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This song is by Bach and it was written to be played on a pipe organ. But, you don't have one of those so you'll have to make do with the piano.
👉 READ THIS BEFORE CORRECTING ME:
(First, I want to apologize to anyone who just wanted to learn a cute piano riff. I didn't anticipate the disruption these nerds are causing. The fact that you're still here tells me you're a special person. As such, I want to let you know about my "Learn Piano in 5 Days" course, which you can get here: bit.ly/3YKle7w )
Dear music theory nerds,
Yes, I know it's traditionally played A-G-A (white-white-white) at the beginning. But, I can't find any scholarly argument for why that's the ONLY right way, and the burden of proof is on you to show I'm wrong.
(You also have the burden of convincing me the argument is worth having. So far, you're doing a piss-poor job of that.)
You guys all play the chord progression Dm A7 Dm. I have no problem with that. I, however, am playing A A7 Dm. I have no problem with that either.
I have a master's degree in piano, which means I know more than almost all of you.
A few other points I want to make:
👉 Everyone who insists the G is unambiguously written as a natural (white key) is lying.
👉 There's no surviving manuscript of this piece in J.S. Bach's handwriting, so we don't even know what he wrote.
👉 C.P.E. Bach said it's cool to play mordents non-diatonically (black key), and he's the Son of God.
👉 The oldest manuscript we have (written out by Johannes Ringk, NOT Bach) doesn't have a natural sign and is thus ambiguous.
👉 Contrary to what one commenter said, the trill later on in the piece doesn't have a flat sign (this was presented as proof Bach would have written a sharp sign if he'd wanted one). Nice try, though. Bet you didn't think I'd check.
👉 I don't care how it was played in Disney's Fantasia.
👉 I don't care how your grandfather played it.
👉 I'm American and this is how we roll.
👉 You can all suck it.
Any new comments on this topic will be deleted (unless you have something truly new and interesting to offer, which would SHOCK me).
If anyone wants to disagree with me, please don't do it on my video. Instead, what you should do is make your own response video.
I had a conversation with a fellow expert-level piano player about this video and the ensuing controversy. Listen to the podcast or watch it here on UA-cam. The video is called "Piano NERDS, Bach & Wrong Notes": ua-cam.com/video/ccW_ZKvzhow/v-deo.html
xd u challanging us "nerds" to convince why u are wrong playing half tone instead of full one at the start and bragging with master deegre on piano but u cant rlly also prove us that u rlly have that degree and play piano in real live above the level of amateur-semi professional ... thats soo cringe no naster degree pianist will change the note thats written on the paper by composer and say its no wtong way to play it and no master degree pianist will start posting the same video for 986545th time how to scare friends with just one motive composition of bach... and no master degree pianist will start fight like a kid at the youtube viewers as u do xd... telling us to convince u are wrong but instead that u cant even prove ur master degre from every aspect of ur channel xd... go scare friends with this melody xd
This was very useful to read...
@@MichaelKorman i dpnt know jack about music theory, i just play whatever i come across
Also, every comment that I see going even slightly against you, you just respond with “This comment sucks, fix it now”. Honestly you should see a therapist or something cos nobody is gunna like you if you carry on like this, meaning your channel is going to die.
Wow, you’re sensitive.
If you can’t take criticism and must result to insulting people by calling them “nerds”, saying “iM aMeRiCaN!” and telling people to “suck it”, maybe you’re not fit to be a UA-camr.
He blue lobstered us
Ikr
Classical musician here looking at this lol
man fr
Totally didn't expect that lol
Blue lobster...? UA-cam also had that...?
I jumped💀
See, everyone? It works
@@MichaelKorman holy shoot that works my family just Jumped
@@MichaelKormanbro im dead 💀
My mum jumped onto the ceiling
@@MichaelKorman omg when my brother saw this vid he ascended
as soon as I heard the 1st 6 notes i started sobbing and hiding under my bed 😭 :(
Baby
(This is a joke)
why?
