|
Most of Joe Morley’s compositions do not bear a date,
those that do so offer clues to the publication, if not the actual year of
composition of other works. We can be sure of the period of publication of
Morley’s earliest pieces because they were purchased and published by
Clifford Essex whilst he was in partnership with Alfred Cammeyer this
partnership commenced in 1893 and ended in 1900.
More accurate dating of some of these early pieces
published by Essex and Cammeyer is possible because they are listed on dated
solos, hence we can be almost certain that the following solos were composed
in, or before, 1893 because they are listed on a copy of "In the
Moonlight" which is dated 1893, the numbers are the ones given to the
solos in the E&C lists.
|
1 |
|
No |
|
21 |
Violet Mazurka |
|
2 |
|
No |
|
22 |
Shanklin Schottische |
|
3 |
|
No |
|
23 |
In the Moonlight |
|
4 |
|
No |
|
26 |
Sandown Schottische |
|
5 |
|
No |
|
27 |
Favourite Waltz |
|
6 |
|
No |
|
28 |
Moonbeams Shadow Dance |
|
7 |
|
No |
|
29 |
Wimbledon Barn Dance |
|
8 |
|
No |
|
30 |
New Jersey Breakdown |
|
9 |
|
No |
|
33 |
Dreamland Gavotte |
|
10 |
|
No |
|
34 |
Pastime Schottische |
|
11 |
|
No |
|
35 |
Dora Breakdown |
|
12 |
|
No |
|
36 |
Cowes Schottische |
|
13 |
|
No |
|
37 |
Royal Osborne Gavotte |
|
14 |
|
No |
|
38 |
Polka in C |
|
15 |
|
No |
|
40 |
Sunflower Breakdown |
|
16 |
|
No |
|
41 |
Scarborough Schottische |
|
17 |
|
No |
|
42 |
Cannon Jig |
|
18 |
|
No |
|
45 |
Heel and Toe Polka |
|
19 |
|
No |
|
46 |
Court Beauties Gavotte |
|
20
|
|
No
|
|
49
|
Rayon d’or Polka
|
These solos must be the ones to which Clifford Essex
referred in his tribute to Joe Morley entitled ‘Poor Old Joe’, which
appeared in the B. M. G. magazine in November, 1937.
In this article Essex stated that he first met Morley
in Sandown, Isle of Wight, in 1891, and that he offered to buy some of
Morley’s compositions, for publication, at this time; Morley, however, did
not supply the solos to Essex for three years.
This means that Essex claims that he did not receive
the solos until 1894 but they are listed on the cover of a banjo solo which
is dated 1893; Essex’ memory may have been at fault here or it is possible
that the solos were added to the list and the amended list was printed on
the reverse of the dated solo after it’s date of first publication.
In addition to these listed solos there are others
published by the E&C partnership which, accordingly, must have been
composed and published prior to 1900, the year that the E&C partnership
was dissolved.
These solos are: -
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
85
|
Varsity Polka
This was played by Morley at
a concert in December, 1895)
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
86
|
Fairyland Schottische
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
93
|
Hailstorm Jig
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
97
|
Kentucky Parade
|
|
5
|
|
No
|
|
98
|
Parrakeet Polka
|
|
6
|
|
No
|
|
101
|
Arizona Jig
|
|
7
|
|
No
|
|
103
|
New Year Polka
|
|
8
|
|
No
|
|
104
|
Olivia Schottische
|
|
9
|
|
No
|
|
113
|
Cane Brake Dance
|
|
10
|
|
No
|
|
146
|
Brooklyn Polka
|
|
11
|
|
No
|
|
152
|
Firefly Polka
(This was also published in
‘The Banjo World’ in January, 1899)
|
|
12
|
|
No
|
|
153
|
Festival Dance
|
|
13
|
|
No
|
|
226
|
Dance of the Imps*
|
We can make a few deductions from the
position of these solos in the E&C lists, firstly we know that No. 49.
Rayon d’or Polka was probably published in, or before, 1893, so that the
above solos were published (but not necessarily composed) later than this,
No. 85. Varsity Polka, was played by Morley in 1895 so this piece,
presumably, was composed in, or before, that year.
The celebrated banjoists, Parke Hunter
and Cadwallader Mays came to the U.K. in 1896, they are first mentioned in
the E&C lists, in connection with Gregory’s L’Infanta March, which
is No. 109 in the lists.
