Virtual ragtime orchestra

Small band

Small and medium size local orchestras (10-12 instruments) were much more common in those days than today and a typical ragtime arrangement was written for flute (or piccola), clarinet, cornet, trombone, piano, drums, 1st and 2nd violin, violoncello and contra bass. Some added viola and a second clarinet and/or cornet as well.

As opposed to ragtime piano sheet music, that is readily available on the Internet, original ragtime era orchestra arrangements are hard to come by, at least for the time being. I'm very grateful to David Kerr of the New Century Ragtime Orchestra, England, Klaus Pehl of the Ragtime Society Frankfurt,Germany and Andrew Greene of the Peacherine Ragtime Orchestra, USA for making a large number of their stock arrangements available to me for publishing here.

1897

Mississippi Rag

Krell, W.H.

1899

Bos'n Rag

Stone, Fred S.

1899

Bowery Buck

Turpin, Tom

DeLisle, D.S.

1899

Maple Leaf Rag

Joplin, Scott

1899

Original Rags

Joplin, Scott

Wheeler, H.O.

1899

Smoky Mokes

Holzmann, Abe

Mackie, W.H

1899

Tickled To Death

Hunter, Charles

1900

Creole Belles

Bodewalt Lampe, J

1900

Swipesy Cake Walk

Joplin, Scott & Marshall, Arthur

(Unknown)

1901

After The Cake Walk

Dett, Nathaniel

Smith, Lee Orean

1901

A Ragtime Nightmare

Turpin, Tom

(Unknown)

1901

Cotton Bolls

Hunter, Charles

1901

High Society

Steele, Porter

Recker, Robert

1901

Peaceful Henry

Kelly, E.H.

1901

Peacherine Rag

Joplin, Scott

DeLisle, D.S.

1901

Sun Flower Slow Drag

Joplin, Scott & Hayden, Scott

DeLisle, D.S.

1901

The Easy Winners

Joplin, Scott

1902

African Pas

Kirwin, Maurice

Stark, E.J.

1902

Elite Syncopations

Joplin, Scott

Stark, E.J.

1902

Rag Pickers Rag

O'Brien, Robert J.

1902

The Entertainer

Joplin, Scott

DeLisle, D.S.

1903

Palm Leaf Rag

Joplin, Scott

Mitchell,H. F.

1903

St.Louis Rag

Turpin, Tom

Smith, Lee Orean

1904

Buffalo Rag

Turpin, Tom

Clark, Tom

1904

Car-Barlick-Acid

Wiley, Clarence

1904

Panama Rag

Seymour, Cy

Dahlman, H.A.

1904

St. Louis Tickle

Barney & Seymore

Day, F. E.

1904

The Cascades

Joplin, Scott

Stark, E.J.

1904

The Chrysanthemum

Joplin, Scott

1904

Whoa You Heifer

Verges, Al

1905

Black Cat Rag

Wooster, Frank & Smith, Ethyl B.

Stark, E.J.

1905

Chicken Chowder

Giblin, Irene M.

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1905

Florida Rag

Lowry, Geo. L.

Recker, Robert

1905

Peaches and Cream

Wenrich, Percy

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1906

Dixie Blossoms

Wenrich, Percy

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1906

Freckles Rag

Buck, Larry

Dore, Daniel

1906

Frog Legs Rag

Scott, James

Joplin, Scott

1906

Kinklets

Marshall, Arthur

Stark, E.J.

1906

Sleepy Lou

Giblin, Irene M.

Bodewalt Lampe, J

1906

The Ragtime Dance

Joplin, Scott

DeLisle, D.S.

1907

Chestnuts

Wenrich, Percy

Alford, Harry L.

1907

Gladiolus Rag

Joplin, Scott

Recker, Robert

1907

Pickles And Peppers

Shepherd, Adaline

Schetter, J.L.

1907

The Smiler

Wenrich, Percy

Alford, Harry L.