Nooo don’t go under there that’s where da monster is… 😢😢😢😢
You fool, that's where the monster is.
Look behind you under the bed if you are still hiding
bro literally blue lobstered us without showing the blue lobster 💀
What is the "blue lobster?" I'm not too informed on a lot of internet culture.
Side note, I know what _a_ blue lobster is, I'm just asking in terms of modern internet culture.
@@CoolModderJaydonX I'm guessing it's your first time being a part of gen Z
@@CoolModderJaydonX hi new internet user, it started from the song (that plays in a video) with a blue lobster image in the background. Just look it up, even if you don't know what "meme" is
@@Dowux But it is still J.S Bach, toccata and fugue in d minor
I had blue lobster for my back round
I really thought this was gonna be a rickroll
SAME I WAS SURE
I'm disappointed as well
I thought that would be the BLUE LOBSTER
I THOUGHT THE SAME THING
Samee
“Naw that ain’t scary at al-“
“AHHH-“
what scared you?
Bach didn't intend it to be scary!!
It sounds like blue lobster jumpscare. That's why
@@MichaelKorman nothing, it's sarcastic
@@saladsaly Bro wdym I shit my pants 💀
just as he played the whole thing I heard a gunshot that shook my entire house
Actually or are you joking?
Bro u serious!!! Oh god
The window instead of next to the house, he should’ve came through the window FYI “he” is the psycho killer
the blue lobster is coming for you
As soon as the first note started, I jump off the balcony in fear
*REALLLLY!?!?!*😵
How are you still alive? What do you use? A parachute, it would've been better without one.
@@napstablook92 truth you have a good taste of opinion 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Naw😂 That ain't true
@@napstablook92 do you understand sarcasm
The sad thing is, I learned this piece on the piano like 5 years ago, and now whenever I play it, it just feels wrong. It was also my mom's favorite piece
What feels wrong about it? Because of your mom?
@@MichaelKorman no, because of blue lobster. It ruined the song for me
@@MichaelKorman I feel like he/she means that playing the piece a lot of times caused it to feel boring.
@@PlaZmaRaptor Oh, yeah, I get it. I didn't even know about the blue lobster until I got comments on this video.
@@tarimkoysever nah, it's because of blue lobster
If this scares your friends,get new friends
Facts 😂
Bro.. Why is this comment so underrated..!!😂
Because no one cares what the guy named Raskal thinks 😁
@@Stuffidk 💀
@@outlawsforlife999 ikr
the urge to play this in front of my friends
wait
I don't have friends..
💙🐸🍪🐸💙
It's okay, you have cookies, right?
This is the first time I’ve been blue lobstered in about a year.
SHIVER ME TIMBERS 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
172 likes no replies, let me fix that
@@_Gam3r 173 likes 1 reply, let me fix that
@@grease2011 188 likes 2 reply, let me fix that
188 likes and 3 replies, let me fix that
The g is natural :)
Correct
Well, I'm not qualified enough to give a scholarly opinion on this matter. But, I prefer it the way I play it in the video
@@MichaelKorman I mean it’s not an opinion it’s just how the piece was written but ok
I hereby give you permission to play it however you want
@@MichaelKorman You do not have permission to give permission to that
i don't have any friends to scare
definition of saying “boo” to scare someone
Ikr
next time michael koman plays: E - D - E - D for Fur Elise
Ooh, good idea. The nerds will have a field day with that one
I actually expected to be Für Elise’d by this video at first ngl
Definitely not me being one of those nerds saying it should actually be a G natural. Nope. Not me. Didn't say anything
Bro D#
@@55hzdxlh73 Exactly
I LOVE Toccata and Fugue in D minor! This is the first full song I learned on the piano and practiced every day. It is such an incredible piece.
