Who? (1925) - Lee Sims - piano roll transcription

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Turn on subtitles for the lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II! High-resolution and updated sheet music can be downloaded for free at musescore.com/user/15864791/s....
I'm happy to present you today with a transcription of US Music piano roll 43492, dated February 1926. I made a few edits so it is playable by a human, but they are sparser than what you might see in some of my other transcriptions. Lee Sims is always a pleasure to transcribe because his style is in equal measure straightforward and ingenious. This arrangement is particularly wonderful to me because of his combination of cheerful "naïveté" with dramatic classically-inspired elements.
I transcribed this roll from a video by my friend, RU-vid user @Skgwgaietto, who is building a wonderful library of roll videos on his channel. I highly encourage you to check it out. The original video is available at • Who? - US 43492 played... .

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@SevenPlus65 3 месяца назад

One of the best songs ever written.. and to see the roll transcribed on paper.... wow. I have this same roll. You're a genius, and in a very gifted way.

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

You are much too kind. I am definitely not a genius for making this, it is just the product of loving dedication. :) I love this song too. Have you posted it on your channel? It would be awesome to hear it on your piano!

@Skgwgaietto 3 месяца назад

Who could transcribe a song this way? ....no one but you. That's who! Another home run.

@SevenPlus65 3 месяца назад

@rowanbelt3612 I haven't yet posted it. I have quite a few rolls I'd like to post, this is one of them.

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

@@Skgwgaietto love the reference to the lyrics haha. If you think what I’m doing is impressive, you should check out the people who can transcribe complex music accurately by ear with no visual reference…they’re miles beyond me.

@peternewseterforever 3 месяца назад

@@rowanbelt3612 You're not wrong, but this is quite the approach to that level.

@5riverboat 3 месяца назад

THIS IS JUST OUTSTANDING! I have collected Sims rolls forever and had not previously heard this sensational version. Thanks so much for posting!!!

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

I love Sims as well and I think this is one of his very best. Awesome classical elements! Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

@greggilbert78 3 месяца назад

Thank you for doing this! I have this roll and it is one of my favorites.

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

So glad you enjoyed it!

@davidseymour6246 3 месяца назад

Wow! I’m completely speechless. What a delightful arrangement (and transcription). It’s an instant subscription from me. Thank you so much for doing this and for offering it to the world for free. The 20s/30s were the greatest period of popular music - the harmonies are just so chirpy, musically literate and interesting. I’m thinking it would be just about possible to play it with this sort of drive and precision if I split the hands apart into a duet. Would you be happy to let me have the Dorico/Sibelius or whatever file you used for this to make that easier for me? Obviously you can have the resultant duet to put on musescore if I succeed. Thank you Rowan, this is outstanding.

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much for your kind words and for subscribing! Absolutely I would be happy to give you the source file for this. If you go to the MuseScore website linked in the video description, there is a download button and you can obtain it in the file format of your choice. I think it will make you create an account though. If you don’t want to do that, just drop me your email and I can send it that way.

@davidseymour6246 3 месяца назад

Thank you for taking the time to reply - I will try that. I love the way you are giving all that work you have done freely to the world - it is exactly how the internet should be in my opinion and I try to live my life that way as well.

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

@davidseymour6246 Let me know if you need any more help with that. Thank you for what you said. I think that the ragtime/player piano/etc corner of the internet is really one of the best there is because of the positivity and free sharing of music. I'm very happy just to have people like you who enjoy what I'm putting out there. If you want to distribute it yourself, feel free, just make sure to link back to my channel...I like any extra publicity for what I am doing! Thanks again.

@user-ot4ko3fv1m 2 месяца назад

I enjoyed this song very much. It is a very snappy tune. Thanks. (CA)

@daveluttinen2547 3 месяца назад

Absolutely loved this. Thank you!

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your comment :)

@PiotrBarcz 3 месяца назад

Nice job as always! You really take great care to make these sound nice!

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

Thanks! I really appreciate that! Some things you said encouraged me to start thinking that way. You might also notice something new with the time signature 😉

@PiotrBarcz 3 месяца назад

@@rowanbelt3612 Hahaha, I see you switched to 4/4 :D

@Eridan-Omc1709 2 месяца назад

Really good song !

@byronfriend3493 3 месяца назад

Woahhh this channel is sick 🔥✅, great effort on these transcriptions!!!

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for checking out my channel and commenting! I try my best!

@peternewseterforever 3 месяца назад

@@rowanbelt3612 Seems you definitely do! So many things to look at: the suddenly and smoothly switching key signatures, the triplets played perfectly, the interesting tempo, the bombing ending! The LYRICS ESPECIALLY!

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

@@peternewseterforever Awesome to hear. The lyrics especially take some effort because they have to be carefully coordinated with the sound. But knowing that I have viewers like you who enjoy it makes it all worthwhile! I’m going to work on getting live performances of some of these…stay tuned…

@johnball3487 3 месяца назад

I would love to have that music as well as the roll!

@rowanbelt3612 3 месяца назад

Thank you for your comment! There is a link in the video description where you can get the sheet music. It will ask you to create a MuseScore account, but that account is free and not difficult to set up. Cheers!

@ChrisHauser1 2 месяца назад

CATCHY

@richardwhiteman7429 Месяц назад

Sims was a big influence on Art Tatum.

@rowanbelt3612 Месяц назад

Indeed! It's unfortunate that he tends to be ignored. I hope I can in some small way contribute to awareness of his work.

@prettycureforever7102 2 месяца назад

So how y’all hit them giant leaps ? This man think he Chopin now damn low E and that G is there another way to play those ?

@rowanbelt3612 2 месяца назад

Lol, I just hit the lower note an eighth earlier, the same as you would do for a broken tenth. I wrote it this way because it's easier to look at, more closely matches the original, and also different pianists with different handspans will choose which intervals they need to break.

@rowanbelt3612 2 месяца назад

I should add, I can barely hit a tenth myself. It does take a lot of practice to break the bigger intervals accurately but it is definitely possible

@Skgwgaietto 2 месяца назад

At almost 2K views in a short time, I think we need to SEE just how those leaps are accomplished..... It CAN do done...... by who? Well no one but you.....