@@kianmehr9045I'm guessing you're a feminist from your pfp? Well here's what Vinheteiro has to say in one of his many tweets about them: "Feminists are fat and ugly"
I like this guy because he actually explained and go through what is does the piece teaches you, explain the jumps the scales the chords. As a rookie pianist I am, I find this video both entertaining and informative.
An easy way to categorize piano pieces into two categories of difficulty: Vinheteiro doesn't need to look at the piano while playing it, or he needs to.
8:08: Yes, Pachelbel's Canon was written for string quartet, and it is a pain in the neck for the cello: 52 bars of playing the same eight notes. And it is so popular, because it is so simplistic. And if you replace the G in the seventh accord by Em, you get Streets of London. But the most famous canon in existence is Frère Jaques.
I think there are three reasons why "The Entertainer" became so played: (1) The movie "The Sting" (1974) which brought the music of Scott Joplin back to the Public's attention (although I prefer the solo piano version of "Solace" over "The Entertainer"), (2) it is in the Public Domain so any can play it, and (3) it was one of the early songs played via computer, On my Commodore 64 computer there was a music program and one of the songs included was "The Entertainer".
yo bro u have really good consistency and you are definitely going to make it big. This is only the beginning, and the journey only gets better I appreciate ur work
Moonlight Sonata 1st movement is pretty easy, beautiful and harmonic, so it obviously will be overplayed. But, the 3rd movement, which I am learning right now is making me cry😭 Edit: oh it was easy after my teacher explained all the arpeggios.
I recently saw a piano in pub, where I was first time. On it there was a note saying "Play whatever you like, but Fur Elise means you gonna clean the toilets."
Lord Vinheteiro is amazing as musician, but he really shine during interviews and podcast. If you don't understand Portuguese, you are missing at least 90% of his best content
1:04: Cut time isn't necessarily 2/2, it can also be 4/2. Alle breve just means that the halves are the metrum, rather than the quarters as in common time.
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I learnt two simplified versions of The Entertainer with 2 different teachers. I played it pretty smoothly. I would have loved to learn it in the proper stride piano style though.
They just use that chord progression and a bit of the melody, many other songs actually used the chords due to their compelling movement! :) (Maroon 5 definitely ruined it though and that is coming for someone who basically plays Canon in D every morning, that's how much I love it)
Matthew, I was going through all of them and when he did knuckle song I already thought about #10. That was my first song I could creatively do either part along with the all important Jaws, Close Encounters and Pink Panther themes of my day. Fun fact, only piece that Lord V had to look at was The Entertainer piece. So I guess he’s not a big ragtime guy and didn’t have the song memorized. Love your work ❤
The Entertainer - from 1975 - 1979, I was in high school and was in the Symphonic Orchestra, electric piano and percussion. Back then, we didn’t have two different types of groups. When we performed/toured, a small number of us had to learn different styles, and for the Jazz/Ragtime section, a small number of us would perform. The Entertainer was the core piece, and sometimes, depending on the performance time, it was the only piece played in that section. You are right, there is some complications for the pianist playing it. If I recall the rest of the ensemble included Clarinet, Sax, and sometimes Trumpet with the piano. If the venue has an upright piano we would use that with the other ensemble members standing around the piano.
Back in the 70s when I was learning, every kid had to get the simplified arrangement of The Entertainer, with just a single bass line plus the melody. Another one that was popular in the late 70s or maybe early 80s was Music Box Dancer, a piano solo piece that got some radio time and some popularity. It seems to not have had as much staying power, but might be one some actual music boxes. At first when I saw the words Prelude in C Major (which I have played), I was thinking of Chopin's Prelude in c minor, which is one of my go-tos when I want to wallop on a piano with some big chords, then finish with a whisper.
Heart and soul was stolen by Carmichael. According to family, was written by Amy Braynard, my great Aunt who was a commercial organist and composer. She couldn't afford a lawyer to fight for it. We had other songs of hers in our piano bench as kids.
If Heart and Soul and the Knuckle Song were not in there I would have been so mad. Every piano player I know has played either one of these. (also every non piano player knows the first bit of the Knuckle Song.)
in my opinion Nocturne in E Flat Major and Clair de Lune are overplayed. Nocturne because a ton of aspiring pianists learn it and Clair de Lune because its just good and the beginning is easy to play.
