when you want to do comedy but parents want you to play piano

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Ай бұрын

Download transcriptions at georgecolliermusic.com. Check out the Discord!: / discord
Original video: • Victor Borge - Piano J...
Performed by: Victor Borge
Transcribed by: My Sheet Music Transcriptions (mysheetmusictranscriptions.com)
faq:
Q: how are you related to jacob collier? / A: i'm not, we just have the same last name
Q: how do you transcribe? / A: i use musescore for notation and 'Transcribe!' for beat marking, slowing down etc
Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
Q: where can i suggest videos? / A: / discord
Q: what music do you listen to? A: open.spotify.com/playlist/0zP...
Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: sometimes other people submit transcriptions, most are commissioned from others who can do a better job than i can. i want to make sure you see the best transcriptions possible!

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@AIRDRAC Ай бұрын

He's also known for the quote: 'I'd like to thank my parents for making this night possible. And my children for making it necessary.'

@genev3358 Ай бұрын

I’ve never heard that but it’s quickly become one of my favorites

@flamingspinach Ай бұрын

lmao

@eleethtahgra7802 29 күн бұрын

Lol

@penguinista Ай бұрын

Moving the piano over at 1:16 to extend the high notes is brilliant

@SouthernersSax Ай бұрын

Between that and leaning so hard into the glissando that he fell over at 0:56, I'd say this man is a comedy genius.

@DanielJamesEgan Ай бұрын

Funny joke but he took it from an old Family Guy episode.

@Cypsky Ай бұрын

Victor Borge predates Family guy. 😉

@DanielJamesEgan Ай бұрын

@@Cypsky I dunno, some of those early FG episodes were from the late 90s, so pretty old. Maybe site sources before you talk about things you know nothing about.

@Cypsky Ай бұрын

@@DanielJamesEgan Victor Borge passed away in 2000 at age 91. Family guy started broadcasting in 1999.

@Kylora2112 Ай бұрын

The upside down William Tell Overture is absolute amazing.

@E0O2X314FT 27 күн бұрын

What's even cooler is that this is a valid way to provide variations on a melody!

@CRUCIFi777 Ай бұрын

He came of age in an interesting time in music for piano: Tin Pan Alley was in full swing, and so was swing for that matter, and there was an enormous influx of aspiring concert pianists juxtaposed to all the advents, but no one had bridged the gap between Vaudeville and high society quite like him before-or since for that matter.

@jasonshere Ай бұрын

Thanks for the insight. I enjoyed your linguistic prowess.

@Kufunninapuh Ай бұрын

This is the kind of comment the internet should be full of 👍@@jasonshere

@DodderingOldMan Ай бұрын

Great pianist, but as a comedian he's one of the greatest of all time. His comic timing is second to none. Which, as a musician, makes sense I suppose.

@floydfanTN Ай бұрын

My dad saw Victor play live in the early 70s when he lived in California. He saw him at DeAnza college, and he said Victor asked the Audience "If this is DeAnza, whats the question?"

@lhsbandfreak11 Ай бұрын

His audience interaction was second to none! I can recall his recorded performance in Minneapolis, a couple came in late, asked them where they were from (both from the area) and he responded "I'm from Copenhagen, and I got here before you." 😂 Then later on, a woman was absolutely dying of laughter. He hears it, looks her direction and asks " Pardon me, madam, are you laying eggs?" 😂😂😂 Never will be another like him

@Australian_Made Ай бұрын

@@lhsbandfreak11 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@gonzaleandro Ай бұрын

This is the nucleus and origin of all the "... but I got distracted" memes xD

@dismaleclipse5587 Ай бұрын

What's an example?

@inexpensive_housing-2948 Ай бұрын

@@dismaleclipse5587 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZ1-id2Bz6-WgJ8.html

@gonzaleandro 12 күн бұрын

@@dismaleclipse5587 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtWnhaZ_zNLckqs.html

@caesarsalad77 Ай бұрын

One of the legends. Between Victor Borge and Bugs Bunny, anyone should be convinced that classical music can be fun.

@bryanquick3349 Ай бұрын

as a child I understood this to be true and was rather disappointed when I actually played in orchestra, which was generally much less fun

@Elriuhilu 29 күн бұрын

"Leopold!"

@everonlyallforthee 26 күн бұрын

*Ride of the Valkyries plays* "Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit...!!"

@samuellickiss8463 25 күн бұрын

Bill Bailey too if you've not come across him before. Did a fantastic comedy/music show with the BBC orchestra - I especially like his Belgian jazz version of the Dr Who theme!

