The Entertainer by Scott Joplin | Hall's Original Arrangement

[DocLazybones]

Funny version. Rocks!

[sbbruce598]

WOW!!! this is amazing!! :D Which version of the entertainer is he playing?

[AdariUK]

@sbbruce598 his own (hence the title)

[aleksashka738899]

wonderful!

[dlac23]

Yaooooooowwww. How much does it cost to transfer your knowledge to my brain

[sillydevin12]

Even though Scott is dead his music will live forever!

[TheSte37]

Wow great!!!!!!!!! It' s fantastic!!! Really congratulation

[Mrronren1]

BRAVO!!

[xoxoeleanor]

BRILLIANT!

[sohaiwai]

is the key C major???

[coulsons3]

@sohaiwai Yes

[JuliannaVarga]

Awesome! Sure did entertain me. :D

[blancfaces]

I subscribe just for this

you play it with full respect and love

[LeeJay07701]

You really are brilliant at these.

[musicaorganum]

Thank you for posting this original arrangement of The Entertainer. I was truly 'entertained'! :) I don't understand why there seems to be some confusion with the title of this post. Do people not understand what an ''original arrangement'' of a piece means?! You truly have lot of patience. Please keep up all of the great work! ~ Adam

[130starfish]

well done... nice arrangement, you brought in some fun to the piece.

[zepelindeplomo]

Wow.

Amazing.

In Mexico, we say "Honor a quien honor merece"

[elgoscoix]

Hi, I've seen the ad of your two CDs. Cannot they be bought at Amazon? Or are the recordings only available as downloadable mp3?

[zoneterror]

awesome



[Makenor13]

"Hall" is you?

[Kialakoala]

O.o incroyable

[Marc25014]

super

[samuelpapu]

wow super !!!

[MegaAlbaner007]

haallo das ist ein fake das sieht doch jedes schwein. also wer kann so schnell seine hände bewegen und dann so genau treffen

[xdeminemx]

@MegaAlbaner007 Ich hoffe das war ironisch gemeint, ansonsten hast du absolut keine Ahnung vom Klavierspielen...

[MegaAlbaner007]

@xdeminemx ich weis das, ist ein scherz ich lern selber klavier Sorry, ja???

[Finda5]

guuuuut ;)

[syiqayd]

Well played! I really enjoyed your version of the entertainer.

[tangens0]

@BachScholar Well. Whatever said and done: well played! Original interpretations of The E. are scarce these days. Not to mentioned good ones!

[SentinelProxima]

I think the hand crossing is simply because he already knows the original version of this piece -- and so when he moves the RH into the lower octave, it's easier to keep the same notes played by the same hand rather than switch.

[Kakabeblen]

I just admire all your work. I think I watched every single Joplin piece you uploaded (Sorry, not a bach fan) and they are all absolutly beutiful, especialy this one.

I'm still waiting for Searchlight Rag in a more "Traditional" version (I.E exactly as written and faster).

Looking forawrd for your next video! =)

[jghcky]

Nice! I don't see why the crossing over of hands is needed, though..?

[pidrgu]

@jghcky i think the hand crossing over is cause his right hand has more coordination so he's using that hand for the harder part

[Bonecrusher27WTF]

I love how it starts out like the original, but then segues into your arrangements. Good job and a real inspiration!

[Lewisrc87]

@BachScholar Have you ever heard or played any of Jimmy Yanceys pieces? I would love to here you play a few of his. I started playing piano (keyboard) just yesterday, and Jimmy Yancey and Scott Joplin are at the to p of my list to learn.

Do you have any recommendations on where to get learning materials? I listen to things you play (and i hate to sound like every other person that has commented) but it inspires me to get better, just watching your fingers glide so effortlessly across the keys.

[mynarutouchiha01]

ur great<333

[MadPyrotechnicus]

This makes me think of Gran Turismo 5.

[SentinelProxima]

The beautiful section starting at 2:04 always sends shivers up my spine, never more so than in this brilliant interpretation. Best "Entertainer" ever!

[HYrohith]

wow watching such videos is most defilnetely an inspiration to learn!good job bachscholar! :)

[schymbros]

Very well played

[5ivepdx]

BEST ARRANGEMENT I'VE FOUND OUTSIDE OF JOPLIN!

[BINGFRYSRDUN]

This version is much better than the original in my opinion. Being a piano player I wish I had the music for this arrangement. The stride piano playing really adds pizzazz to the performance. The worlds greatest ringtone.

[hannahbrandon1]

I always love your renditions more than the originals! I love it.

[imperialtalents]

superb! 

[ColinTheAwesomest]

You have some skill, man!

[fuzzoums]

I see no ring on his finger. WHY THE HELL NOT?

[TheMrlongboard4life]

31 died trying to play this and hit the dislike button

[Leopard2295]

holy shit. that's all i have to say

[nejonsn]

I took piano lessons for 18 years, taught little kids for a few years and played on my own for many years after that until my husband convinced me that I should quit and get what he called a "real" job. You make me realize what I have missed. I can only say one thing - YOU ARE PHENOMENAL!!! What a wonderful performance!!! I cannot even express in words how much I enjoy listening and watching you play. Thank God for YouTube!!!

[zach200cc]

Great Recording!



[SS17hat]

i couldnt help but clap at the end

[megumi4461]

how nice!!..ur fast moving hands makes my eyes open...:)...ahhah..i'm 13 and i want to learn to play that:)

[anthcybo]

My piano teacher and my band teacher both have bad ass ponytails too, is that a thing with excellent musicians or something?