This is also in the key that I learned so I like that you play it the way you do in this video
yoo why would you play it in a piano 💀💀
@@liquoricecat7721 yeah, it's awesome. so scary, especially on the organ
This isnt the song tho? The real toccata has g natural
@@bobthegoat17 yea but hearing the melody, you get the idea that it's the song
Legend has it, he's now explaining this to our grandchildren.
Pipe organ version and this is also a electric piano
Those notes are: A, A flat, A, G, F, E, D, C sharp & D
Bruh when I heard the first two notes I thought it was Welcome To The Black Parade on a higher transpose
same
Yeah same ngl
Anyone who plays that song in a different key has sinned. The G is too iconic to be massacred in such a way
Samee
same
So the trick with playing the piano, is to press the right keys!
Exactly, you've got it!
It’s not even the right keys. The first notes are a tone apart, not a semitone.
@@ihateunicorns867 that's just one interpretation, but there are others. read the pinned comment. listen to the podcast. you're late to this party
Another creepy piano motif is a descending Phrygian Bebop scale
Ah yes Phrygian scales lol
I heard that first note and thought "god damnit not again".
Good to see that UA-cam shorts users are finding out what a piano is! If you spend enough time on it, it’s such a fun thing to play on!
It can be fun. At times.
I'm a drummer but when I'm at band practice I always love coming up with basslines and playing with all the different settings
@@sirdrum-a-lot That's awesome. You play keyboard in the band?
@@MichaelKorman both
HE PLAYED VAMP ANTHEM HE PLAYED WLR VAMP ANTHEM 🧛🏿
WHEN THEM VAMPS OUTSIDE LIL’ BITCH YOU BETTER BE READY
Vamp anthem vamp anthem vamp anthem vamp anthem
playboi carti
vamp anthem vamp anthem vamp anthem
LOL! My dog was snoring next to me but jumped up right after you switched to the organ!!
POV: You played BitLife and decided to walk in the middle of the street-
Am I the only one who understands this comment🤨💀
@@Molliewave no i do aswell
Me too lol
Me: WHO DIED IN BITLIFE!?
Also me: Attends their funeral to sage the heck out of the coffin so I don't die
And you ruined the joke
what does tha thave anything to do with it
@@Reneeisqueen like being associated with a blue lobster
@@Reneeisqueen
This just sounds like the music bitlife plays when you die
it's Bach's Tocatta And Fugue it's used a lot so it's also in bitlife
Toccata and fugue in dm by bach if you're curious. Pro tip: the fugue is better than the toccata, it begins ~2:40 into the peice.
I thought I was going to get Rick rolled for a second
I already learnt the full song on piano lol 💀
That's awesome. So what's next for you?
ima do spooky scary skeletons
Whats the name of the full song
*toccata and fugue and also *piece
It is not a song, it is a pieces written by the great J.S Bach.
I may be wrong but I remember Toccata and Fugue in D Minor starting A-G-A, not A-G#-A but still very good!
I think you might be wrong. It could be the Mandela Effect.
@@MichaelKorman They are right. Look at the sheet music and listen to a performance carefully.
@@sequentiacyclica maybe you're thinking of Interstellar?
@@MichaelKormanno hes right its g natural
@@Dinis_Brito I don't think so. I double-checked, and it turns out I'm still the one with the master's degree, so...🤷♂️
bro left me flabbergasted😳💀💀
bro i swear to god i was tryna find this tune for my entire life and when i searched up for it i found this video
thx a lot
am I the only one who heard carti adlibs after he switched the sound to organ
WHEN THE BENZ OUTSIDE LIL BITCH U BETTER BE READY 🧛🏿🧛🏿🧛🏿🧛🏿
Finally one where they don’t number the keys💀
The numbered ones are BETTER. Numbers are ALWAYS BETTER. that's why we count in numbers and not vague descriptions.
@@MichaelKorman or just like... use proper note names
@@MichaelKorman preference
@@TexhosTexho no, it's better to use numbers. end of discussion
@@thinginground5179 option
Instructions unclear: i have summoned shrek and he wants my onions given to gim in the next ten days
this comment sucks
fix it please
Nothing beats Bach when it comes to scary vibes. This is his Toccata and Fugue in D minor, and has been used in movies for it's scary effect.