@jimmyzhao2673 24 күн бұрын

@@Elriuhilu hansel? Hansel? HANSEL ?

@VictorBorbaMusic Ай бұрын

The man who forever ruins auto-fill searches for my name

@mykal4779 Ай бұрын

lmao rip

@husum1201 Ай бұрын

Well, he changed his name to Victor Borge, you can change yours too :)

@kieran101yes 21 күн бұрын

I love your music!!

@brobrothebro Ай бұрын

that fall was perfect

@ChanahAngelicaKamen Ай бұрын

One of the greatest pianists ever. Not only a comical genius, but a brilliant performer with a golden touch, there's no one like him. May his memory be forever a blessing.

@zackv4850 Ай бұрын

i feel like i just watched a live action bugs bunny skit.

@robbybevard8034 Ай бұрын

The routine was so good Victor Borge did it with almost no changes for 50 years.

@everonlyallforthee 26 күн бұрын

I first saw him perform it when he was probably in his 70s, and I feel like the old-man-appeal made it even better haha

@TacoBlend 25 күн бұрын

I am so thankful he survived the Haulocost to bring us his wonderful and hilarious talent. May he rest in peace!

@PaleCentaur Ай бұрын

As much as I loved the inverted William Tell Overture bit, seeing "fall of the stool" on the transcription and then watching him fall half a second later is perfect comedy to me.

@chrisn676 Ай бұрын

Oh man. I kinda wish you had done the one where he plays this angular thing of all parallel 5ths and tritones and is like, ???, and then turns the music NINETY DEGREES and gets "Entry of the Gladiators", because that would've been a hell of a thing in a transcription. Victor Borge was such a great comedian, and we were all very, very lucky to have experienced him.

@micahphilson 29 күн бұрын

Thank God for the internet, we still all can! He died while I was still very young, but my dad somehow got a tape of his after that, and I continually watch everything of his I can find multiple times a year. He was such a creative, comedic, and musical genius, such a gift to the world.

@pantarkan7 29 күн бұрын

"The Steinway people would like me to announce, that this, is a BALDWIN piano."

@Gn3rd Ай бұрын

Another great one with Victor Borge is when he and Anton Kontra play Czardas, except Victor Borge doesn't know the song, so he basically fakes it all the way through, and it's bloody brilliant!

@Kernel15 Ай бұрын

He does the same with Michala Petri and breaks her

@Rx7man 29 күн бұрын

I remember hearing him on the radio about 40 years ago talking about Phonetic punctuation and Inflationary Language, and putting them together.. Comedy gold

@3rdalbum Ай бұрын

I used to work with a guy who LOVED Victor Borge, and so I've seen this skit so many times, and I still laugh at it. It's timeless comedy.

@micahphilson 29 күн бұрын

I've watched all of his stuff i could find dozens of times since I was a kid and I still laugh every time!

@GerardMenvussa Ай бұрын

In music, having a good sense of humour is key

@jdapaul1351 Ай бұрын

Nice pun. 🤣

@almitydave Ай бұрын

Specifically, you gotta be sharp.

@user-ej4kf2yg1m Ай бұрын

Or all Your efforts will Fall flat.

@Josh-yr7gd Ай бұрын

Yes, it keeps you sustained. Otherwise your joy would be diminished.

@LovSven2011 Ай бұрын

Victor Borge mostly uses G-sharp major key. (major sharp genious)😉

@jrk1666 Ай бұрын

I love Victor Borge

@Mr.Doesntmatter Ай бұрын

If you want to see good clean and clever humor, watch his "phonetic punctuation" and "inflationary language" routines. Yes, the man was a master pianist, as seen here or when he has an opera singer with him (check that out too), but he was a stunning straight man who is a master of telling jokes with a straight face.

@kenjohnson8751 Ай бұрын

Those are his two best masterpieces!

@petertrudelljr 27 күн бұрын

his "phonetic punctuation" is what I think of whenever I see an interrobang (?!)

@HexoESBB Ай бұрын

love u georgey colli :D. you got me into composing for my bass clarinet

@maxwellsmith2133 Ай бұрын

My brain during the exam:

@njung1990able Ай бұрын

victor borge was the goat :]

@TheSledgehammer205 Ай бұрын

In this day and age, many sheet music memes are on youtube, some of the better ones are channelling the grandfather of piano comedy, Victor Borge.

@JohnLloydDavis Ай бұрын

My late father introduced me and my brother to Victor Borge when we were both really young and weren't really listening to music much or playing it (instruments that is). Still really funny some 50 years later (and so well executed, like his punctuation skit) and was why I love Frank Zappa so much is because, humour belongs in music :)

@fabriceclement6587 Ай бұрын

The upside down William Tell, moving the piano, falling off the chair and slamming the lid on time… Victor Borge had everything!