1908

Black And White Rag

Botsford, George

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1908

Crab Apples

Wenrich, Percy

Kuebler, Chas H.

1908

Dill Pickles

Johnson, Charles L.

1908

Dusty Rag

Aufderheide, May

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1908

Hot Chocolate Rag

Franklin, Melvin & Lange, Arthur

Recker, Robert

1908

Missouri Rag

Powell, W.C.

(Unknown)

1908

Persian Lamb Rag

Wenrich, Percy

1908

Pineapple Rag

Joplin, Scott

Schulz, William

1908

Poison Ivy Rag

Ingraham, Herbert

Alford, Harry L.

1908

Powder Rag

Johnson, Charles L.

1908

Sensation

Lamb, Joseph F.

Venuto, Rocco

1908

Sugar Cane

Joplin, Scott

1908

The Bolo Rag

Gumble, Albert

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1908

The White Wash Man

Schwartz, Jean

Redfield, Wm. M.

1908

Wild Cherries Rag

Snyder, Ted

Schulz, William

1909

The African 400

Roberts, Charles J.

1909

Bud Rag

Cross, Bud L.

Zamecnik, J. S.

1909

Ethiopia Rag

Lamb, Josef F.

Stark, E.J.

1909

Lemons And Limes

Salisbury, Cora

Alford, Harry L.

1909

Mephisto Rag

Stastny, A.J.

Sinn, Clarence E.

1909

Porcupine Rag

Johnson, Charles L.

Fulton, James M.

1909

Sunburst Rag

Scott, James

Stark, E.J.

1909

Temptation Rag

Lodge, Henry

Fulton, James M.

1909

That Teasin' Rag

Jordan, Joe

La Farge, Hall

1909

That Poker Rag

Blake, Charlotte

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1909

The Thriller! Rag

Aufderheide, May

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1909

Wall Street Rag

Joplin, Scott

Schulz, William

1910

A Totally Different Rag

Aufderheide, May

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1910

Champagne Rag

Lamb, Joseph F.

Venuti, Rocco

1910

Chanticleer Rag

Gumble, Albert

Smith, Lee Orean

1910

Chatterbox Rag

Botsford, George

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1910

Euphonic Sounds

Joplin, Scott

1910

Grace And Beauty

Scott, James

1910

Grizzly Bear Rag

Botsford, George

Schulz, William

1910

Hilarity Rag

Scott, James

Venuto, Rocco

1910

Honolulu Rag

Alstyne, Egbert van

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1910

Live Wires Rag

Shepherd, Adaline

Alford, Harry L.

1910

Nigger-Toe Rag

Fischler, H.A.

1910

Ophelia Rag

Scott, James

Venuto, Rocco

1910

Procrastination Rag

Cobb, George L.

1910

Red Pepper

Lodge, Henry

O'Hare, W. C.

1910

The Bully Rag

O'Connor, J. Fred

Connor, J. Fred

1910

The Darkey Todalo

Jordan, Joe

Evans, Everett J.

1910

The Georgia Rag

Gumble, Albert

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1910

The Red Devil Rag

Denni, Lucien

Johnson, Charles L.

1911

Cum-Bac

Johnson, Charles L.

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1911

Harmony Rag

Nichols, Hal G.

1911

Hyacinth Rag

Botsford, George

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1911

King Chanticleer

Brown & Ayer

McCabe, J.C.

1911

Knock Out Drops

Klickmann, F. Henri

Alford, Harry L.

1911

Louisiana Rag

Block, Leon M.

Alford, Harry L.

1911

Melody Rag

Johnson, Charles L.

1911

Panama

Tyers, William H.

1911

Ragtime Oriole

Scott, James

Stark, E.J.

1911

Rhapsody Rag

Jentes, Harry

Jergensen, S

1911

The Minstrel Man

Robinson, J. Russel

Stark, E.J.