Then their friends say “play the rest of it” then you’ll be the scared one cause… you can’t. lol
You're looking at this the wrong way. You must always leave them wanting more.
@@MichaelKorman if you never deliver more though people will lose interest
@@izjgxj4275 It's about pacing. Dangling the carrot in front of their faces. Never quite satisfying them
Never heard the major version 😳
See the pinned comment
😱😱😱😱 too scary! Literally shaking
I love how everyone felt the need to correct him 😂
I know, they're such nerds, aren't they? 🙄
spooky season is upon us!
*it's December.*
I hope you're leaving this comment on every video about Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
We had a showpiece that was based off of this Bach piece. ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS FORGET ABOUT MARCHING BAND FOR ONE MINUTE AND THEN-
Sorry to retraumatize you. Hopefully you can make some new memories now
First three notes, and i already knew what's going to happen 💀
My timbers r shivering
BitLife moment
Yup lol
LOL fr
😭😭
That was the perfect set up for a blue lobster
Adding chords with left hand will sound much scarier and better
Not possible. Left hand is holding the camera
top five scariest jumpscares : #1
Step 1: Get friends to scare
yeah dat true
Gots me shaking in myyyyyy ✨baby seal leather boots✨
Bro just played the start of vamp anthem 🧛🏾♂️
OMG I did it!! I finally used the "Do Not Recommend Channel" button!! Thanks!
Great job!
Bro I jumped out of my chair when I hear that thing 💀💀💀💀
thank you now i cant stop plaong with my ipad piano
I did not expect that 😂
"Girls, boys, whatever" 👁️👄👁️
go on, use words. it will make this comment so much more interesting.
@@MichaelKorman it actually sounds worse using G# especially once you get further into the piece, I know you didn't get very far into the piece but I just want you to know that this can be bad for people learning this for the first time.
@@toast_sandwich. The G# makes it better. End of story
@@MichaelKorman 😢😢😢
@@thinginground5179 🎶🎶🎶
Perfect, piece mastered!
*Now I just need to make some friends.*
Friends are overrated
@@MichaelKormanthen why do your subscribers exist?
@@napstablook92 you'd have to ask them. There's no way for me to know the answer to that
They'd be scared (crying laughing scaryness) bc im so bad 😭😭
As a 1700s kid I prefer this nostalgia was amazing
other people: shiver me timbers
me: bach toccata & fugue in d minor 💀
you've got it 👍👍👍
It was too ez
I heard a G note, than a F#. I was not frightened but transformed 👦👦👦🏻
I don't know how you heard an F#, because I didn't play one.
@@MichaelKorman he's almost as smart as you playing g# instead of g natural. So much for a master's degree if you can't use it right.
@@bobthegoat17 I'm sorry 😔. I didn't mean to be so presumptuous. I'll try to be more respectful next time
People that thought it was going to be for Elise
I GOT LOB-ROLLED
Anyone remember Kyoya Gaen from Buddyfight? This plays whenever he shows up
I don't know this
@@MichaelKorman 3:28 of Buddyfight X Episode 58
When he did the first three keys.
Me: JURASSIC PARK👁👄👁
I can definitely hear that. Going down a half-step and then back up.
my timbers shivered, my boots shook
lord
Shiver Me timbers 💀🥶
I'm not surprised that your masters degree in piano did not teach you how to execute baroque mordants
Yeah, we didn't really have time to cover Baroque music. It was mostly Still DRE and River Flows in You.
@@MichaelKorman sorry what
Well that explains everything. You have done a master in piano and you don't know how to do baroque mordents? That's just impossible, come on, "you didn't really have time"? That's the best you can come up with?
