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Composer:Hunter  (1876-1906)   Suppliers: Ditty Box Enterprises
Editor:Geoff Grainger  Quintet:Treble(Tenor)/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
Publisher:Ditty Box Enterprises  Publication:DBE699
Audio:Listen. Sequencer: Colin McDonaldListen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble Audio file information  

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Look and ListenLength: approx. 3 mins. Sounds best if the 1st and 2nd tenors are doubled
The reasons for Why We Smile are clearly shown on the cover of the original sheet music which has a similar motif to many of his compositions and that is three Negro boys smiling admiringly at a pile of sumptuous, delicious water melons. The rag too is a happy piece well in keeping with its title in AABBCCA form in the major keys of F and Bb. In this recorder adaptation, the first voice can fortuitously performed on a tenor recorder providing the top D's can be played comfortably.
Why We Smile was published by Frank G. Fite, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
A tempo of 80 crotchets/min. is suggested.

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