William Tell Overture (Part 2) [4 Hand Arrangement] (Player Piano)

This is the 2nd and last part of Caude Melnotte's four hand
arrangement of William Tell Overture by Rossini for the "Player Piano". Many of you will know this piece from the TV show classic The Lone Ranger. (Note: I would prefer to watch part 1 first)
Part 2 of William Tell consists of two sections:
The Ranz des Vaches: 0:01 - 1:17
The Finale: 1:18 - 4:40
By the way, thank you all for the 500,000 views this video has gotten! I will be sure to upload more videos shortly, so, please subscribe and stay tuned!

[@mortson978]

It's strange, it takes a special ear to understand, and enjoy this music. A lot of people when they hear player piano hear nothing but dissonance. I'm with you, this is greatness.

[@neonnurse]

Kudos to you! FWIW, player pianos are like retro home karoke machines. People bought them so their friends could come over and everyone could sing together. On songs with lyrics, the words are printed on the roll so people who don't know the song well can still join in.

[@Sidleylady]

My family had one of these, it was called a Pianola. You could play it the normal way or put in a roll - we had hundreds, all classical music. If you put your fingers gently on the keys they went up and down as it played (made your legs ache though!!). Great memories, wish we still had it.

[@Woodcock656]

love those kind of pianos and i love this song on the piano; nice.

[@grahampianos]

HOW THEY DO THAT: Paper piano rolls are manufactured in mainly two ways: 1: A roll can be created by "recording" an actual performance. 2: Or, an "arranger" could cut a roll in super slow motion. He would press down the keys (up to 88 at one time!), then step on a pedal to punch the holes in the paper and advance the paper a small increment. If you hear a player piano producing impossible music, you can be sure it was arranged in this step-wise manner, rather than "live".

[@rotoflex]

It's an arrangement for 4 hands, cut beautifully to a piano roll. Thanks for pumping that player for the whole William Tell Overture, that's a lot of work!

[@4rbd]

After about the 3:35 point I don't believe any One player could hit all those notes in one performance. It was written for an orchestra, not just a piano. The guy doing the foot pedals is doing more than you think. Nice job. Two thumbs Up.

[@rsslvscff]

That is an awesome piece of machinery! It doesn't even need batteries.

[@zurnaik]

LOL I love your description, funnily enough I actually found this vid searching for "william tell overture" !

[@hahyonhwatha]

thx so much for posting this! so much fun. i guess that old piano is a sort of early ipod playing favs.

[@enigman44]

Impossible to be played by one person! The piano roll made this version possible! And what a version! Fan-damn-tastic!

[@KawhackitaRag]

Pumping the player pedals. These fold down in front of the regular piano pedals, and power the player action. Basically, all they do is move two large bellows which create the suction (vacuum) which runs the player action (plays the notes, spins the roll, etc.). [a bit of an oversimplification] You can also put expression (louds and softs) into the music by pumping harder or softer.

[@WataMelun]

tight, brail and another blind man playing the piano!! You're cool man! I'm sure Ray Charles+Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys would be proud of you! Keep playin with your telepathic powers! RAW!

[@jockdasher6151]

I used to have the full ~10 minute piano roll of this same version! I rebuilt seven player pianos back in the '70s and early '80s and this was one of my favorite piano rolls. Unfortunately, my ex- kept the 300+ piano rolls I had and their probably all mice nest material by now.

[@LeahOblivious]

omg my eyes r glued 2 the piano keys!!!! o.O

[@rayunseitig]

You gave me a good idea for a video. An old music box.. Thanks man.

[@KawhackitaRag]

I think he did it to show up on the hits from people searching for other stuff. The player piano has been somewhat maligned and neglected in recent years, and I'm glad he's doing his part to promote it.

[@maniac989]

wow!!! fits extremely well a situation of intense hurry! boy, i AM in a rush!

[@LeahOblivious]

thts awsome.. i luv those pianos!!!

[@Karlfalcon]

That certainly is a wonderful arrangement; makes good use of the orchestral qualities of the instrument.

[@tonewinwy]

That was cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@KawhackitaRag]

Ebay + a good restorer = another nice player piano saved from oblivion and in the hands of someone who will appreciate it. Try it, it works.

[@jodijeanbaird]

i love that people think this guy is playing ... guys hate to break it to you but its a player piano --- see that white roll on the piano? that is what's controlling the keys. my grandparents had one and it fascinated me as a kid. apparently its fascinated all of youtube!

[@mikethefoto]

Absolutely brilliant, both the posting and the music!!!

[@rotoflex]

What a great roll!

[@kimberoonie]

Wow, this video doesn't contain a lot of things. What it does contain is cool.

[@Blogengezer]

Many of the "Full Reproduction" Grands are still in existence. The rolls were actually cut by the living concert Pianists of their day. Amazing machines. Check out "House On The Rock" in Wisconsin to see dozens of these various type machines.

[@laekcog]

love those pianos awesome job at the pedals tee hee!

[@fredalottiv]

magnific!

[@Invisit]

Perfect execution =)

[@camster4]

OMFG I WANT ONE!

[@This.Here.Channel]

sweet, the theme to You Can't do that on Television! ;)

[@SrPanchovilla]

he he he! very good!

[@robertocr333]

Wow that is cool

[@SandraLuX]

:-O AAAAAAWESOME!!!!!

[@melskee71]

Cool - I really, really want that piano! I can pretend I have musical talent and get a work out - bonus!!

[@steffiyoung1]

A clockwok orange...WOW loved dat movie

[@moltoallegro19]

HOLY CRAP!!! THAT´S AMAZING!!!

[@contagious6969]

It's a shame...my mom use to play on one of these pianos when see was younger...amazing pianos...

