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 Ethiopia Rag (1909)

Composer:Lamb (1887-1960)   Suppliers: Ditty Box Enterprises
Editor:Geoff Grainger  Sextet:Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
Publisher:Ditty Box Enterprises  Publication:DBE 074
Audio:Listen. Sequencer: Sakae WatanabeListen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble Audio file information  

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Notice for leaders/bass players
Look and ListenLength: approx. 3¾ mins. Sounds best if the 1st tenor and 2nd bass are doubled.
Ethiopia Rag is another delightful Lamb rag composition, its form being Intro. +AABBA (Ab major) followed by CCDD (Db major). It has many intricacies which need watching out for and careful playing.
Ethiopia Rag was published by the Stark Music Co, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Although Lamb himself set the tempo of 100 crotchets/min. (unseemly haste for a slow march!), 80-90 crotchets/min. is suggested.

"Ethiopia Rag (1909)" has been recorded by:
CD tracks/info John Arpin on "Classics in the Park" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info William Bolcom on "Heliotrope Bouquet Piano Rags (1900-1970)" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Virginia Eskin on "Lamb: American Beauties: Rags Of Joseph Lamb" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info David Laibman on "Ragtime Guitar" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "American Beauties: The Rags of Joseph Lamb" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Ragtime Guitar: Ten Classic Rags" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Guido Nielsen on "Complete Stark Rags of Joseph F. Lamb" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra on "Creole Belles" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra on "Grace and Beauty" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Jazzou Jones on "Hilarity" amazon.com amazon.de amazon.fr
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "Rags of Peace and Plenty"