Otto Motzan (1880-1937)
Last updated: 27.04.22
Otto Motzan is believed by some to be a pseudonym used by composer Josie De Guzman. Together with Sigmund Romberg they wrote the music for The Passing Show of 1916. Of ragtime interest is his Extr'ordinary Rag (1915).
| Title | Instruments/Issue | Performers |
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It's a Pipp'n (1917) | A(T)/T/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Bright Eyes | Edison Blue Amberol: 4242 | Orlando's Orchestra |
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Crocodile, The | Edison Blue Amberol: 4186 | Imperial Marimba Band |
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Marie | Green Bros. Novelty Band | |
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That's Why My Heart Is Calling You | Edison Blue Amberol: 3371 | Vernon Dalhart |
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Where Is My Daddy Now Blues | Edison Blue Amberol: 4204 | Aileen Stanley |
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Yo-Lay-Ee-Oo - Means I Love You) | Edison Blue Amberol: 4408 | Marguerite E. Farrell |
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It's a Pipp'n (1917) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
| Item | Title | Available | € | £ | $ | Other |
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| DBE536 | It's a Pipp'n (1917) - Novelty Fox Trot A(T)/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins. |
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Cutey (1917) | O. Motzan (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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In China (1919) | O. Motzan (music) A.J. Stasny (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 28 works by Otto Motzan (1880-1937).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| When I Told the Sweetest Girl the Sweetest Story Ever Told | 1912 | Ferd E. Mierisch (words) Charles R. McCarron (words) |
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| I Want to Be Somebody's Baby Girl | 1913 | Schuyler Greene (words) | |
| Marching on to Victory | 1913 | ||
| Take Me to That Tango Tea | 1913 | Leon Finch (perf.) | |
| Down by the Seaside | 1914 | Schuyler Greene (words) | |
| La Cessation | 1914 | Pub.  |
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| Extr'ordinary Rag | 1915 | |
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| Just You | 1915 | ||
| Nobody Home | 1915 | Pub. |
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| Cutey | 1917 | |
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| It's a Pipp'n | 1917 | Pub. |
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| ⇑ Do - Ré - Mi | 1918 | |
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| That's Why My Heart Is Calling You | 1918 | Vernon Dalhart (perf.) | |
| Coo-Ee | 1918c | Leila Brett (words) | |
| Bells of Bagdad, The | 1919 | |
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| Fee Fi Fo Fum | 1919 | A. Olman (co-author)
arr. by Wm. Schulz |
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| In China | 1919 | A.J. Stasny (words) | |
| Roses of Arcadie | 1919 | Rachel Storey (words) | |
| So This Is Paris | 1919 | Harry Akst (co-author) Howard E. Rogers (words) |
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| Bright Eyes | 1920 | M.K. Jerome (words) Harry B. Smith (words) Orlando's Orchestra (perf.) |
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| Crocodile, The | 1920 | Harry Akst (co-author) Howard Rogers (words) Imperial Marimba Band (perf.) |
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| Where Is My Daddy Now Blues | 1920 | Abe Olman (co-author) Aileen Stanley (perf.) |
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| Mandy 'n' Me | 1921 | Con Conrad (co-author) | |
| ⇑ Marie | 1921 | H.W. Santley (co-author) Walter Hirsch (words) Green Bros. Novelty Band (perf.) |
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| Traffic Was Terrific, The | 1921 | as Josie de Guzman |
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| Yo-Lay-Ee-Oo - Means I Love You) | 1922 | M. K. Jerome (words) Tot Seymour (words) Marguerite E. Farrell (perf.) |
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| When You've Learned How to Cry | 1923 | Howard Christy (words) | |
| Pick a Rose in Picardy | 1927 | Sidney Holden (words) | Pub. |
| Title | Duration | Performer |
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The Bells of Bagdad | 3:00 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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Do - Ré - Mi | 4:51 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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Extr'ordinary Rag | 3:29 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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Fee Fi Fo Fum | 2:56 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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It's a Pipp'n | 3:00 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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La Cessation | 2:34 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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Nobody Home | 2:10 | Ragtime Dorian Henry |