Twizzledoc187 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

The most difficult part of this song for me to play is the second movement right @ 2:44 when the key changes. Of course joplin is playing the right hand an octive higher than it was written but HECK I love to hear the originator BLOW this song out of the water. I bow down in pure sense of awe to my favorite composer of all time.

colinrb13 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

there is no way that this is scott joplin

Mannwichsandwich1 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Dude this is rag music... it's not as advanced in theory as the credit you're giving it

JackAwful (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Who on God's green Earth wouldn't give this man a sincere hug? Funny I don't see no hands.

wilso127 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

The best!!!!!!!

Jonza121 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

This is my fav piano rag! I bet, that Mozart, Chopin etc would be amazed if they hear these Joplins classics :D(Sry for my bad english, but i think that everyone get the idea :3)

smashalotta23 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Haha, well at least you have the music...I should go find it and buy it... And good luck with learning it!

daav0 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

i am not sure the player piano technology of the day included dynamic recording, in fact, I know it didn't. Joplin sat at a piano driving a steam paper cutter that cut the roll of paper, only recording key down and hold, nothing else. No pedial positions were recorded, and no velocity or pressure on the keys. Listen to the added figuration Joplin adds to the piece (those little 'drag' lines between chords) I wish we could hear Joplin's dynamics, I bet they were awesome!

xxnecromanceroo (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Um, at the time, this was the most sophisticated music ever created, right? it incorporated almost every known musical idea of the day. what a genious Joplin was... and i find it plenty dynaimc. maybe yoy should have taken 1st place

Sheldogg23 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I've heard this played hundreds of times, by so many different pianists, but to hear Joplin play it, you can just FEEL the essence of it. What an unappreciated genius of his time.