@@LTono-iu9mg i find it odd too as a pianist but it's whatever i don't really care
@@LTono-iu9mg I was kind of a slacker 😔
A master’s degree in piano? Well done, that’s a great accomplishment. I would hope to get to that level of piano. I’m playing minute waltz for my senior HS recital, been playing for 13 years.
Wouldn’t it be scarier down 1 or 2 octaves or play micheal Myers theme?
Yeah, maybe, but I just needed a quick hook for this video 🤷♂️
Good luck on your recital 🤞
With this prelude my father cleared my mother. She thought he was a pianist. He only knew this (whole) thing. And he still does. 😂
It's a toccata, not a prelude
@@joshuamitas9160 oh, ty, that changes everything… about my existence because of this song.
When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city ♫
i don't get it
NAW BRO I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE THINKING THAT 💀💀💀
literally thought I was going to get rickrolled
Learning sheet music is such an important skill to have
Yes, reading sheet music is an awesome skill. If you want that skill, you're welcome to get in touch with me and I'll give you some pointers
@@MichaelKormanbut like, it's not A G#A, it's just A G A all natural notes
@@loren8888 ENOUGH. I'VE BEEN HEARING THIS SH*T FOR MONTHS. TALK ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT PLEASE.
@@MichaelKorman That's rather A Sharp tone you have with me!
@@loren8888 TALK ABOUT YOURSELF NOT ABOUT ME
Scare your friends with this easy trick: “plays Feux Follet”
Ima try to do this on violin even though I know I can’t :)
DO IT. I bet you can figure it out
I just have to say… I find it so odd how difficult the full thing is on piano…. Because I’m an organist and it’s not all that difficult… but piano arrangements are always like…. There is so much going on!!!
P.S. for anyone curious… there is a Halloween concert does a mashup of this and phantom of the opera on piano, theater organ and drums…. And it’s insane how well it all blends…
yeah, that's because the organ is an impressive instrument all on its own. but pianists have to work to be impressive
BRO I HAD MY EARBUDS IN AND WHEN THAT KNOCKING SOUND CAME ON, I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS KNOCKING ON MY WINDOW!!😭
listening to this gave me 3 jumpscares.
everybody said sarcastically
no one jumped. no one was scared. and yet here they are
@@MichaelKorman because of the YT algo... not because the quality of your upload. if you cant take criticism, dont upload. its not like i critiqued your skills on a piano?
@@86niisan8686 you didn't criticize anything. you left a passive-aggressive remark that could mean any number of things. and of course they get here by the algorithm. that's how UA-cam shorts works 🤦♂️
I EXPECTED A RICKROLL
He missed out on a golden opportunity
This was the best comment section I have read in a while thank you so much
glad you enjoyed it. I strive to keep my audience entertained. come back for more and tell your friends
@@MichaelKorman 🤡🤡🤡
@@paololembo8464 💀
I thought he was gonna Rick roll us for a second 😂
He's always keeping you on your toes
Ahh even my creaky little toes jumped in fear 😩😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫
That piece has such a powerful emotional effect. It thrilled me even the first time I heard it as a kid.
Yeah, it's impressive, isn't it? Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, played on the pipe organ
@@MichaelKorman Yes on a big pipe organ!
-realizes you dont know the music-
...
I AM INVINCEABBLE
Looks like you put some effort into this, with all the formatting...but I don't get it
Thank you
@@MichaelKorman you played the wrong notes Mr music masters
@@bobthegoat17 I'm sorry 😔. I didn't mean to be so presumptuous. I'll try harder to be more respectful next time
Me at the start: blue lobster
Tysm broo. I needed this cuz i was the pianist (i forgot the spelling) for our halloween show tommorow. Your a life saver
Toccata and Fugue in Dm. Classic. To be honest, I saw you start with the a an my first thought was that you were immediately going to go straight to the d# for a Michael Myers theme tutorial...a-d#-d#-a-d#-a#-d#...