We may assume that this points to that
solo being published in or around 1896, this means that Cane Brake Dance No.
113, Brooklyn Polka No.146, Firefly Polka No.152, and Festival Dance No.153,
must have been published between 1896 and 1900.
These are all the solos that were
published by E&C.
* Dance of the Imps is interesting from the point of view
that this seems to the only Morley piece published by Cammeyer after the
dissolution of the Essex & Cammeyer partnership. This solo was published
in the Banjo World, Cammeyer's magazine , in September, 1905, and also as a
complete solo, No. 226 in the Cammeyer lists.It does not appear in the Essex & Cammeyer lists
of 1899 or the Cammeyer lists of 1901; it is possible that as Cammeyer
retained the copyright to all the Morley pieces published under the Essex
& Cammeyer banner, this piece may not have been published prior to 1900
and Cammeyer decided to publish at at a later date.
The Burnthwaite Road period
Top of Page
This brings us to the mysterious Burnthwaite Road
publications; Essex and Cammeyer split as a result of an argument about
copyrights, the terms of the dissolution of the partnership meant that Essex
could not start a rival publication to Cammeyer’s "Banjo World"
within three years of the date of the dissolution. There may have been other
restrictions placed on Essex as regards the publication of banjo music and
perhaps this is perhaps how the ‘Burnthwaite Road’ solos came to be
published.
The cover of these solos (I only have one ) has a
picture of a young Joe Morley, he is named as the publisher and his address
is given as 11. Burnthwaite Road, Fulham, London S. W. Click here
to see the cover that was used for these solos.
There is also a list of seven pieces : -
|
1
|
|
Slip Along Polka
|
|
2
|
|
Rag-Time Jubilee
|
|
3
|
|
Fun in the Cottonfield
|
|
4
|
|
Grafton Parade
|
|
5
|
|
Coons Picnic (sic)
|
|
6
|
|
La Plus Belle Polka
|
|
7
|
|
The Spread Eagle March
|
My only solo in this series with the
Morley cover showing the Burnthwaite Rd. address is the ‘Coons Picnic’
this is interesting because the trio of this piece has an optional
arrangement a la Vess Ossman; Ossman first came to the U. K. in 1903 so does
this point to the publication of this piece being after this date? Morley
may have got the idea of arranging the trio in this style after hearing
recordings of Ossman rather than seeing him perform in person.
It has been suggested that the
Burnthwaite Road solos were published by Essex, under Morley’s name, to
avoid conflict with Alfred Cammeyer about copyright, if this is correct, the
publication of these solos would have taken place around the year 1900.
The John Alvey Turner Publications Top of Page
John Alvey Turner published most of
Joe Morley’s compositions, some of these are dated but most are not. We
can set approximate dates for the publication of the undated compositions
using Turner’s changes of address and the serial number of the composition
in the Turner lists.
John Alvey Turner started as a
publisher of music, in general, sometime in the mid nineteenth century at
the following addresses, 1a, Leadenhall Street and later, 19, Cornhill.
Turner seems to have concentrated his efforts into publishing banjo music
and selling banjos in the 1870’s/80’s when he established his business
in Crosby Hall, becoming the main banjo related music business in the U. K.
John Alvey Turner, himself, died in 1904.
The addresses of the Alvey Turner
empire, in chronological order are:-
|
33 |
Bishopsgate Within E. C. |
|
39 |
Oxford Street |
|
139 |
Oxford Street |
|
68 |
New Oxford Street |
|
28
|
Store Street
|
Morley publications listed by address:
33, Bishopsgate
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
400
|
Ashantee March
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
402
|
Malmaison Mazurka
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
404
|
Golden Shadows
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
406
|
Battledore
|
|
5
|
|
No
|
|
408
|
Morley’s Minor Jig this is dated 1894
(also bears the 39, Oxford St address
so may indicate the date of Turner’s move to this address )
|
|
6
|
|
No
|
|
410
|
Colwyn Bay Polka
|
|
7
|
|
No
|
|
414
|
Valley of the Rocks
|
|
8
|
|
No
|
|
416
|
Belle of the Pantomime
|
|
9
|
|
No
|
|
418
|
Alabama Barn Dance (also Turner
Album No 9)
|
These are the first of the Morley
solos published by Turner.
