My father was a pianist who idolized Joplin. In his later years, he struggled with rheumatoid arthritis and lost most of his playing hands' ability. The last time we watched this movie together before he passed away, I was a little sad for him during this scene and he said "At least it wasn't syphilis that took my hands away!"
@PetersExcapades9 ай бұрын
Amazing sense of humor, thank you for sharing and sorry for your loss.
@De_mitaSiburian-uw7xs9 ай бұрын
Ser paciente
@ryansheyt8 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry for your fathers loss of RA. It is a truly a terrible disease.
@Jenny.C19786 ай бұрын
Really sorry for your loss, and sorry the loss he must have felt not to be able to play any more. RA is truly a horrible thing. I have psoriatic arthritis, which is another type of autoimmune arthritis, and it's sometimes so painful to play now. Wouldn't wish it on my worse enemy.
@robadams57995 ай бұрын
🤣
@مروىالسلواني8 ай бұрын
The entertainer is one of my most cherished pieces that's why i hold great respect to its creator Scott Joplin ❤
@tambrosia8 ай бұрын
Mr Joplin was a genius Always have enjoyed his music and not many folks can truly play it right. RIP Mr J and Thank you for sharing your music then and now with the world. Pax+
@Ledutuu6 ай бұрын
Was Mr J RIP?
@clarencegreen30716 ай бұрын
It takes a gifted person to play ragtime "right." I studied, worked on, ragtime for over 20 years with no success. "I could hit the notes, but I could not make the music."
@jamesmcinnis2082 ай бұрын
People race through it at breakneck speed. The audiences love it. Woe betide the poor soul who comments that Joplin himself designated the tempo be "not too fast."
@clasicradiolover8 ай бұрын
The first time I heard this song I was only about eight years old and it was on a player piano. This is a piano that you put in a roll of paper with little holes in the paper, like the old punch cards for computers, long like a scroll. The piano would play the music with no further help. I was as fascinated by the song as by the piano and got them to play it over and over.
@nploda14084 ай бұрын
That's called a "player piano"! 😎
@d_b_Ай бұрын
Looks like you are a music lover, do you also play?
@clasicradioloverАй бұрын
@@d_b_ I wish I could play. The only instrument I play is the radio.
@racheln85638 ай бұрын
Enough to make you want to cry, isn't it? One wonders what other sensational works he could have created were it not for his illness.
@tedmerr4 ай бұрын
probably up there with Mozart who only lived to be 35
@ajaxrosso19 ай бұрын
Made huge success only to have all his posessions stolen in new york. Many compositions went missing i believe and ultimately the man was stunted from reaching his true potential, tragically died early from syphylis, but still became THE GREATEST RAGTIME COMPOSER IN HISTORY
@reginaldforthright80514 күн бұрын
That’s like being the greatest restroom attendant who ever lived
@ajaxrosso113 күн бұрын
It's more like being one of the greatest music pioneers who ever lived my friend, he's up there with Presley and Hendrix
@ajaxrosso113 күн бұрын
@@reginaldforthright805ragtime music and Joplin paved the way for modern music
@seanwiley558 Жыл бұрын
The Ice Cream truck would play this music... man what memories!
@Yagdrol Жыл бұрын
lol and Greensleeves. Great days!
@markherron140711 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday to Scott Joplin REST IN POWER his Birth Card is 9 of Hearts 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓 Blessings and Hugs 💜💜💜
@voronnoir372811 ай бұрын
I turned 30 years old today. And I too am a musician/pianist. With the utmost respect for the maestro: Scott Joplin
@markherron140711 ай бұрын
@@voronnoir3728 Happy Birthday 🎂🎈
@voronnoir372811 ай бұрын
@@markherron1407 Thank you!
@victor5432110002 ай бұрын
This song is simply spectacular!
@PinkPanther495810 ай бұрын
1:26 we have all been there. Even though you could do it 1000s of times before it is just not happening when you need it to.
@AB-rj7vh10 ай бұрын
Ha good one ;)
@mYththePoet9 ай бұрын
One of my heroes, this man.
@Pacifier198924 күн бұрын
My sweet mother used to play this when me and my sister were just a goofy playful kids. How I miss those youthful days. Love you mom always stay healthy and happy. ❤
@PAUL-pz3rz4 ай бұрын
I listen to Scott Joplin's songs a lot. He was a rag time genius.
@eeyyaakk68012 ай бұрын
What is rag time?
@PAUL-pz3rz2 ай бұрын
@@eeyyaakk6801 Ragtime was a music genre in the late 19th and early 20th century. The primary characteristic was it was written with a syncopated beat or "ragged". It was a very happy up beat style of music which is why I like it.
@ROBYNMARKOW9 ай бұрын
So sad when he couldn’t play anymore 😢
@SQUAREHEADSAM19124 ай бұрын
Yeah, by 1912/13 he had developed dementia (caused by syphilis) and lost his ability to play, his last recorded piano roll in 1917 is hard to hear due to that.
