The Great Scott Rag - James Scott

Sam Roberts plays "The Great Scott Rag" by James Scott

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• james
• ragtime
• piano

[mjuniorsc]

oh, very good, I will try to download the sheets from internet

[samuso86]

Thanks :-) ye got be one my favourite ragtime hits haha trickiest one ive tried so far though, although the stoptime rag is also a pain! thanks again!

[heathbarsnail]

You have pretty good technique but what you really need to add to this performance is more dynamics. For instance, at the beginning of the piece (first 8 seconds or so) you open with something that sounds unenthusiastic and dull instead it needs to be energetic and building up to the next phrase(9 seconds into) aka crescendo in volume and intesity. thanks for the show!!!!

[samuso86]

thanks for your feedback lol I understand what you mean about the start. Thing is a had so many takes before i got it right it was bound to sound a little unenthusiastic lol I'll try and get it first take next time and hopefully the magic will shine through haha

[Matstrix]

Joplin said to never play rags fast and this is exactly why... You've lost all the play with rhythm and the harmony is blurred. It's not a race. We are not here to be impressed by how fast your hands can move, but to hear a well played rag, to hear the wonderful harmony and play with rhythm that ragtime is all about!

You have the notes down sure, now just don't rush!

[samuso86]

Thanks for your comment, I agree ragtime should be played slowly as you will see in my "weeping willow" where I tried to maintain a slow tempo throughout but in cases such as this piece I feel there is room for a faster tempo. Also the opinion of James Scott (the composer of this piece) may have differed from Joplin's anyway...

[mjuniorsc]

@Matstrix I like the harmony, and it is not fast at all

[mjuniorsc]

@samuso86 I belive he didn´t play fast. This is not fast at all!

[mjuniorsc]

I am studyng this! Nice song

[linglishboy]

Come on man, it's suppose to not be played fast !

At least not that fast.

[PianoFatso]

Your piano seems to court a lot of controversy!! Not to worry, we can still see how good you are. Keep up the good works.

[milograamans]

The more often you record something, the harder it gets to focus...... I know!

Great video-- great playing-- I'm blown away.

[rfdarsie]

Well done - I love this piece. Minor suggestion: you could slow it down just a bit, bring out the musicality of the piece even more than you do.

[hallaelshiekh]

that's kinda mean sam

[samuso86]

haha you can always pick up a cheap one ;-)

[aardvaark069]

Efficiency, Modesty, troubadour and New Era are all James scott rags that all lovers of ragtimed should investigate. This is a good one too but these four are, I think,absolute masterpieces. What a delight his music is!