The most overplayed piece when I went to school and had piano lessons was the Amélie soundtrack. And the "everyone knows it" piece here is the Flea Waltz (German: Flohwalzer). Similar to the Knuckles song it only uses mainly black keys with a few white ones inbetween.
Fun fact about Heart and Soul: while most people play it as I-vi-IV-V in the key of C, the sheet music I have for the full song (1938 copyright date) is actually I-vi-ii-V in the key of F. The first time I saw it I found it interesting that it uses a 2-5-1 cadence like you would find in jazz instead of the expected 4-5-1.
That is super interesting! Particularly because a ii7 would contain the notes from chord IV so it’s essentially the same but with a different bass note to give a ii7-V-I cadence.
I was today old when I learned that the name of the silly piano piece my mother and I used to play when I was about 7 - 8 y.o. is called Heart and Soul. We referred to it as Chopsticks.
Personally I think that Fur Elise beginning is a great piece for beginners to learn how to use a pedal and when to stop much rather then from any musical aspect
I've never played "A Thousand Miles", at least not yet. However, I've sung it for karaoke. Also, a former piano teacher of mine made a full piece out of the knuckle song, called "Hot Potatoes".
Thanks Matthew. This is a really nice way to look at this topic. I have never liked the way (classical) pianist scoff at some of the music in this video and I really started hating the snobbish elitist behaviour some youtube pianists have towards some of this music once I started trying to learn the piano myself. You're never too good for any music, especially not as a teacher.
Well said. I like the acknowledgment here that some songs deserve to be "overplayed." Unfortunately, much of the professional music world is plagued by elitism. It's up to us to buck the trend! What a silly idea, that we should change what we like because too many other people share our taste.
When I dreamed of learning the piano, the first song I wanted to learn was Canon. I always thought it was one of the most beautiful pieces to be written. I didnt really mind the graduation song, didnt necessarily like it either. But memories ruined the crap out of the song I agree. One song that many disagree with me about is Beautiful in white. I always thought that was a great use of Canon. But nothing will ever be as beautiful as the original score. The one the channel Just Classics posted i can listen too a thousand times LOL My mother always loved fur elis and music box dancer. Both I also love. Lastly, I always wondered why Train's play that song sounded so freaking familiar......... It's because of one of the songs my grandma always played back when i was really young. Heart and soul! Thanks!
Beethoven be like "I have composed something much better. Why you guys just play Für Elise or Moonnight Sonata 1st Movement? Pathetique! Well Sonata Pathetique dose count either"
lol that Terry Crews clip. He absolutely owned that role. That really is a great song though. I love how Lord included Rush E. His channel was where I first saw that, and I had to jump down the rabbit hole. Rush E is an awesome song too. It seems like the trick to making a good meme is to use songs people like. Even if people won't admit liking the song, they must like it.
The Prelude in C is the first and probably the most well-known part of the Well-Tempered Clavier. But we have to keep in mind that Bach wrote a prelude and a fugue for each major and minor key, so it's 48 different pieces, which makes the whole opus not overplayed.
LoL of course the one he starts with is the one I'm trying to learn right now also this guy is so good on the piano he can play all three movements of moonlight sonata without even looking at it and it wouldn't even phase him.
That’s funny! I’ve never heard knuckle song before!!! You say it’s a piece for those who don’t play piano? In my country we have Dogs’ Valse instead 😂. By the way, it was very pleasant to listen to your speech! That’s what we called in school perfect pronunciation!))
As far as “Canon in D” in pop music goes, I think GLC’s “Your Missus is a Nutter” (itself sampling Serge Gainsbourg’s “Cannabis”) is my favorite example. I know this is a stretch, musically speaking 😂
I don’t think it’s TOO rude, so it would depend on your tolerance for such things. I’ve known a few people like the one in this song, so it could just be familiarity talking.
Heart and Soul and Hot Cross Buns were the two songs that my choir teacher banned from ever being played on the piano. Any other song she was fine with, just not those
1st movement of the Moonlight Sonata is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, no question. I am missing "Für Elise", I still find that annoying every time I hear it being played - gives me nightmares. I played the piano myself for 12 yrs - I cannot count how many times I had to listen to other players perform "Für Elise".