39, Oxford Street
Alphabetical order
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
816
|
Il Bacio
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
802
|
Mountaineer’s March
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
837
|
Palladium March
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
806
|
Piece Caracteristique
|
Numerical order
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
802
|
Mountaineer’s March
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
806
|
Piece Caracteristique
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
816
|
Il Bacio
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
837
|
Palladium March
|
139, Oxford Street
Alphabetical order
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
843
|
Banjo Capers
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
875
|
Banjo Diversion this is dated
1925
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
851
|
Banjoland
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
826
|
Black Pearl
|
|
5
|
|
No
|
|
852
|
Canadian’s Parade
|
|
6
|
|
No
|
|
836
|
Gavotte de Concert dated 1923
|
|
7
|
|
No
|
|
864
|
Georgia Walk Round also 1923
|
|
8
|
|
No
|
|
856
|
Gunner’s March
|
|
9
|
|
No
|
|
870
|
Japanese Patrol this is dated
1924
|
|
10
|
|
No
|
|
865
|
Jollity this is dated 1923
|
|
11
|
|
No
|
|
854
|
Kaffir Walk Round
|
|
12
|
|
No
|
|
872
|
Mauna Loa*
|
|
13
|
|
No
|
|
866
|
Minuet this is dated 1923
|
|
14
|
|
No
|
|
874
|
Nadasia this is dated 1925
|
|
15
|
|
No
|
|
798
|
Polka de Concert
|
|
16
|
|
No
|
|
849
|
R.A.F.'s ’s Parade
|
|
17
|
|
No
|
|
876
|
Sea Breeze this is dated 1925 *
|
|
18
|
|
No
|
|
846
|
Terrier’s March
|
|
19
|
|
No
|
|
810
|
Vaudeville Dance
|
|
20
|
|
No
|
|
804
|
Water Nymphs
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
also overprinted
with the 8, Oxford St address
|
Numerical order
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
798
|
Polka de Concert
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
804
|
Water Nymphs
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
810
|
Vaudeville Dance
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
826
|
Black Pearl
|
|
5
|
|
No
|
|
843
|
Banjo Capers
|
|
6
|
|
No
|
|
846
|
Terrier’s March
|
|
7
|
|
No
|
|
849
|
R.A.F's Parade
|
|
8
|
|
No
|
|
851
|
Banjoland
|
|
9
|
|
No
|
|
852
|
Canadian’s Parade
|
|
10
|
|
No
|
|
854
|
Kaffir Walk round
|
|
11
|
|
No
|
|
856
|
Gunner’s March
|
|
12
|
|
No
|
|
836
|
Gavotte de Concert dated 1923
|
|
13
|
|
No
|
|
864
|
Georgia Walk round dated 1923
|
|
14
|
|
No
|
|
865
|
Jollity dated1923
|
|
15
|
|
No
|
|
866
|
Minuet dated 1923
|
|
16
|
|
No
|
|
870
|
Japanese Patrol dated 1924
|
|
17
|
|
No
|
|
872
|
Mauna Loa
|
|
18
|
|
No
|
|
874
|
Nadasia dated 1925
|
|
19
|
|
No
|
|
875
|
Banjo Diversion dated 1925
|
|
20
|
|
No
|
|
876
|
Sea Breeze dated 1925
|
68, Oxford Street
Alphabetical order
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
888
|
Ad Astra
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
898
|
Apple Blossoms dated 1930
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
839
|
Bagpipe Patrol
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
886
|
Banjo Frolic dated 1932
|
|
5
|
|
No
|
|
833
|
Banjo Oddity
|
|
6
|
|
No
|
|
879
|
