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A Syncopated Fantasia

Composer:Marzian    Suppliers: Ditty Box Enterprises
Editor:Geoff Grainger  Sextet:Descant/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
Publisher:Ditty Box Enterprises  Publication:DBE 749
Audio:Listen. Sequencer: Perf. Bill EdwardsListen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble Audio file information  

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Look and ListenLength: approx. 5¾ mins.
The Lion Tamer is said by Trebor Jay Tichenor in his Recorded Ragtime, 1897-1958 to be "probably the most incredible work to come out of the Ohio Valley area. A piece that is truly a fantasia with surprising harmonies and syncopations, a labyrinth of inspired ragtime." A view heartily endorsed by this editor!
Recorder ensembles will have a lot of lion taming to do themselves in mastering this jewel of a composition. The melodies, of which there are 5 in AABBCCDDE form, are shared by the descant and 1st tenor voices. The 1st tenor also has a treat in being invited to play a few bars on a sopranino whilst the 1st bass is equally asked to alternate to tenor. All-in-all a long and rewarding piece that makes demands on the players - something for the ambitious!
The Lion Tamer was published by A.F. Marzian, New Albany, Indiana, USA.
A tempo of 80 crotchets/min. is suggested.

"The Lion Tamer (1913)" has been recorded by:
CD tracks/info Sue Keller on "Kellerized" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "A Ragtime Sampler" 
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "Rhapsodies in Ragtime"