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According to the Internet source given below, Harry von Tilzer was an American composer of popular music. He was born in Detroit, Michigan under the name Harry Gummbinsky which he shortened to Harry Gumm before taking the name Harry von Tilzer. Using his new name he ran away joining a travelling circus at age 14, where he played piano and calliope writing new tunes and incidental music for the shows. After selling My Old New Hampshire Home (1898) to a publisher for $15, and decided to become a professional songwriter after seeing this title become a national hit selling over 2 million copies of the sheet music. He was a partner in the Shapiro Bernstein Publishing Company. His 1900 number A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1900) became one of the biggest hits of the age. He formed his own publishing company in 1902 being joined by his younger brother Albert von Tilzer.
List of Harry von Tilzer's works.
Sheet Music:
Let's Do It: Bolcom & Morris at Aspen by William Bolcom
Jo Anne Castle - 22 Greatest Ragtime Hits: Vol. 2 by Jo Ann Castle
Ragtime Favorites by Jo Ann Castle
Preserves, Vol. 1 by Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band
On the Level, You're a Little Devil--Songs of Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley by Jody Dall'Armi
The Dawn of the Century Ragtime Orchestra by Dawn of the Century Ragtime Orchestra
Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow Dog by Johnny Maddox
Player Piano Memories by Various Artists
Shine on Harvest Moon by Various Artists
Thatsum Rag! by Various Artists
Presenting That Celebrated Maestro by Max Morath
The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 2 by St. Louis Ragtimers
The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 4 by St. Louis Ragtimers
The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 5 by St. Louis Ragtimers