It sounds wrong here. I don't think you lead with that first black key in the actual piece. I remember became I used to play this with fur Elise in mind, assuming they started with the same two notes, but that was incorrect.
ooh, that's another creepy one. thanks for the suggestion
most people play the white key. but the black key is also correct. it's called a "mordent" and you can play it either way
@@MichaelKorman You can. I enjoy extending the notes in little fugue in it's opening, where I've been told that's a romantic corruption and there should be a full stop after each, but I just find the supposed corruption to sound smoother and more heartfelt. Not sure why I stopped with the black key in this piece though. I definitely remember preferring it. I think it was the first thing I ever learned to play. Not sure if I already said that, though. I loved Bach. It was the first collection of classical music I ever purchased, and my memories of frustratedly trying to master counterpoint are vivid. Never really did. I did however gain a notable talent for being able to play very fast and accurately, so toccata was a lot easier than little fugue. But little fugue is my favorite, and forever out of reach. I could hear both sides, and play them individually, but the moment I try to mix them I'd trip up. Fantasia and fugue is a scary one, if immediately bombastic, if I recall the name correctly.
@@ashwhiteforest9078 tell me more about the trouble you're having with the fugue. do you mean this fugue? on organ or piano?
NERD RAGE, PART 3
Dear music theory nerds,
Yes, I know it's traditionally played A-G-A (white-white-white) at the beginning. But, I can't find any scholarly argument for why that's the ONLY right way, and the burden of proof is on you to show I'm wrong.
(You also have the burden of convincing me the argument is worth having. So far, you're doing a piss-poor job of that.)
You guys all play the chord progression Dm A7 Dm. I have no problem with that. I, however, am playing A A7 Dm. I have no problem with that either.
I have a master's degree in piano, which means I know more than almost all of you.
A few other points I want to make:
👉 Everyone who insists the G is unambiguously written as a natural (white key) is lying.
👉 There's no surviving manuscript of this piece in J.S. Bach's handwriting, so we don't even know what he wrote.
👉 C.P.E. Bach said it's cool to play mordents non-diatonically (black key), and he's the Son of God.
👉 The oldest manuscript we have (written out by Johannes Ringk, NOT Bach) doesn't have a natural sign and is thus ambiguous.
👉 Contrary to what one commenter said, the trill later on in the piece doesn't have a flat sign (this was presented as proof Bach would have written a sharp sign if he'd wanted one). Nice try, though. Bet you didn't think I'd check.
👉 I don't care how it was played in Disney's Fantasia.
👉 I don't care how your grandfather played it.
👉 I'm American and this is how we roll.
👉 You can all suck it.
Any new comments on this topic will be deleted (unless you have something truly new and interesting to offer, which would SHOCK me).
If anyone wants to disagree with me, please don't do it on my video. Instead, what you should do is make your own response video.
I had a conversation with a fellow expert-level piano player about this video and the ensuing controversy. Listen to the podcast or watch it here on UA-cam. The video is called "Piano NERDS, Bach & Wrong Notes": ua-cam.com/video/ccW_ZKvzhow/v-deo.html
...i just think G natural sounds better personally 💀
@@YourAverageLink that's fair enough. the great thing about Bach is that there are so many different ways to play his music
@@MichaelKorman and tbf, when it's G# it sort of implies an unorthodox scale that's like harmonic minor but with a #4 and that's cool to think about
@@YourAverageLink the way I hear it, the first note is in the key of A, and then it goes to D minor.
Okay then. I suppose we can consider all music work missing it's original manuscript, which is a huge percentage, to be open to drastic changes and there is nothing we can do about it. Hmm, where is Rush E's "original manuscript"? Can't find it? I'll play it in naturals then. (Nobody is going to make a video response. That seems to be your way of handwave-dismissing the criticism you're gonna get.)
he shivered my timbers 😭
oops, so sorry to scary you. but at least now you know how to scare others
@@MichaelKorman haha
@@MichaelKorman to be honest, i copied someone elses comment to see if people noticed and too see what people would say about a copied comment but no one really cared. im being honest. A@thecoconutgum has the original comment. sorry dude. :|
I’m terribly terrified I feel my Timbers shivering I feel my bumps goosing I’m so spooked rn
NERD RAGE, PART 1
(Note: I want to apologize to all the mothers I've inadvertently dragged into this ugly battle. That was misguided on my part. The truth is I'm a childish brat who never grew up, but rest assured I plan on doing some serious soul-searching once my UA-cam career is over.)
