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Cleopatra Rag (1915)

Composer:	Lamb (1887-1960)	Suppliers:
Editor:	Geoff Grainger	Quintet:	Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
Publisher:	Ditty Box Enterprises	Publication:	DBE 073
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Length: approx. 3 mins.
Cleopatra Rag is a fine free-flowing rag as syncopated as it gets. In this adaptation for recorder it is something of a show case for the treble voice. Plenty of puff is needed as here he or she has the melodic line from start to finish with hardly a moment of respite. In fact it is quite a challenge to find appropriate places to breathe adequately enough without interrupting the melodic flow. Its form is AABBACCB with a 4-bar introduction and a 4-bar interlude between the A- and CC-strains.
Cleopatra Rag was published by the Stark Music Co, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Despite Lamb' stipulation that this rag should be played Not fast, he then goes on set a tempo of 100. A little slower is also very effective!
There is also a treble solo version of this item.

"Cleopatra Rag (1915)" has been recorded by:
 Various Artists on "A Century of Ragtime 1897-1997" 
 Guido Nielsen on "Complete Stark Rags of Joseph F. Lamb" 
 Paul Hersh on "The Great Ragtime Classics" 
 Isaiah White on "Joseph Lamb: A Ragtime Companion" 
 "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "Strenuous Life"