@thebrummierailenthusiasts53296 ай бұрын
This is the music that’s come to my attention
@swimmercat577 ай бұрын
So sad he died so young. Contracted syphilis, which affected his ability to play piano. That’s why he’s struggling in this scene. Thank you Scott Joplin for your music. I’m learning to play The Entertainer and I love it. I’ve loved it my whole life and I’m finally learning it!
@SQUAREHEADSAM19124 ай бұрын
It only affected him in the final 4-6 years of his life. Prior to that he was a very competent pianist.
@robadams57995 ай бұрын
When I was a kid in the 70s I loved this song. I think my Mom had it on something called a "record."
@tttm993 ай бұрын
Used to love playing this. A reminder to tune the piano😂
@Ja-EdenCheese7 ай бұрын
I love this piece
@dougwilson696628 күн бұрын
Buried my Mother to the Entertainer song, her favorite. Started it during the lowering ceremony for her requested natural "green" burial. The song ended when she was at rest. PERFECT.
@NataliDaliАй бұрын
I can hardly imagine there's anyone in the world who hasn't heard this music theme at some point of one's life and wasn't entertained with its cheerful spirit - a real all-time masterpiece by Scott Joplin! )))
@memzpf9 ай бұрын
Scott Joplin truly was truly the idol of his age who made all kinds of money when he was on the stage
@johnoshea581610 ай бұрын
A genius!
@joshmore71755 ай бұрын
Love hearing ragtime played properly. Not fast but with plenty of movement and expression. Much better than when people rush it
@BoogieWoogieCatАй бұрын
He's playing Maple Leaf Rag much slower here than he himself recommended, though. His instruction was to play in Tempo di Marcia, which is also listed in every single piece of sheet music that exists, which is why you see most people "rushing it", when in fact they're playing at the right tempo.
@sherrybirchall867723 күн бұрын
@@BoogieWoogieCatI🎉 believe his instruction was "not too fast" and yes, many people do play it too fast.
@jongilbertson21069 ай бұрын
What is interesting is that before you could buy records, or CDs or download music, you had to buy the sheet music to hear your favorite song. It seems that pianos were more common back then. Instead of buying a state of the art hi-fi system, you had to buy a good piano.
@jamesslick47906 ай бұрын
Before record players and radios became common it WAS common for homes to have some musical instrument, often a piano (they are just so versatile!) Even the poorest home would have at least a guitar or mandolin. By the second half of the 20th century it became a "thing" that the ability to play an instrument was a "rare talent'. Before then it wasn't .
@Sasi-ex5yn8 ай бұрын
It's interesting how they appealed to the silent era in 1970s films. Even before Betamax and VHS.
@romcallis9 ай бұрын
Was that Maple Leaf Rag before The Entertainer?
@racheln85638 ай бұрын
Yes, it was.
@KevyNova9 ай бұрын
I never knew that Ed Norton and Lando Calrissian were friends.
@CSLucasEpic5 ай бұрын
People tend to idealize those times, but one thing everyone keeps forgetting is how bad medicine was back then. Today we are used to people living past 70, back then you died of measels or tuberculosis, or cholera, or ... in the case of Joplin, Syphilis.
@mathew32677 ай бұрын
We've got to give him more time!
@chakattack996 ай бұрын
Am I the only one here that's gonna point out the thomas the tank engine lick at 0:19 ? Sir Topham Hatt was very pleased with the Joplin
@LeoR11Ай бұрын
I thought that too
@nogravitycn4 ай бұрын
A newer film should be made about Joplin
@ryanthec10 ай бұрын
Samuel Fuller! Great song also
@tracymiller114916 күн бұрын
The first 30 seconds or so he's playing the "Maple Leaf Rag', before he switches over to "The Entertainer".
@solyluna177810 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💕
@Dude-oy9dlАй бұрын
Billy Dee! Billy Dee!
@ModernEphemera4 ай бұрын
The starting song is Maple Leaf Rag.
@JonathanHabashy19 күн бұрын
0:21 Thomas The Tank Engine Theme Song.
@warrenjones76362 күн бұрын
Ace joplin stunning composer
@braxtonrichards84859 ай бұрын
What movie is this
@Faciler4738 ай бұрын
Joplin
@CARLOSPAREDES-nq1fn6 ай бұрын
Wow! Was that Art Cartney?!
@s.f.x.r2 ай бұрын
FYI: Art Cartney was a fantastic Piano player, as well as a Comedian, Singer, Impersonator, and an Academy Award Best Actor Winner for Harry and Tonto; in fact, he beat out Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Albert Finney, and Al Pacino to win this Oscar.
@williamc29308 ай бұрын
Who knew that Scott Joplin looked like Billie D. Williams? LOL!
@leonardodelyrarodrigues37529 ай бұрын
What happened in the end? I'm a pianist and it's not normal to make mistakes like this.
@classicgameplay109 ай бұрын
He has problems in his hands due to late stage syphilis.
@SQUAREHEADSAM19124 ай бұрын
@@classicgameplay10specifically dementia as a result of syphilis’ third stage.
@samuelomar303 ай бұрын
Como se llama la película?
@Gigrunt8875 ай бұрын
Anyone still listening in 1899 just me
@snowgamer32657 ай бұрын
what's the name of this music
@liamsandal63607 ай бұрын
Ragtime.
