Emil Ascher  (1859-1922)
Last updated: 08.09.24
Emil Ascher was an American composer and publisher of popular music. In addition to his cakewalks, In Jolly Junktown (1899) and Nicodemus and his Banjo (1899) DBE 220, he composed a large number of pieces for orchestral students, both beginners and advanced, to be performed on various orchestra instruments.


Websites:
url15.gif  DAHR: Joseph Ascher List of 51 historic recordings from 1900 to 1925.
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif Life's Dream Is O'Er (1920) Carolina Lazzari
Marie Rappold
Edison Royal Purple Amberol: 29051
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Nicodemus and His Banjo (1899) J. Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Alice, Where Art Thou? (1912) E. Ascher Evan Williams Victor: B-12201
record15.gif Danse des paysans russes (1900) E. Ascher Sousa's Band Berliner: 01193
recordmp3.gif Life's Dream Is O'Er (1918) E. Ascher Carolina Lazzari
Marie Rappold
Edison: 6361
  Title (Release Year) Performers Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif Nicodemus and His Banjo (1899) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Nicodemus and His Banjo (1899) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/B
Item Title Available €     £     $     Other
             
DBE220 Nicodemus and His Banjo (1899) - Rag Time and Cake Walk & Two Step
A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE220C Nicodemus and His Banjo (1899) - Rag Time and Cake Walk & Two Step
A/T/B, approx. 2¾ mins.
1-2 days
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     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Nicodemus and His Banjo (1899) A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifwvicon.gif
sm15.gif Nicodemus and His Banjo (1899) A/T/B dbe15.gifPub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 17 works by Emil Ascher (1859-1922). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Life's Dream Is O'Er 187- Carolina Lazzari (perf.)
Cassie Mattison (perf.)
J.R. Nilson (perf.)
Marie Rappold (perf.)
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Coon Came Back, The 1899  wvicon.gif
In Jolly Junktown 1899  Pub.
Lucy Ducy 1899
Nicodemus and His Banjo 1899 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif  audiodbemp315.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Wake Up, Ma Baby! 1899  wvicon.gif
Danse des paysans russes 1900 Sousa's Band (perf.)   record15.gif
La Rose 1903  Pub.
Fly Away 1905  wvicon.gif
Yankee Boys 1906  wvicon.gif
American Home Songs 1907  Pub.
Children's Games 1907 Celia Greenwald (words)  Pub.
Dear Old Germany 1907  Pub.
Birds of Love 1911
Alice, Where Art Thou? 1912 Wellington Guernsey (words)
Evan Williams (perf.)
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In Dear Old Scotland 1913  Pub.
Our Boys and Girls of California 1916  Pub.