Lord Vinheteiro is technically perfect, BUT what I miss is warmth and empathy in his playing. As an example of what I mean: watch the piano scene in Spielberg's movie "The Pianist" th-cam.com/video/jHfQCfUTlXE/w-d-xo.html or the at this time 19 years old Yuja Wang th-cam.com/video/4l1bs5hlnYk/w-d-xo.html
Beautiful video, Matthew! Thanks for reacting!
Regards
Lord Vinheteiro!
Well hey 👋 Thanks and thank you for the great content 😊
Yo Vini you’re great❤
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I like with all the songs he just stares in the audience"s soul
@@kianmehr9045I'm guessing you're a feminist from your pfp? Well here's what Vinheteiro has to say in one of his many tweets about them: "Feminists are fat and ugly"
"Maroon 5 ruined canon in D" is the truest statement ever said
I agree
Definitely one of the worst radio hits of the last 5 years
The family guy version is pretty cool
i just realized that song is based off of canon in d 😭
Pachelbel ruined canon in D
8:31 Pachabel’s Canon in D is normally requested to make violinists cry.
Playing the violin is enough to make anyone cry 😂
Pour one out for every cellist that has to play this piece at an event.
No, to make cellists cry
@@matticawood ...or to make the audience cry 😆🤣
I think it made Vivaldi cry.
Vinheteiro is such a vibe! What a legend!
Until you hear what he has to say about women.
@@dhu2056 And he is 100% correct
9:36 impossible!! lord vinheteiro gave us a little smile
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Give this man his own Steinway. He deserves it more than anybody for his amazing content!
I like this guy because he actually explained and go through what is does the piece teaches you, explain the jumps the scales the chords. As a rookie pianist I am, I find this video both entertaining and informative.
An easy way to categorize piano pieces into two categories of difficulty: Vinheteiro doesn't need to look at the piano while playing it, or he needs to.
Loving your reaction series!! ✨
Thank you! I appreciate you guys for making quality content for me to react to! 🎹🎵
8:08: Yes, Pachelbel's Canon was written for string quartet, and it is a pain in the neck for the cello: 52 bars of playing the same eight notes.
And it is so popular, because it is so simplistic. And if you replace the G in the seventh accord by Em, you get Streets of London.
But the most famous canon in existence is Frère Jaques.
I'd argue that Row your boat is an even more popular canon.
I think there are three reasons why "The Entertainer" became so played: (1) The movie "The Sting" (1974) which brought the music of Scott Joplin back to the Public's attention (although I prefer the solo piano version of "Solace" over "The Entertainer"), (2) it is in the Public Domain so any can play it, and (3) it was one of the early songs played via computer, On my Commodore 64 computer there was a music program and one of the songs included was "The Entertainer".
It was also used in a lot of old cartoons
yo bro u have really good consistency and you are definitely going to make it big. This is only the beginning, and the journey only gets better I appreciate ur work
I was surprised that Piano Man or Walking in Memphis didn’t end up on the list. I hear those all the time
Moonlight Sonata 1st movement is pretty easy, beautiful and harmonic, so it obviously will be overplayed. But, the 3rd movement, which I am learning right now is making me cry😭
Edit: oh it was easy after my teacher explained all the arpeggios.
Real man 😂😂😂
The whole movement is like arpeggios, but my fingers cant memorize them😭
@@Magzhan-o3s 😂😂😭😭
You can say the same thing of the Prelude in C if you want to try the Fugue afterwards
The calm before the storm.
I recently saw a piano in pub, where I was first time. On it there was a note saying "Play whatever you like, but Fur Elise means you gonna clean the toilets."
Lord Vinheteiro always makes me laugh 😂
Another great video! Thanks!
The woman playing Heart and Soul couldn't hold it.
Lord Vinheteiro is amazing as musician, but he really shine during interviews and podcast. If you don't understand Portuguese, you are missing at least 90% of his best content
Totally agree. Whoever is reading this, use AI or close captions to see his interviews, he’s a genius!
