely poor understanding of Ragtime. Thats what i mean. "Solace" is only one example of many. To remember: "Ragtime should sound sassy. It's not meant to be played like a dirge." Thats simply stupid. Sorry about that, but it is stupid. You dont know Ragtime.

Not the sound track from "The Sting" that was 'The Entertainer'.

Phil - All ragtime sounds the same to many people. Few realize the genius that Joplin was.

Phil Hammond pineapple rag is in the sting soundtrack