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 Reindeer Rag (1915)
Rag Time Two-Step

Composer:Lamb (1887-1960)   Suppliers: Ditty Box Enterprises
Editor:Geoff Grainger  Sextet:Tenor/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
Publisher:Ditty Box Enterprises  Publication:DBE 078
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. 3¼ mins. Sounds best if the 3rd tenor plays the lower notes of chords only.
Reindeer Rag is another beautiful Lamb ragtime composition in the "classical" form of a 4-bar introduction followed by AABBA (G-major) and then CCDD (C-major). Each of the 4 strains has a distinct character, all "raggy" and complex - a work for the purists!
Although Lamb himself set the tempo of 100 crotchets/min. (unseemly haste for "Not fast"!), 80-90 crotchets/min. is suggested.
Reindeer Rag was published by the Stark Music Co, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
This recorder adaptation is respectfully dedicated to Heike Kroll, doe-eyed nymph, Vegesack's unreachable sweetheart.
There are also tenor solo and trio versions of this item.

"Reindeer Rag (1915)" has been recorded by:
CD tracks/info Chris Barber on "Vol. 1-2 Band Box" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Eastern Brass Quintet on "Ragtime" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Alan Mandel on "American Piano Vol. 3: Rags and Other Riches" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "A Century of Ragtime 1897-1997" 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 "Grace and Beauty" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Butch Thompson on "Bethlehem After Dark" amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Paragon Ragtime Orchestra on "The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (finally) Plays "The Entertainer"" amazon.com amazon.de amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Paragon Ragtime Orchestra on "Round The Christmas Tree" amazon.com amazon.de
CD tracks/info Isaiah White on "Joseph Lamb: A Ragtime Companion" amazon.com
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "Rags of Peace and Plenty"