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A Song of Color

Composer:Mills (1869-1948)   Suppliers: Ditty Box Enterprises
Editor:Geoff Grainger  Sextet:Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)/Vocal(Optional Tenor)
Publisher:Ditty Box Enterprises  Publication:DBE 329
Audio:Listen. Sequencer: Sakae WatanabeListen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble Audio file information  

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Look and ListenLength: 3½ mins. Optional vocals (tenor), words by George F. Marion
Rastus on Parade is one of Mill's earliest works. It is a pleasant, bright song of one Mandy who clearly loves and is exceedingly proud of her Rastus, a coloured American soldier on the day of his release from the army. This is a straightforward composition well within the scope of beginners having a 16-bar introduction, a 32-bar melody followed by a 16-bar repeated chorus.
A tempo of 90 crotchets/min. is suggested.
Rastus on Parade was published by F. A. Mills, New York, USA.

"Rastus on Parade - Song (1896)" has been recorded by:
CD tracks/info Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble on "Recorder Ragtime: Curiosities" CDs at Ditty Box Enterprises
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