Cataract Rag (1914)
Rag
Last updated: 28.01.22
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Composer: R. Hampton Suppliers: dbe15.gif
Editor: Geoff Grainger Septet A/T/T/T/B+T+D/B/GB(B)
Publisher: Ditty Box Enterprises Publication: DBE 673
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Length: approx. 3¾ mins.
This is a fine "classic rag" of AABBCCDD form. Its 4-bar introduction is dramatic and sets the scene in keeping with the waterfall shown on the cover of the original sheet music. The B- and C-strains are especially evocative, the former suggesting a bubbling watery cascade whilst the latter a turbulent upwelling. Both are extremely difficult to play requiring meticulous tonguing to achieve the desired effect. For my taste, a minor masterpiece - a jewel of a composition! In this recorder adaptation, the 1st bass has the rare opportunity of alternating to two other recorders in addition to the usual exacting bar-counting, a characteristic of many of these sextets.
A tempo of 80 crotchets/min. is suggested.
Cataract was published by the Stark Music Co, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
There is also a trio version of this item.
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audiodbemp315.gif A/T/T/T/B+T+D/B/GB(B) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.
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cd15.gif Richard Dowling World's Greatest Piano Rags CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif "Perfessor" Bill Edwards The Art of the Rag CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Sue Keller Rag Time Sue flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Alan Mandel American Piano Vol. 3: Rags and Other Riches flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Fingerpicking Guitar Delights flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Piano Music In America 1900-1945 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Gary Smart American Beauty: A Ragtime Bouquet CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif  Terry Waldo Ragtime Classics Vol. 2 flag15us.gif
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