Felix Arndt (1889-1918)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below and other sources, Felix Arndt was an American pianist and composer of popular music. Born in New York with an aristocratic background, his mother was Countess Fevrier and said to be related to Napoleon III. He wrote for a number of Vaudeville troupers including Bayes & Norworth as well as Gus Edwards. Within three years he made a staggering 3000 piano roll recordings for Duo-Art, QRS and others.
His greatest hit was undoubtedly Nola which he dedicated to his wife Nola Locke, herself a composer, singer, and teacher who travelled as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony. The orchestra leader Vincent Lopez made it his theme tune when he had his own radio show in the 1930s. It was also recorded by Les Paul in a multi-tracked arrangement featuring electric guitars which became a "top ten" hit in 1950.
Felix Arndt died tragically young, just 29-years old during the 1918 New York influenza epidemic.

Felix Arndt (1889-1918) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Nola
Music by: Felix Arndt.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: .	Sheet Music 4 pages. Limited Availability.

Simplified Teaching Version.

Nola
Music by: Felix Arndt.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Nola A Silhouette For the Piano
Music by: Felix Arndt.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
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Printed: .	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Nola For Saxophone With Piano Acc
Music by: Felix Arndt.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
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⇑ Printed: .	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Solo For Saxophone With Piano Acc.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Clover Club (1918)		Sakae Watanabe
	Desecration (1914)		J. Cowles
	From Soup to Nuts (1914)		Perf. Bill Edwards
	Marionette (1914)		IAMMP
	Nola (1915)		Perf. Bill Edwards
	Toots (1915)		Unknown

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


Clover Club (1918)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Clover Club (1918)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/B
Desecration (1914)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T+A/T+B/T+B/T+B/B/GB(B)+D
From Soup to Nuts (1914)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/T/B/GB(B)
From Soup to Nuts (1914)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/B
Marionette (1914)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T+B+D/T/B/GB(B)
Nola (1915)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T+D+GK/T/B/B+T/GB(B)
Toots (1915)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Toots (1915)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/B

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Recorder Music CDs:
Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble	Recorder Ragtime: Curiosities
Jazz Music CDs:
Thomas Waller	Complete Associated Transcription Session 1935-1939	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Thomas Waller	The Definitive Fats Waller Vol. 1: His Piano, His Rhythm
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	American Light Music Classics	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	From Ragtime to Jazz Vol. 3: 1902-1923	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	The Hits of '22: Do It Again!
Various Artists	I'll Dance till de Sun Breaks through
Various Artists	Kings of Ragtime
Various Artists	Player Piano Memories	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	Ragtime 1900-1930
⇑Various Artists	Saxomania
Various Artists	Tunes for Tommy	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Big Tiny Little	Golden Piano Hits	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra	On The Boardwalk	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra	The Whistler and His Dog
Muriel Pollock	Vol. 6 Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era
Lincoln Mayorga	On Tour	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Lincoln Mayorga	Sophisticated Innocence	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Ton Van Bergeyk	Black & Tan Fantasy
Nexus	Ragtime Concert
Richard Dowling	Rhapsody in Ragtime	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
⇑Sue Keller	Nola
Guido Nielsen	Kitten on the Keys
Budapest Ragtime Band	Caravan
Knuckles O'Toole	Knuckles O'Toole: Plays Honky Tonk Piano
Knuckles O'Toole	Knuckles O'Toole: Plays The Greatest All-Time Ragtime Hits
Bill Edwards	Whipped Cream Rag

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE446	Clover Club (1918) - A Fox Trot Classic A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 4½ mins.	1-2 days
DBE446C	Clover Club (1918) - A Fox Trot Classic T/T/B, approx. 4½ mins.	1-2 days
DBE450	Desecration (1914) - Rag Humoresque T+A/T+B/T+B/T+B/B/GB(B)+D, approx. 5¾ mins.	1-2 days
DBE448	From Soup to Nuts (1914) - Turkey Trot - One Step T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2½ mins.	1-2 days
DBE448C	From Soup to Nuts (1914) - Turkey Trot - One Step T/T/B, approx. 2½ mins.	1-2 days
DBE451	Marionette (1914) A/T+B+D/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins.	1-2 days
DBE447	Nola (1915) - A Silhouette T+D+GK/T/B+T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins.	out-of-print	€15.00	£12.50	$19.50
⇑DBE449	Toots (1915) - A Rag One Step A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2½ mins.	out-of-print	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50
DBE449C	Toots (1915) - A Rag One Step T/T/B, approx. 2½ mins.	1-2 days

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


Clover Club (1918)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Clover Club (1918)	T/T/B	Pub.
Desecration (1914)	T+A/T+B/T+B/T+B/B/GB(B)+D	Pub.
From Soup to Nuts (1914)	T/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
From Soup to Nuts (1914)	T/T/B	Pub.
Marionette (1914)	A/T+B+D/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Nola (1915)	T+D+GK/T/B/B+T/GB(B)	Pub.
Toots (1915)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Toots (1915)	T/T/B	Pub.

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Clover Club	F. Arndt (music)		Indiana
Desecration	F. Arndt (music)		Indiana
Desecration (1914)	F. Arndt (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Kakúda	F. Arndt (music)		Indiana	Pub.
Kakúda (1914)	F. Arndt (music)	Piano	Ragtime Piano IMSLP	Pub.
Marionette	F. Arndt (music)		Indiana	Pub.
Marionette (1914)	F. Arndt (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana YorkSpace	Pub.
⇑Nola	F. Arndt (music)		Indiana	Pub.
Nola (1915)	F. Arndt (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Operatic Nightmare (1916), An	F. Arndt (music)	Piano	Ragtime Piano IMSLP	Pub.
Operatic Nightmare, An	F. Arndt (music)		Indiana	Pub.
Snow Time	F. Arndt (music) B. Fitzgibbon (words)		Indiana
Toots	F. Arndt (music)		Indiana	Pub.
Toots (1915)	F. Arndt (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 12 works by Felix Arndt (1889-1918). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


71st Regiment Waltz	1908
Banjo Dance	1913
Desecration	1914	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
From Soup to Nuts	1914	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Kakúda	1914		Pub.
Marionette	1914	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Nola	1915	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Nola - Song	1915	James F Burns (words) Arr. by May Singhi Breen;	Pub.
Toots	1915	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Operatic Nightmare, An	1916		Pub.
Clover Club	1918	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Snow Time	1921	Bert Fitzgibbon (words)	Pub.

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


F. Arndt	71st Regiment Waltz (3:02)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
F. Arndt	Clover Club (3:29)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
F. Arndt	From Soup to Nuts (2:07)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
F. Arndt	Kakuda (1:58)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
F. Arndt	Nola (2:38)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
F. Arndt	An Operatic Nightmare (3:23)	Ragtime Dorian Henry