Ellis Brooks

Overview

Ellis Brooks is another of those obscure ragtime era composers known only for a single published work, in this case a rag two-step entitled A Florida Cracker (1899) published by S. Brainard's Sons Co. Chicago, Illinois. From the original sheet music we learn that he was the conductor of Brooks Band and on the front cover he is shown in smart attire as a stern, heavily moustachioed and bespectacled bands-man.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Florida Cracker (1899), A		James Pitt-Payne

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


	Florida Cracker (1899), A	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE652	A Florida Cracker (1899) - Rag Two Step T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.	1-2 days

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	Florida Cracker (1899), A	T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 2 works by Ellis Brooks. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER (w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Message, The (w&m)	1889
Florida Cracker, A	1899	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)