@dislikebutton85336 ай бұрын
Maple leaf rag
@harrietweber25206 ай бұрын
The last is The Entertainer
@meca-tronic1857Ай бұрын
Hi, I found the sheet music, please contact me if you want it, I can share the link. As often, it is not as easy to play as it seems :) but very funny once you can master it !
@bigbosschaddy2 ай бұрын
Piano
@ZombieLXXIII9 ай бұрын
Lando!?
@ianizer19 ай бұрын
who knew he was a world-class composer and pianist!
@Gorouten10 ай бұрын
why he stop playing
@pbasoaltot10 ай бұрын
Madness
@swimmercat577 ай бұрын
He developed Syphilis (as many did back then) and it affected his ability to perform. He died in his forties.
@SQUAREHEADSAM19124 ай бұрын
@@pbasoaltotI wouldn’t consider dementia as madness.
@creativesource35148 ай бұрын
Did he get paid for all his brilliant work?
@liamsandal63607 ай бұрын
Yes.
@DariusSarrafi19 күн бұрын
As a pianist watching clips like this is so annoying. If the actor is too lazy or unable to finger-sync the director should shoot in a way that doesn't show his fingers. A good example of miming is Richard Chamberlain in "The Music Lovers". It's really hard to tell that he is not really playing Tchaikovsky's piano concerto!
@chicagorealtynow4 ай бұрын
I'm been playing the Entertainer and Maple Leaf all my life and although it looks like he's playing, he actually is no where close to the right notes/hand position. Maple Leaf was in Ab major and here he's playing in C major? Interesting way to fake your way thru.
@melaniefarnacio987Ай бұрын
That’s not entertainer that’s Maple leaf rag Edit:nvm
@briseboy9 ай бұрын
Please refrain from misidentifying the pianist. This is from a movie, with an actor portraying Joplin. We are baited her, then switched by that falsehood.
@jenbi77759 ай бұрын
it literally says "Scott Joplin 1977"
@catofthecastle16819 ай бұрын
An actor? This is the great Billy Dee Williams!
@MRHEY7 ай бұрын
OH REALLY??!?! I THOUGHT THEY FILMED THIS IN 1916!!!!
@cullanpiano9 ай бұрын
Why do you post this as the composer performing? This is not Scott Joplin performing
@classicgameplay109 ай бұрын
In this movie it is.
@classicgameplay109 ай бұрын
It clearly is referencing a movie lol.
@serhattaskesen36359 ай бұрын
Bruh 🤦♂️
@sherrybirchall867723 күн бұрын
Clearly
@brittanygale89264 ай бұрын
Did he mess up due to embarrassment that the piano was out of tune or did his hand cramp?
@dustyoldduster64074 ай бұрын
There’s a good but short review of his life, including his death at age 48, found on Wikipedia. You can get there simply by bingling his name.
@BoogieWoogieCatАй бұрын
He was suffering from Neurosyphilis.
@SQUAREHEADSAM191217 күн бұрын
@@BoogieWoogieCatspecifically dementia caused by syphilis
@Jadon-lg6wy3 ай бұрын
If you think about it, scott joplin is like the 2pac of today
@3dbadboy110 ай бұрын
I believe he died of venereal disease.
@dtulip16 ай бұрын
I'm going to be that person This film had around a 99% black cast.....in 1977.....just saying
@oddguys1784 ай бұрын
Yeah because it was about black culture and a black musician during segregation. Films about the hood are 90% black too.
@BoogieWoogieCatАй бұрын
Imagine the void inside this woman's head.
@SQUAREHEADSAM191217 күн бұрын
@@oddguys178Joplin played for white audiences too, and even had his rags published by Stark who was white and owned his publisher house in that side of town.
@oddguys17817 күн бұрын
@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 i didn't know that, but still this was during segregation
@SQUAREHEADSAM191217 күн бұрын
@@oddguys178 yes true, but Sedalia and St.Louis, Missouri were lenient on their segregation policies and by time Joplin moved to NYC he didn’t have to worry about that as NY state had no legal segregation. Joplin seemed to to do okay considering the tensions of the time, and even pointed out how “benevolent” (nice) the white people he knew were.
@stevenc47019 ай бұрын
He died at a very young age of a disease that was not curable back then but there is today. He was born at the wrong time.
@wolemai9 ай бұрын
Remember that disease was avoidable if you watched how you behaved. In other words, avoid sinful behaviour.
@stevenc47019 ай бұрын
@@wolemai@wolemai, sometimes sinful behavior cannot be avoided. Otherwise, we all would be called Jesus Christ. If you are human, you will sin, even unintentionally and/or unconsciously.
@SQUAREHEADSAM19124 ай бұрын
@@wolemaiJoplin didn’t contract it is a sinful way, he wasn’t part of the sporting life…
@Jeff-sp7bg3 ай бұрын
Willfull sin IS something that can be avoided. Jesus spoke against that
@مروىالسلواني8 ай бұрын
The entertainer is one of my most cherished pieces that's why i hold great respect to its creator Scott Joplin ❤