[@ftrentini]

Loved!! This is so cool! I want one of this for me too!! hahaha =)

[@uranrising]

If you google Claude Melnotte music arranger, you can find where to download digitally his arrangement for four hands.

[@zurnaik]

I thought the rhythm was regulated by the mechanics and the player merely provided the kinetic energy required to make everything go.

[@NunoLeitaonunogrl]

gosh .. I was searching linux,,, u forget to add it in the "not related words" description! BTW: great video! Makes me want one of those for me!

[@markmarshall39]

awesome, with i had one!

[@darkxlink7]

That description is crazy.

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

THE MOB SONG MOB🤬🕯️

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON PART 2 OF PART 4

[@talkscrapallday]

Parents have a pianola and we played it all the time. They have over 100 rolls. We just loved it and still do. This song is great to listen to but clip is boaring but i guess there is only so much you can do while pushing peddles

[@dondecruz]

that was grea.!

[@uranrising]

@weennddiiee It's done by the pushing/pumping of the legs.

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON 2017 QRS PLAYER PIANOS

[@th3em]

WOW

[@katgirl21]

This is really cool, I've never seen an actual player piano before! I have a question: I know you have to pedal it so it plays, but do you have to pedal on each beat like a metronome? I don't understand exactly how it works.

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST COVER CAROLINE PIANO FLUTE

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON PART 4 of part 4

[@kyokutyou2007]

nice

[@AlligatorJack01]

that is just too awesome... but you'd need 2 people to play this lol^^

[@HMTOlympic]

You can get new piano rolls to this day!! Just Google QRS Music Rolls. They are in new york.

[@w5cdt]

Remember the scene from Clockwork Orange and this music? :-)

[@issero7]

wow awsome description they gota make more of these wish i had one and also is it humanely posible for someone to actualy play that song without the roll? (sorry about spelling)

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

🎵 D major

[@n00bszpro]

i wish i got this type of piano :(

[@uranrising]

Soooo enjoyable, And having read some of what you've written, I can now say 'and well played, too', tho maybe the beginning of this part 2 is a bit fast. I assume you look at the roll all the time as there are performing instructions/suggestions there. And loved the endless tagging - very funny -particularly glad there were no video games. :-) Greetings from east Anglia in U.K.

[@Sjwar]

Oh... bye the way..... Tnx for mentioning what this video doesn't contain.... When I clicked on the video I was already wondering: "hmmmm.... I sure am curious wat this video doesn't contain!"

[@Blakker93]

Nice pedaling;)

[@chantdonchant]

Great! But it's not in C... the opening is in F and the "Lone Ranger" part is in D.

[@devonmale69]

The reason he look like a puppet is the fact his legs are working a mechanical set of pedals and his movements reflect there movement, as for his skin It just the exposure and whit light balance that is wrong. Simple if you think about it. Looking at the keys I can't see this being played by one person

[@kyokutyou2007]

When was this player piano made? It is early although the keyboard is moved by the power of air.

[@topsungbong]

dude he is jesus!! he can play WITHOUT ARMS!!!!!!!!

[@JasonCordoba]

It would have to be a duet...to have all the fingers for all the keys at the same time...

[@GhostOkon]

Aaron you should bring your piano into our gym class and play whilst we run around! I dont think Mr. Kuper would mind...

[@tristanger]

This video does not contain: ... It's a really long list :)))))

[@beatchick623]

what is he doing with his feet?

[@Brok3nDream]

There one ofs these in my local music shop, when no ones around and it plays by itself... Creepy ._.

[@Flimflamxo]

Is it really possible for just one person to play that song on a regular piano? It seems like some of those notes are VERY far apart, do you have to have two people? Or do people do it all the time and im just dumb haha.

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON PART 4 PART 4

[@ALex4815162342]

and on the last part, a trio

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

PENTATONIX CAROLINE DID YOU KNOW CANDLES LOOK FOR CAROLINE COVER LIGHT'S MUSIC

[@schaeferfamilyof4]

holy macaroni! can anyone on this earth actually play that song by themselves?

[@dorisig]

Somebody is crying now

[@plerimest]

is this also playable for a virtuoso human player?

[@VuLeTrung]

Awesome ...... xD xD xD

[@Kiyotea.clarinet]

ohhh. I've seen a description like that. They REALLY ANNOY ME!

[@alanwood9671]

Hpe you can assist. I know it's a while since you post the video. Can you provide me with any identifying info of the actual roll? Manufacturer? Roll number/serial number? I have QRS Roll 90124-A (new) at it's an amateur attempt compared to your roll. Much appreciated if you could provide any info that identifies the actual rolls (part 1 & 2). Thanks in advance.

[@upkilt]

Invisible arms of course!

[@GhostOkon]

wow aaron over 500,000 views u are very popular...

[@Invisit]

By the way Nice Pedaling

[@awolwakefield]

That was grand "I meen UPRIGHT" lol

[@MsSoundguy]

@devonmale69 Hence, "4-hand arrangement," two people share the bench and go at it.

[@fmcyamwe]

WOW how are u doing that??????????

[@weennddiiee]

wtf:| omgg.. how do you do that:| is it a electricion one? or how do you say that:P

[@Athabina]

Hiyo Silver, away!!!!

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON QRS JOSH GAD LUKE EVANS ENSEMBLE PLAYER PIANOS

[@Runescape28]

ummm....it's a player piano...see the white thing in the middle of it? U press the pedals to make it spin and the piano will play the music...

[@ptim1786]

how much u buy tat piano for 20k?

[@jodijeanbaird]

hehe ... a-thank you

[@cromorne]

Maker of the piano?

[@divvy1400yam600]

Well I think the pianist used his hands and his feet at the same time

[@astronomo16]

Cómo este funciona el piano?

[@EquuleusPictor]

Do you need skill to play this piano or the songs are pre-programmed ?