A Little Ragtime & Classical on a Janko
Paul Vandervoort
I
recently had an interesting meeting with a few Janko
Keyboard
enthusiasts in the San Francisco area. I believe it was
Noel Cragg
who mentioned that there are few, if any, internet videos of
people
playing classical music on a Janko. I did learn Chopin's
Black Keys
Etude on my 4-row Janko in 1987 (not at Chopin's suggested
light-speed tempo, I must confess).
I dug through my attic
and
found a VHS tape I recorded around that time. It doesn't
include the
Chopin, but it does include a 1920s ragtime piece and a Bach
prelude,
as well as some other material which might be of interest to
some
folks. I think it's actually a pretty good demonstration of
the what
can be done with the keyboard. So I ripped it to YouTube.
The
funniest thing about watching this video today is to think
that I
found time back then to learn somewhat-difficult pieces like
these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK4REjqGc9w
Paul Vandervoort
MusicScienceGuy
That must have taken you hours - months! to learn that Chopin.
Can I link to this demo from the Wikipedia article on the Janko
Keyboard?
Better yet, can you ppppllleease donate the video to the Wikipedia
commons?
That way the Janko gets a permanent record of Janko playing (by the
world foremost player?)
Ken.
John Moriarty
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