[FelisDestructicus]

Kick ass rendition, amigo. I'm adding to my playlist for when I play first person shooters.

[V1roN]

ha love the way you lean back when finished... like "FUCK, that was golden!"

[4671304]

thats breathtaking

[Makenor13]

Wow, fantastic *_*

[bnhsoccergirl]

breathtaking !!!!!!!!!

[pauloteixeirapiano]

Just great!



[JustineCijunChen]

yay! you are my idol

[Tusiime01]

he really gets into it at 3:17

[72dreaton]

a little fast for my liking, but thats just shows how good you are!

[xShayHD]

30 people couldnt get entertained

[Theninja347]

Very entertaining! Good job!

*Ba-dum-tss*

[bluesdragon1]

Best performance i have seen.

Good job!!!

[LucasRundblad]

Amazing! I've played this song many times and listened to it for such a long time, but this is just truly a magnificent interpretation... with the extended stride, the hand-crossover and the crazy slide at the ending - and it works perfectly because you play it so tight and relaxed. Well done :)

[bf2d007owner]

The best "entertainer" i`ve heard for a while;)

[jgrasso619]

Love it- Simply perfect! Love how you put your own style to it - great job!!

[Atreus21]

Very interesting.

[RossHetherington]

Brilliant. I've been trying to learn this one myself for a while but this performance puts a whole new perspective on it. Excellent.

[gerardbedecarter]

At the risk of being caugt in the cross-fire in the middle of "*no-person's land";

Your tempo is exactly "right" [*politically correct heheheh]

[gerardbedecarter]

I enjoyed your playing of this fun piece, Cory.

I particularly enjoyed your extra bits.

Very nice !!!!!!!!

[ONeill3007]

Very Nice!

[vickeryhal]

I took a little vacation from ragtime on YouTube just about the time Cory was putting up the School of Ragtime videos. This is the first recent video I clicked on today.

I have to comment on the embellishments here. I like most of them, and the ones I find a little jarring don't bother me all that much because of the overall effect.

As for playing as written, I call BS on that. I've heard Jelly Roll Morton and Eubie Blake play Joplin, and neither played as written.

[renelis1991]

I think this was a great interpretation of 'The Entertainer.' Great playing!

[usaswim323]

Amazing playing, and fantastic camera angle. Do you play any pop or top 40s songs? I would expect those to be massively popular.

[ColinMitchellMusic]

I like the tempo, and this arrangement. Very solidly played -Bravo Cory!

[alvarojimzu]

You´re the best ragtime player ever!!!!!!!!

[heinbanjo12]

This is a completly new version of the Entertainer and I like it. hein

[mambagr]

You could try tuning well temperament instead of equal temperament see how that comes out. Most of the music you play, especially classical, I understand was written for that. That would be a good experiment.

[Chopin1986]

GREAT PERFORMANCE!!!!

[Rufflefeathers]

Haha, I am in the process of learning how to play this right now - Bachscholar, thank you so much for both the tips on your seminar site as well as the inspiration from watching this. The fact that you add your own special touches makes it all that much more interesting watch and listen to.

[ornleifs]

BachScholar you´d better go into hiding - the Ragtime Police is after you.

[asadik123]

Here's the citation from the Ragtime police:

- Reckless driving (dangerously crossing lanes in two way traffic)

- Ignoring traffic signs, particularly speed limit signs (speeding in "not too fast" lane)

- DUI (traces of stride and jazz found - known to use even more dangerous substances like boogie woogie)

[gijsjaradijsja]

???

[Keeper1st]

The "Ragtime Police" doesn't know a damn thing about ragtime.

[Keeper1st]

(Truth hurts, apparently!)

[asadik123]

Tokkemon: Bach was doing variations on the theme of Vivaldi, Beethoven on Mozart, Liszt on Paganini, Satie on Clementi, Waller on Grier, Tatum on Dvorak ...

The Entertrainer is in public domain and BachScholar does not claim he is the original composer. The credit is given to Joplin.

Also, keep in mind composer write music for a generic performer of a certain skill levels. Some players are better or worse, have better techniques, more flexible or rigid fingers, larger or smaller hands

[shinytop3]

Tokkemon - Ragtime should be played exactly as written? ROTFL!! Now this could perhaps be said about Bach or Mozart... but not ragtime, which by the way contributed to the origin of Jazz which is all about improvisation!

[MattWGuitar123]

Excellent job!

[dialupthegate]

Cory...fantastic! I absolutely love it. Please, please keep this camera angle...it's inspiring and educational for us piano students to see your arm movements, posture, and physical approach to the keyboard.

[scottg4life]

Oh My God! Thanks you so much for putting this up for me! I love the little "extras" that you put in to the piece. It makes a lot of fun to play! Thanks again Cory I hope to see you play Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement soon!

[TzviErez]

Well done. I like to take it a little slower. 5 starts!

[ThePfantzypantz]

haha this has to be the most entertaining entertainer ive seen,awesome

[Coltranized]

Interesting and different. I like that combination.

[musicologopt]

That's a good way to start weekend! I liked the third part, I wonder why!...

[aknabea]

I like what you have done with it, as it is so well know, your rendition is quite refreshing! Thanks!

[thomandy]

I think I have to learn this one this year :) Its sound a lot of fun to play! :) Is it around the same level as Maple Leaf Rag?! If so It shouldn't be any problem, good job! :) 5*

Thomas