1911

The New York Rag

Durgan, Geo. C.

Losey, F. H.

1911

The Red Rose Rag

Wenrich, Percy

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1912

Black Diamond Rag

Lodge, Henry

Levy, Sol

1912

Cloud Kisser

Johnson, Charles L.

Alford, Harry L.

1912

Jamaica Jinjer

Alstyne, Egbert van

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1912

Red Onion Rag

Oleman, Abe

Lange, Arthur William

1912

Scott Joplin's New Rag

Joplin, Scott

Anderson, Hilding

1912

Swanee Rag

Johnson, Charles L.

1912

That Eccentric Rag

Robinson, J.Russel

Alford, Harry L.

1912

Trés Moutarde

Macklin, Cecil

Ascher, Emil

1913

Banana Peel Rag

Winkler, Gus

Alford, Harry L.

1913

Crazy Bone Rag

Johnson, Charles L.

1913

Gold Dust Twins Rag

Johnson, Nat

Alford, Harry L.

1913

Good Gravy Rag

Belding, Harry

Guentzel, Gus

1913

Junk Man Rag

Roberts, C.Luckyth

Tyers, William H.

1913

Pastime Rag No 1

Matthews, Artie

1913

Rag Baby Mine

Botsford, George

Bodewalt Lampe, J.

1913

The Winter Garden Rag

Oleman, Abe

Alford, Harry L.

1914

Blame It On The Blues

Cooke, Charles L.

1914

Castle House Rag

Europe, James Reese

Williams, Carl F.

1914

Castle Walk

Europe, James Reese & Dabney, Ford

Williams, Carl F.

1914

Cataract Rag

Hampton, Robert

Stark, E. J.

1914

Fizz Water

Blake, Eubie

Jones, Stephen O.

1914

Hot House Rag

Pratt, Paul

Stark, E. J.

1914

Magnetic Rag

Joplin, Scott

Alford, Harry L.

1914

Operatic Rag

Lenzberg, Julius

1914

Peek-A-Boo Rag

Johnson, Charles L

Alford, Harry L. & Colby

1914

Rose Leaf Rag

Joplin, Scott

Losey, F.H.

1914

That's A Plenty

Pollack, Lew

Lange, Arthur

1914

The Chevy Chase

Blake, Eubie

Jones, Stephen O.

1914

The Entertainer's Rag

Roberts, Jay

Guy, Harry P.

1915

Alabama Jubilee

Cobb, George L.

McCabe, James C.

1915

Banana Split Rag

Gifford, A.M. Jr

Hildreth, R.E.

1915

Blue Goose Rag

Johnson, Charles L.

1915

Cleopatra Rag

Lamb, Joseph F

Stark, E.J

1915

Ragtime Nightingale

Lamb, Joseph F

Stark, E.J

1915

Reindeer Rag

Lamb, Joseph F

Stark, E.J

1916

12th Street Rag

Bowman, Euday

1916

Honey Moon Rag

Scott, James

Stark, E. J.

1916

Pastime Rag No 3

Matthews, Artie

Stark, E. J.

1916

Spring-time Rag

Pratt, Paul

Stark, E.J.

1916

Top Liner Rag

Lamb, Joseph F

Stark, E.J.

1917

Efficiency Rag

Scott, James

Stark, E. J.

1917

Rooster Rag

Pollock, Muriel

1918

Russian Rag

Cobb, George L.

Klickmann, F. Henri

1918

Smiles and Chuckles

Klickmann, F.Henri

1918

Snookums Rag

Johnson, Charles L.

1919

Daigha's Dream

Williams, Spencer

Barry, Frank E.

1920

Blacksmith Rag

Pinder, Harold "Rednip"

(Unknown)

1922

Deuces Wild Rag

Bauersachs, Hubert

Alford, Harry L.

1922

The Melrose Rag

Bauersachs, Hubert

Alford, Harry L.

Small band

Original stock arrangements