Theodore Havermeyer Northrup (1866–1919) composed one of the earliest

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of Chicago in November, 1897 stated in a promo ad that it was "composed by Theo H. Northrup, the greatest living ragtime pianist. This piece has made an instantaneous hit and has become a great favorite everywhere." His other compositions in 1897 included "A Night on the Levee" and "Savannah Jubilee".

Compositions

*Avon Waltzes (1887) *La Tosca Waltzes (1889)

1890

*Just Ten

1891

*All the Go *Two Happy Coons *The Moon's Pale Light is Beaming

1892

*In the Ball Room: Schottische *The Possum Patrol *The Tennis Mazurka *Dancing Waves *Irene Slumbers, with W. Hill *Turn Texas Loose, with C. C. DeZouche

1893

*The Angelus Bell *Dolores *In Lover's Lane, with E. Field *The Flower Gardener Waltzes *I'm A Sport

1894

*Carrie and Her Wheel *A Kiss at Home *The Waif on the Street *Regret *The Golden Gate Brigade: March *The Loreley

1895

*The Golden Treasury of Music from the World's Famous Composers, compilation and arrangement *Eaoline, with Louie Blosser *Papa, Be Good to Mama *Trilby *Pat Wiley's Old Back Stoop, with William Lewis Elliot *One Night, with Lawrence Oxenford *Years Ago *My Heart's Desire *The Sweetest Girl in Town

1896

*My Eileen *The Anvil of Blacksmith John *It Is Better to Have Loved and Lost Than Ne'er to Have Loved at All, with Walter M. Auerbach *The Palms *Down in Maiden Lane, with Colin C. Hamand *I Love You So *Over The Fence Sweet Polly

1897

*Ben Harney's Ragtime Instructor, as arranger *Savannah Jubilee Schottische *A Night On The Levee *Louisiana Rag (Pas Ma La) *Only a Pair of Worn-Out Shoes, with William Fisher *One Sweetly Solemn Thought *Plantation Echoes *Susanna from Savannah, with George Evans

1898

*Happy Hannah *On the Bayou

1899

*I Cert'nly Was a Very Busy Man *My Dearest Girl *Virginia Capers *After What He Done To Me, with Nellie Smith Ravell *Where the Branches Kissed the River *Chester and Dorothy, with William S. Lord *The Lass and the Highland Plaid *Sue, Ma Sue, with Charles W. Doty *Over the Hills to Jersey

1900

*Dost Thou Remember *Loquatias Moll *Suzanne from Gay Paree, with Harry Werner *I'm Glad to See You're Back, with Will D. Cobb *Pucker Up Your Lips Miss Lucy *A Good Run's Better Than a Bad Stand *The Conjure Man *When I'se By Her Side *She's Ma Little Sugar Plum *My Little Jungle Queen: A Congo Love *She's the Real Thing My Baby *Lou Lou: Sérénade

1901

*United Confederate Veterans (U.C.V.) March *Gladys *Parthenia

1902

*Polly Pry *Silas and the New York Girl *Lucy *The Broadway Brigade

1906

*Uncle Sammy

1914

*In the Forest

1915

*Sometimes in Dreams

Sources

* Blesh, Rudi, and Janis, Harriett. They All Played Ragtime (New York 1950). * Terry Waldo, This is Ragtime, 1991.

External links

*http://ragpiano.com/comps/northrup.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Northrup, Theodore H. Ragtime composers American male composers American composers 1919 deaths 1866 births