Axel W. Christensen (1881-1955)
Last updated: 09.10.23
According to the Internet sources given below, Axel Waldemar Christensen was an American (of Danish descent)) popular music composer, educator and publisher born in Chicago.
He opened his first ragtime instruction school in 1903 in Chicago and by 1918 he had schools in over 25 cities, including 4 branches in Chicago alone. He published ragtime instruction books and established the Ragtime Review which ran from 1914 to 1918 before being merged with Melody magazine (published by Walter Jacobs) in 1918..
Amongst his ragtime compositions The Cauldron Rag (1909) and Pathetic Rag (1913) both published by Axel W. Christensen, Chicago, Illinois, USA are of note.
He died in Los Angeles.
He opened his first ragtime instruction school in 1903 in Chicago and by 1918 he had schools in over 25 cities, including 4 branches in Chicago alone. He published ragtime instruction books and established the Ragtime Review which ran from 1914 to 1918 before being merged with Melody magazine (published by Walter Jacobs) in 1918..
Amongst his ragtime compositions The Cauldron Rag (1909) and Pathetic Rag (1913) both published by Axel W. Christensen, Chicago, Illinois, USA are of note.
He died in Los Angeles.
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Axel Christensen: The Czar of Ragtime and His Ragtime Review | An interesting article by Ted Tjaden- | |
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Axel W. Christensen | Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards |
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George Lewis | George Lewis' Ragtime Band of New Orleans: The Oxford Series Vol. 10 |        |
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Axel Grease (1924) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano |  |
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Cauldron Rag (1909), The | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Christensen School of Popular Music (1908), The | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Glen Oaks Rag (1912), The | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Irmena Rag (1908) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Marching Thro' Georgia (1909) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Minnesota Rag (1913), The | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Nobody's Business (1923) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Old Black Joe in Ragtime (1915) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Pathetic Rag (1913) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Press Club Rag (1912) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Ragtime Rings the Bell (1915) | A.W. Christensen (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Reinette Rag (1913) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Star and Garter Ragtime Waltz (1910) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Syncophonic No. 1 (1925) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Syncophonic No. 2 (1925) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Syncophonic No. 3 (1925) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Syncophonic No. 4 (1925) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Syncophonic No. 5 (1925) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Take It Easy (1924) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Teasing the Klassics (1923) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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That Potatoe Bug Rag (1916) | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
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Webster Grove Rag (1915), The | A.W. Christensen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 50 works by Axel W. Christensen (1881-1955).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Mendelsohn's Wedding March | 1905 | |
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| Ragtime Wedding March | 1905 | Pub. | |
| Christensen School of Popular Music, The | 1908 | Pub. | |
| Irmena Rag | 1908 | Pub.  |
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| Cauldron Rag, The | 1909 | Pub. |
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| Lange's Flower Song | 1909 | ||
| Marching Thro' Georgia | 1909 | Pub. | |
| Ragtime King, The | 1909 | ||
| Star and Garter Ragtime Waltz | 1910 | Pub. | |
| Glen Oaks Rag, The | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Press Club Rag | 1912 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ In My Mercer Racing Car (w&m) | 1913 | John S. Meck (co-author) | Pub. |
| Minnesota Rag, The | 1913 | Pub. |
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| Pathetic Rag | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Progressive Rag, The | 1913 | ||
| Reinette Rag | 1913 | Pub. |
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| Star and Garter | 1914 | ||
| Annie Laurie | 1915 | |
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| Auld Lang Syne - Ragtime Version | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms - Ragtime Ve | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Home, Sweet Home | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Last Rose of Summer | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground - Ragtime Version | 1915 | Pub. | |
| My Old Kentucky Home | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Old Black Joe in Ragtime | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Ragtime Rings the Bell (w&m) | 1915 | |
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| Way Down Upon the Swanee River - Ragtime Version | 1915 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Webster Grove Rag, The | 1915 | Pub. | |
| When You and I Were Young, Maggie - Ragtime Version | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Hurry | 1916 | Pub. | |
| Moonlight | 1916 | Pub. | |
| That Potatoe Bug Rag | 1916 | Pub. |
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| CoronationMarch | 1917 | ||
| For Introductions | 1917 | ||
| Pantaloon | 1917 | |
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| Quarrel or Struggle Scenes | 1917 | ||
| Turkish | 1917 | ||
| Nobody's Business | 1923 | |
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| Teasing the Klassics | 1923 | Pub. | |
| Axel Grease | 1924 | |
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| Pomeranian Blues | 1924 | Pub. | |
| Take It Easy | 1924 | Pub. | |
| Syncophonic No. 1 | 1925 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Syncophonic No. 2 | 1925 | Pub. | |
| Syncophonic No. 3 | 1925 | Pub. | |
| Syncophonic No. 4 | 1925 | Pub. | |
| Syncophonic No. 5 | 1925 | Pub. | |
| Boogie Woogie Blues | 1927 |