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

[@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.

[@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!

[@enigman44]

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

[@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.

[@Karlfalcon]

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

[@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.

[@hahyonhwatha]

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

[@zurnaik]

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

[@Woodcock656]

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

[@mikethefoto]

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

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

THE MOB SONG MOB🤬🕯️

[@rayunseitig]

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

[@maniac989]

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

[@ftrentini]

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

[@LeahOblivious]

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

[@tonewinwy]

That was cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON PART 2 OF PART 4

[@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.

[@rotoflex]

What a great roll!

[@LeahOblivious]

thts awsome.. i luv those pianos!!!

[@rsslvscff]

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

[@laekcog]

love those pianos awesome job at the pedals tee hee!

[@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.

[@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.

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON PART 4 of part 4

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON 2017 QRS PLAYER PIANOS

[@kimberoonie]

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

[@Invisit]

Perfect execution =)

[@moltoallegro19]

HOLY CRAP!!! THAT´S AMAZING!!!

[@fredalottiv]

magnific!

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

🎵 D major

[@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!

[@This.Here.Channel]

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

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST COVER CAROLINE PIANO FLUTE

[@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!

[@SrPanchovilla]

he he he! very good!

[@robertocr333]

Wow that is cool

[@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".

[@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.

[@camster4]

OMFG I WANT ONE!

[@SandraLuX]

:-O AAAAAAWESOME!!!!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@melskee71]

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

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

GASTON PART 4 PART 4

[@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.

[@markmarshall39]

awesome, with i had one!

[@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!

[@dondecruz]

that was grea.!

[@steffiyoung1]

A clockwok orange...WOW loved dat movie

[@uranrising]

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

[@kyokutyou2007]

nice

[@Blakker93]

Nice pedaling;)

[@uranrising]

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

[@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.

[@darkxlink7]

That description is crazy.

[@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]

GASTON QRS JOSH GAD LUKE EVANS ENSEMBLE PLAYER PIANOS

[@AlligatorJack01]

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

[@awolwakefield]

That was grand "I meen UPRIGHT" lol

[@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.

[@kyokutyou2007]

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

[@w5cdt]

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

[@contagious6969]

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

[@VuLeTrung]

Awesome ...... xD xD xD

[@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.

[@n00bszpro]

i wish i got this type of piano :(

[@zurnaik]

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

[@plerimest]

is this also playable for a virtuoso human player?

[@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

[@Brok3nDream]

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

[@chantdonchant]

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

[@ptim1786]

how much u buy tat piano for 20k?

[@beatchick623]

what is he doing with his feet?

[@weennddiiee]

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

[@astronomo16]

Cómo este funciona el piano?

[@MsSoundguy]

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

[@fmcyamwe]

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

[@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!"

[@GhostOkon]

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

[@HMTOlympic]

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

[@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

[@Invisit]

By the way Nice Pedaling

[@cromorne]

Maker of the piano?

[@dorisig]

Somebody is crying now

[@upkilt]

Invisible arms of course!

[@topsungbong]

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

[@tristanger]

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

[@Kiyotea.clarinet]

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

[@GhostOkon]

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

[@Athabina]

Hiyo Silver, away!!!!

[@EquuleusPictor]

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

[@ALex4815162342]

and on the last part, a trio

[@JasonCordoba]

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

[@schaeferfamilyof4]

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

[@Bianpet]

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...

[@jodijeanbaird]

hehe ... a-thank you

[@carolinemckaskle1822]

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

[@MotelCambodia]

its played with 2 panios whan its done for real