@chirashidon3672 Ай бұрын

0:05 this person who laughed knew what was up before everyone else

@simongross3122 Ай бұрын

I saw him once in Sydney, a long time ago. One of the best.

@Australian_Made Ай бұрын

🇦🇺 👍 🐨

@Ahuntrgw2013 Ай бұрын

Always watched him on tv / talk shows. He was super. So missed nowadays.

@snowmonster42 Ай бұрын

I feel a bit pleased with myself for recognizing William Tell upside down. The second one as well, but don't remember the name. I know these were not too hard to identify, which is probably why he chose them, but still . . .it's something.

@InfluxDecline Ай бұрын

The second one is the Sabre Dance by Khachaturian, the third is the Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss, and the piece he plays with the wrong part of the torn paper is the Wedding March from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

@snowmonster42 Ай бұрын

@@InfluxDecline The last two were transposed for us, so I didn't think there was anything special about recognizing them. But yes, I should have remembered Sabre Dance. Thank you! I feel like that was used in at least one Star Trek episode. Am I right, or was it just something similar? Edit: I looked this up myself and learned a bunch of stuff. Here are some highlights: Sabre Dance was a major billboard hit in 1948 and a few times afterwards. It has been covered by a ton of people from the Andrews Sisters to the Pretenders and used in a ton of movies and TV shows, but apparently not Star Trek. I was starting to think I'd lost my mind, but finally found a musicology dissertation about Star Trek that specifically mentioned the influences of Khatchaturian, Ravel, and Stravinsky in music composed for Amok Time. So that was a relief!

@InfluxDecline Ай бұрын

@@snowmonster42 It's also played at Buffalo Sabres hockey games by the organist. Didn't know about the Star Trek stuff, that's interesting!

@Pandhelito 19 күн бұрын

Man, your transcriptions are pure genius. Thank you for your extraordinary work!

@rodmandealerman3297 Ай бұрын

I seem to remember watching him ages ago, maybe an HBO Special, where he comes out, gets up to the mic, and releases cigar smoke from his mouth. The audience was crying with laughter, and so was I.

@QuadraticPerplexity Ай бұрын

Iirc he did this to gauge the audience composition - were they there for the music or for the gags. For a comedian, it's my impression that he took his craft very seriously

@m3lod1an Ай бұрын

YES VICTOR BORGE MY FAVE he has a whole full-length special on KZfaq :)

@LovSven2011 Ай бұрын

Victor Borge also has some mostly talking comedy routines in pure english. This Danish-American comedian moved to America at 31 y.o. in 1940., not speaking a word of english; only danish. But he has some very witty word plays and whole comedy bits in English. Look it up!

@Crunchles Ай бұрын

I used to listen to his inflationary language performance all the time as a kid. Anytwo up for elevennis?

@LovSven2011 29 күн бұрын

You three-faced triple-crosser! loool

@longgone9738 26 күн бұрын

Phonetic punctuation! Thumpf.

@tylerhackner9731 Ай бұрын

Very talented

@YIIMM Ай бұрын

Twoderful

@magnificentmuttley2084 18 күн бұрын

For those of you too young to have seen him play, this genius is Victor Borge. A true gem of a musical comic and a great classic pianist. The world became a less enjoyable place with his passing.

@pbetftdi 26 күн бұрын

There will never be another two like him.

@SuzA8110 22 күн бұрын

I LOVE Victor Borge!!! Luckily I got to see him twice in person. He was a lovely and FUNNY man!

@micahphilson Ай бұрын

Yes! Victor Borge is one of the greates comedians of the 20th century, maybe of all time!

@ruthkirkparick3535 23 күн бұрын

I have loved this man for as long as I can remember, and thank my father for the introduction to classical music and Victor.

@twain3074 28 күн бұрын

glad for anyone who discovers Borge.. He was a staple growing up: original, brilliant, and uproariously funny..

@JeremyEllwood 29 күн бұрын

Victor Borge is a legend. I remember watching his stuff over and over.

@MySheetMusicTranscriptions Ай бұрын

Absolute genius

@mjproebstle Ай бұрын

Such a master of comedy, piano and a joy!

@kikijewell2967 27 күн бұрын

He was the master! I grew up with his routines. Wish i could have seen him live.

@alonfarji Ай бұрын

The legend Victor Borge one of my favorite comedians

@123Ir0nman Ай бұрын

I love Victor Borge! Absolute legend!

