A catchy ragtime piece from 1909, the Yankiana Rag,
by Edison's American Symphony Orchestra.
Yankiana Rag
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| Company |
Edison's National Phonograph Company
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| Cylinder # |
10168
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| Category |
Orchestra
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| Title |
Yankiana Rag
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| Performed by |
American Symphony Orchestra
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| Circa |
July 1909
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| Announcement |
None
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This ragtime number, written in 1908, was a musical highlight and featured in
the relatively short five-month New York run of "Miss Innocence".
In fact, the show closed in May just as Edison prepared to release this recording!
Cover of Yankiana Rag sheet music
(courtesy of Colin Cochrane's
Halcyon Days Music).
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10168 Yankiana Rag
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American Symphony Orchestra
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This composition is featured in Anna Held's musical production, "Miss Innocence."
It cannot fail to please all lovers of light musical compositions when
rendered by orchestra.
Composer, Melville J. Gideon; publisher, Shapiro, New York.
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— May 1909 Edison Phonograph Monthly [announcing the July records]
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