Dear music theory nerds,
Yeah, I know it's traditionally played A-G-A (white-white-white) at the beginning. But I can't find any scholarly argument for why that's right. I hear it as a dominant (A major) chord at the beginning. So, I believe the G# is correct.
I have a master's degree in piano, which means I know more than almost all of you.
Any new comments on this topic will be deleted (unless you have something truly new and interesting to offer, which would SHOCK me).
Btw, if anyone wants to have a serious discussion with me about Bach, this beginner tutorial isn't the place to do it (and certainly this comment thread isn't!). What you should do is make your own response video and invite me to comment.
⚠️🥺️ Please don't reply to this comment thread . It's getting unwieldy. You can reply to the pinned comment if you want. Or make a new comment.
Now, continue reading the comments if you want to see some nerd rage 👇
Bro you have a master's in piano to make videos like these? You'd get much more views if you played actually impressive things.
@@carterwestdyk your mom gets much more views
You’re right that A is the dominant chord, but the dominant always have a diminished 7th (in this case G not G#) The G# suggest that you modulate to A as a tonic.
@@williamo6461 Yes, that's what I meant. A is the tonic.
@@MichaelKormanOkay, but D is the tonic. The name of the piece is called Toccata and Fugue in D minor. If A was the tonic you would have to add F# as well. But then it would be A major.
NERD RAGE, PART 2
Dear music theory nerds,
Yes, I know it's traditionally played A-G-A (white-white-white) at the beginning. But, I can't find any scholarly argument for why that's the ONLY right way, and the burden of proof is on you to show I'm wrong.
(You also have the burden of convincing me the argument is worth having. So far, you're doing a piss-poor job of that.)
You guys all play the chord progression Dm A7 Dm. I have no problem with that. I, however, am playing A A7 Dm. I have no problem with that either.
I have a master's degree in piano, which means I know more than almost all of you.
A few other points I want to make:
👉 Everyone who insists the G is unambiguously written as a natural (white key) is lying.
👉 There's no surviving manuscript of this piece in J.S. Bach's handwriting, so we don't even know what he wrote.
👉 C.P.E. Bach said it's cool to play mordents non-diatonically (black key), and he's the Son of God.
👉 The oldest manuscript we have (written out by Johannes Ringk, NOT Bach) doesn't have a natural sign, and is thus ambiguous.
👉 Contrary to what one commenter said, the trill later on in the piece doesn't have a flat sign (this was presented as proof Bach would have written a sharp sign if he'd wanted one). Nice try, though. Bet you didn't think I'd check.
👉 I don't care how it was played in Disney's Fantasia.
👉 I don't care how your grandfather played it.
👉 I'm American and this is how we roll.
👉 You can all suck it.
Any new comments on this topic will be deleted (unless you have something truly new and interesting to offer, which would SHOCK me).
If anyone wants to disagree with me, please don't do it on my video. Instead, what you should do is make your own response video.
(P.S. To anyone who just wanted to learn a cute piano riff, I apologize for the disruption these nerds are causing.
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Thanks I have been trying to figure out how to play that sound
@@scribbleThoughts12 awesome, glad I could help you out
Never seen someone with a degree in piano music play their fingers so flat on the piano
@@lolsup9817 his fingering seems really unnatural as well
@SkeletonT Smart move 👍
Bach. One of the hardest pieces to play.
Bach ,yes ,hardest, nope..
Man I'm dead 💀
"anyways here's wonderwall"
"That's not even the right instrument"