Canon in D is a very fun song to improvise on, and the simple chord pattern makes it good for beginners
1:04: Cut time isn't necessarily 2/2, it can also be 4/2. Alle breve just means that the halves are the metrum, rather than the quarters as in common time.
Bach's Prelude in C was actually a sort of tutorial on playing figured bass
I love playing the original Heart And Soul, it's so soothing to me
Vinheteiro aparecendo em grandes canais! Esse músico é um dos orgulhos daqui do Brasil, fugindo de tanta coisa musical podre que temos aqui...
Thanks!
Hello from Brazil 🇧🇷
O funk arruinou a música brasileira do mesmo jeito que o hip-hop arruinou a música americana... uma bosta
The second part of Fur Elise was always my favourite part to play of that piece
I learnt two simplified versions of The Entertainer with 2 different teachers. I played it pretty smoothly. I would have loved to learn it in the proper stride piano style though.
I didn't even realize that "Canon in D" was in Maroon 5's "Memories" until he pointed that out. Now I can't unhear it. :|
They just use that chord progression and a bit of the melody, many other songs actually used the chords due to their compelling movement! :) (Maroon 5 definitely ruined it though and that is coming for someone who basically plays Canon in D every morning, that's how much I love it)
@@jasondeddens Man! Dedication! I can also see why so many electric alarm clocks use a variant Canon in D as the alarm.
I simply -hate- don't like response videos..
.. but the lord's videos don't have much context, and you really added something.
Well done 👍🏻
0:40 that actually scared me
bro same 🤣
Jump scare 👻😏
I wanted to tell you, here in the description, that I think this JVKE piano song has been played way too often. 😉
By him lol
Nah
LOVE the black notes only chords tip.
The songs I really want to learn are mostly from David Lanz. These songs got me interested in piano but Lanz's music keeps me around.
This is like a sad but true situation
Rush E not being in E makes me question my existence
i absolutelly agree with your opinion about River flows in you
I've played and listened to so many times that I just cannot apreciatte as I used to
"Overplayed" piano pieces being played again and then again in the video. Haha! I love it!
Proving the point 😂
@@amadeosendiulo2137 Exactly!
Matthew, I was going through all of them and when he did knuckle song I already thought about #10. That was my first song I could creatively do either part along with the all important Jaws, Close Encounters and Pink Panther themes of my day.
Fun fact, only piece that Lord V had to look at was The Entertainer piece. So I guess he’s not a big ragtime guy and didn’t have the song memorized.
Love your work ❤
The Entertainer - from 1975 - 1979, I was in high school and was in the Symphonic Orchestra, electric piano and percussion. Back then, we didn’t have two different types of groups. When we performed/toured, a small number of us had to learn different styles, and for the Jazz/Ragtime section, a small number of us would perform. The Entertainer was the core piece, and sometimes, depending on the performance time, it was the only piece played in that section. You are right, there is some complications for the pianist playing it. If I recall the rest of the ensemble included Clarinet, Sax, and sometimes Trumpet with the piano. If the venue has an upright piano we would use that with the other ensemble members standing around the piano.
Back in the 70s when I was learning, every kid had to get the simplified arrangement of The Entertainer, with just a single bass line plus the melody. Another one that was popular in the late 70s or maybe early 80s was Music Box Dancer, a piano solo piece that got some radio time and some popularity. It seems to not have had as much staying power, but might be one some actual music boxes. At first when I saw the words Prelude in C Major (which I have played), I was thinking of Chopin's Prelude in c minor, which is one of my go-tos when I want to wallop on a piano with some big chords, then finish with a whisper.
I had forgotten Music Box Dancer. Now I'll have to forget it again.
@@hektor6766ha ha I’m learning this one now!
Heart and soul was stolen by Carmichael. According to family, was written by Amy Braynard, my great Aunt who was a commercial organist and composer. She couldn't afford a lawyer to fight for it. We had other songs of hers in our piano bench as kids.
Matt the talking baby was terrifying 😆 Beautiful playing as always!