@exintrovert1337 18 күн бұрын

What a fantastic entertainer ❤

@russelljackman1413 Ай бұрын

Victor Borge was a genius!

@DanielStinebaugh 22 күн бұрын

What a legend!

@teegeevee42 Ай бұрын

This was overdue

@user-nh7le8he9t 19 күн бұрын

What a genius!

@texnicolor 25 күн бұрын

The Wedding March jumpscare was amazing. 😂

@miffy9871 28 күн бұрын

He’s a genius entertainer and musician. Thanks for reminding me of Victoria Borge.

@kekesrevenge7059 28 күн бұрын

The ability to purposefully play off time is immaculate. I can't imagine practicing so much to reach that level.

@EmeraldSpring8926 25 күн бұрын

40 hours a day.

@polbecca 20 күн бұрын

Well they do say you have to know all the rules before you can break them.

@F4T4L3RR0R 23 күн бұрын

This is genious!

@JeremyPlaysSax Ай бұрын

Hilarious! This brings me back to my 80s childhood.

@dhitdaba Ай бұрын

1:41 when you forget a part so you repeat the part that you played until you remember it and you have no score

@coolliam422 Ай бұрын

actually so good

@Sujowi 25 күн бұрын

I saw him perform live …it was musically memorable and hilarious.

@davidbrandt6925 Ай бұрын

Spot on!

@nickpatterson679 28 күн бұрын

i can’t imagine being so talented at piano…and funny enough to make this.

@DJWezzyK Ай бұрын

Hans Liberg does the same thing. He also does shows in English.

@baadtaste1337 Ай бұрын

He is brilliant

@mykaelaorwig9646 Ай бұрын

He was an absolute genius of both comedy and piano. 😂

@merrim7765 27 күн бұрын

Fifty years ago, Mr. Borga was a guest with the orchestra in which I played as a college student. He performed the routine with the opera singer. I remember watching him from my seat on the stage behind him. I wanted to burst out laughing just like the audience but observed the other musicians and conductor remained as emotionless as wood (my appraisal -- actually, they all had pleasant expressions) and I concluded that was being professional in spite of his brilliant comedic performance.

@IckenhamPiano 25 күн бұрын

Victor Borge was both a genius in comedy and piano. His greatest talent, however, was combining the two

@adambierstedt920 28 күн бұрын

I work at the museum that has his first piano, Victor Borge is a true treasure

@kathleenpreuss Ай бұрын

Bravo!!!!

@masonmount17 Ай бұрын

Victor Borge is so good

@LinksAprenticeTotk Ай бұрын

Victor Borge is my favorite piano comedian

@makytondr8607 29 күн бұрын

Are we not gonna talk about the insane tremolo technique in the Tell Overture? Wow!

@martinegauthier9081 28 күн бұрын

Victor Borge is the best!!! 😂😂😂

@uscitizen5656 27 күн бұрын

Love Victor B.

@Australian_Made Ай бұрын

WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, VUNDABAR !!!! 🎹

@Marunius Ай бұрын

Really fun :D

@gregofthelake Ай бұрын

I had a VHS tape of one of his performances and I wore it out.

@Morgil27 Ай бұрын

Just yesterday, I was watching an older episode of Family Guy (back when that show wad good), and they did that exact same joke from the beginning of this video with the William Tell sheet music upside down.

@georgemitchell9696 25 күн бұрын

Slam in 2/4 time. Purfekt

@Mtaalas 29 күн бұрын

Now THIS is a comedian for players :D

@pi5549 4 күн бұрын

William Tell upside down is Tchaikovsky's SugerPlum Fairy.

@romenyesayan3855 27 күн бұрын

1:40 that bar was actually repeated 15 times

@gregkral4467 22 күн бұрын

Victor Borge was a hilarious dude.

@sfmmmo7599 Ай бұрын

Hahaha this is hilarious 😭 😭

@trumpetmom8924 27 күн бұрын

I only wish that he had done a routine where he used both Inflationary Language and Phonetic Punctuation at the same time.

@Jaspertine 29 күн бұрын

"Oh that's quite alright, sing whatever you like... because I'm going to play whatever I like."

@chamberlin06 Ай бұрын

Love Victor Borge

@jonfarmen7455 16 күн бұрын

Have many clips of Borge, alwys funny.

@joeywomer 25 күн бұрын

1:45 when you have a record player that keeps skipping.

@oldtvnut 29 күн бұрын

I saw him once in Chicago, at a theater in the round. At the end, he rolled up and dropped a handkerchief in front of his face as a curtain as he turned to face four different directions at the audience. Also, look for his "inept page turner" routine, with his son acting as the musically ignorant assistant.