If Heart and Soul and the Knuckle Song were not in there I would have been so mad. Every piano player I know has played either one of these. (also every non piano player knows the first bit of the Knuckle Song.)
in my opinion Nocturne in E Flat Major and Clair de Lune are overplayed. Nocturne because a ton of aspiring pianists learn it and Clair de Lune because its just good and the beginning is easy to play.
David Bennet made a great video highlighting all the uses of the Canon in D chord progression and I was surprised to see Bananarama in there LOL
Even with all the flak Canon in D receives, I'll always love it. I don't care what people say, it'll always hold a place in my heart.
An example of one note being played over and over like rush e is in Hungarian rhapsody friska with the c sharps
The most overplayed piece when I went to school and had piano lessons was the Amélie soundtrack.
And the "everyone knows it" piece here is the Flea Waltz (German: Flohwalzer). Similar to the Knuckles song it only uses mainly black keys with a few white ones inbetween.
Those flea dance a strange kind of waltz, though. The Flea Waltz is in common time, whereas any human waltz is in compound time.
Fun fact about Heart and Soul: while most people play it as I-vi-IV-V in the key of C, the sheet music I have for the full song (1938 copyright date) is actually I-vi-ii-V in the key of F. The first time I saw it I found it interesting that it uses a 2-5-1 cadence like you would find in jazz instead of the expected 4-5-1.
That is super interesting! Particularly because a ii7 would contain the notes from chord IV so it’s essentially the same but with a different bass note to give a ii7-V-I cadence.
I was today old when I learned that the name of the silly piano piece my mother and I used to play when I was about 7 - 8 y.o. is called Heart and Soul. We referred to it as Chopsticks.
Personally I think that Fur Elise beginning is a great piece for beginners to learn how to use a pedal and when to stop much rather then from any musical aspect
I think canon in d is composed with gigue after?
how is turkish march not in this video?
What piano are you playing on? And are you recording into a daw for your videos?
You might enjoy reacting to Twoset Violin's videos featuring Pianist Sophie from Austria: Hardest piano pieces and two videos of epic performances.
I've never played "A Thousand Miles", at least not yet. However, I've sung it for karaoke.
Also, a former piano teacher of mine made a full piece out of the knuckle song, called "Hot Potatoes".
I wish matthew would put time stamps on his videos ❤
Fro Canon in D, Ronald Jenkees gives it a nice sound in his remix.
From my understanding of video games, they always Rush E3
I had never heard a few of these songs. Heart and soul is definitely a beautiful song, but it definitely needs the vocal to make it right.
Thanks Matthew. This is a really nice way to look at this topic. I have never liked the way (classical) pianist scoff at some of the music in this video and I really started hating the snobbish elitist behaviour some youtube pianists have towards some of this music once I started trying to learn the piano myself. You're never too good for any music, especially not as a teacher.
Well said. I like the acknowledgment here that some songs deserve to be "overplayed." Unfortunately, much of the professional music world is plagued by elitism. It's up to us to buck the trend! What a silly idea, that we should change what we like because too many other people share our taste.
When I dreamed of learning the piano, the first song I wanted to learn was Canon. I always thought it was one of the most beautiful pieces to be written. I didnt really mind the graduation song, didnt necessarily like it either. But memories ruined the crap out of the song I agree. One song that many disagree with me about is Beautiful in white. I always thought that was a great use of Canon. But nothing will ever be as beautiful as the original score. The one the channel Just Classics posted i can listen too a thousand times LOL My mother always loved fur elis and music box dancer. Both I also love. Lastly, I always wondered why Train's play that song sounded so freaking familiar......... It's because of one of the songs my grandma always played back when i was really young. Heart and soul! Thanks!
*i definitely nailed that* yes u did😂
name some music (or music shape technic )is good for left hand chord practicing
Add ”your song” and you have covered 100% of my repertoire 🤣
Hey can you cover music theory completely from basic to advance and all types of chords . How and where should you use them..
Matthew and Lord? Had to click on this as soon as I saw it.😄
Beethoven be like "I have composed something much better. Why you guys just play Für Elise or Moonnight Sonata 1st Movement? Pathetique! Well Sonata Pathetique dose count either"
I'm learning the 1st Movement of Moonlight sonata as my first piece, and I can confirm that it is the most overplayed piece. I hear it everywhere now.
The octaves B on a thousand miles is so hard for me to do smoothly without tension 😅
lol that Terry Crews clip. He absolutely owned that role. That really is a great song though.
I love how Lord included Rush E. His channel was where I first saw that, and I had to jump down the rabbit hole. Rush E is an awesome song too.
It seems like the trick to making a good meme is to use songs people like. Even if people won't admit liking the song, they must like it.
His state into the camera makes me bust out laughing lol.
Canon in D is the reason why I wanted to learn the piano 😂
What about Jingle Bells can it ever be considered as overplayed or no
The Prelude in C is the first and probably the most well-known part of the Well-Tempered Clavier. But we have to keep in mind that Bach wrote a prelude and a fugue for each major and minor key, so it's 48 different pieces, which makes the whole opus not overplayed.
LoL of course the one he starts with is the one I'm trying to learn right now also this guy is so good on the piano he can play all three movements of moonlight sonata without even looking at it and it wouldn't even phase him.
That’s funny! I’ve never heard knuckle song before!!! You say it’s a piece for those who don’t play piano? In my country we have Dogs’ Valse instead 😂. By the way, it was very pleasant to listen to your speech! That’s what we called in school perfect pronunciation!))
As far as “Canon in D” in pop music goes, I think GLC’s “Your Missus is a Nutter” (itself sampling Serge Gainsbourg’s “Cannabis”) is my favorite example. I know this is a stretch, musically speaking 😂
I don’t know this - am I going to regret searching for it? 😐
I don’t think it’s TOO rude, so it would depend on your tolerance for such things. I’ve known a few people like the one in this song, so it could just be familiarity talking.
Canon in D will always sound weird to me cause while everyone calls it a wedding song it was played on my grandma's funeral xD
The beginning of moonlight sonata sounds like across the stars
Prelude 1 is the most beautiful piece of music ever written, so it simply is not possible to over-play it.
Does Rush E sound like the introduction to some video game songs?
Heart and Soul and Hot Cross Buns were the two songs that my choir teacher banned from ever being played on the piano. Any other song she was fine with, just not those
As a rock/rhythmic musician I would definitely write the Moonlight Sonata in 6/8 instead of triplets!
god that jumpscare at 0:42
overplayed for a reason.
I get you, it's similar to how Stairway to Heaven is a so overplayed but also teaches guitarists to play fingerstyle.
Damn you played A Thousand Years ‘early in your piano playing’? It was released in 2011… now I feel old… (!)
“A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton - it was released in 2001 😊
@@matticawood Oh I got mixed up! Had to look up the recent ones. Yiruma’s one was 2011. Cheers, now I feel a bit better. ;)
I am suprised that Chopsticks wasn't included.
Songs?
toccata and fugue Bach for organ
2:58 sounds like an anime ost
Heart and soul for me is just "La Mer" By Charles Trenet
Very rare to see @Lord_Vinheteiro smile :)
I don't play piano myself but the only thing I can play is "Soundscape to Ardor"
1st movement of the Moonlight Sonata is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, no question. I am missing "Für Elise", I still find that annoying every time I hear it being played - gives me nightmares. I played the piano myself for 12 yrs - I cannot count how many times I had to listen to other players perform "Für Elise".
Lord Vinheteiro is technically perfect, BUT what I miss is warmth and empathy in his playing. As an example of what I mean: watch the piano scene in Spielberg's movie "The Pianist" th-cam.com/video/jHfQCfUTlXE/w-d-xo.html or the at this time 19 years old Yuja Wang th-cam.com/video/4l1bs5hlnYk/w-d-xo.html
I guess it's just his style. He has said in some interviews (in portuguese) that he hates over-expressive players.
Can't believe chopsticks didn't get an honorable mention
There's more than one piece referred to as Chopsticks.
They’re overplayed because they’re AWESOME ! Edited to say :well most of them are awesome
Canon in D is something professional violinists hate. Twoset Violin always rip it off.
When is A.I. going to write Piano music on demand? Or is it already doing it
I just used google translate to translate his channel name and it means wine maker
The Entertainer is so popular that I refused to learn it and learned Pineapple Rag instead. Im also refusing to learn Golden Hour.