Boston Walk Round
|
|
7
|
|
No
|
|
812
|
Bright Eyes
|
|
8
|
|
No
|
|
882
|
Café au Lait
|
|
9
|
|
No
|
|
828
|
Camptown Carnival
|
|
10
|
|
No
|
|
836
|
Chrysanthemum
|
|
11
|
|
No
|
|
808
|
Clematis
|
|
12
|
|
No
|
|
807
|
Corn Cob Parade
|
|
13
|
|
No
|
|
878
|
Cupid’s Serenade
|
|
14
|
|
No
|
|
801
|
Danse Arlequin
|
|
15
|
|
No
|
|
803
|
Darkie Chuckle
|
|
16
|
|
No
|
|
902
|
Desert Trail
|
|
17
|
|
No
|
|
895
|
Diana dated 1931
|
|
18
|
|
No
|
|
887
|
Dimples
|
|
19
|
|
No
|
|
821
|
Dresden China
|
|
20
|
|
No
|
|
825
|
Egyptian Princess
|
|
21
|
|
No
|
|
819
|
El Contrabandista
|
|
22
|
|
No
|
|
899
|
Ethiopian Shuffle dated
1932
|
|
23
|
|
No
|
|
847
|
Jovial Huntsman
|
|
24
|
|
No
|
|
873
|
Joy Ride dated 1925
|
|
25
|
|
No
|
|
877
|
Keynotes Rag
|
|
26
|
|
No
|
|
872
|
Mauna Loa
(also has the
139, New Oxford St address)
|
|
27
|
|
No
|
|
818
|
Merry and Bright
|
|
28
|
|
No
|
|
802
|
Mountaineer’s March
(also bears the 39, Oxford
Street address)
|
|
29
|
|
No
|
|
853
|
Niggertown dated 1919
|
|
30
|
|
No
|
|
861
|
Old Plantation Melodies No 1
|
|
31
|
|
No
|
|
862
|
Old Plantation Melodies No 2 dated 1923
|
|
32
|
|
No
|
|
837
|
Palladium March
(also
bears the 39 Oxford Street address)
|
|
33
|
|
No
|
|
805
|
Patrol Eccentrique
|
|
34
|
|
No
|
|
809
|
Peach Blossom
|
|
35
|
|
No
|
|
876
|
Sea Breeze dated 1925
(also bears the 139 Oxford St address)
|
|
36
|
|
No
|
|
868
|
Zarana dated 1923
|
Numerical order
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
801
|
Danse Arlequin
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
802
|
Mountaineer’s March
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
803
|
Darkie Chuckle
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
805
|
Patrol Eccentrique
|
|
5
|
|
No
|
|
807
|
Corn Cob Parade
|
|
6
|
|
No
|
|
808
|
Clematis
|
|
7
|
|
No
|
|
809
|
Peach Blossom
|
|
8
|
|
No
|
|
812
|
Bright Eyes
|
|
9
|
|
No
|
|
818
|
Merry and Bright
|
|
10
|
|
No
|
|
819
|
El Contrabandista
|
|
11
|
|
No
|
|
821
|
Dresden China
|
|
12
|
|
No
|
|
825
|
Egyptian Princess
|
|
13
|
|
No
|
|
828
|
Camptown Carnival
|
|
14
|
|
No
|
|
833
|
Banjo Oddity
|
|
15
|
|
No
|
|
836
|
Chrysanthemum
|
|
16
|
|
No
|
|
837
|
Palladium March
|
|
17
|
|
No
|
|
839
|
Bagpipe Patrol
|
|
18
|
|
No
|
|
847
|
Jovial Huntsman
|
|
19
|
|
No
|
|
853
|
Niggertown (dated 1919)
|
|
20
|
|
No
|
|
861
|
Old Plantation Melodies No 1
|
|
21
|
|
No
|
|
862
|
Old Plantation Melodies No 2 (dated 1923)
|
|
22
|
|
No
|
|
868
|
Zarana (dated 1923)
|
|
23
|
|
No
|
|
872
|
Mauna Loa
|
|
24
|
|
No
|
|
873
|
Joy Ride dated 1925
|
|
25
|
|
No
|
|
876
|
Sea Breeze(dated 1925)
|
|
26
|
|
No
|
|
877
|
Keynotes Rag
|
|
27
|
|
No
|
|
878
|
Cupid’s Serenade
|
|
28
|
|
No
|
|
879
|
Boston walk round
|
|
29
|
|
No
|
|
882
|
Cafe au Lait
|
|
30
|
|
No
|
|
886
|
Banjo Frolic (dated 1932)
|
|
31
|
|
No
|
|
887
|
Dimples
|
|
32
|
|
No
|
|
888
|
Ad Astra
|
|
33
|
|
No
|
|
895
|
Diana(dated1931)
|
|
34
|
|
No
|
|
898
|
Apple Blossoms
|
|
35
|
|
No
|
|
899
|
Ethiopian Shuffle (dated 1932)
|
|
36
|
|
No
|
|
902
|
Desert Trail
|
28, Store Street.
|
1
|
|
Egyptian Princess (also bears
the 68 Oxford St, address)
|
|
2
|
|
Ethiopian Shuffle (also bears
the 68 Oxford Street address)
|
Pieces from the Morley tutor
|
1
|
|
Alpine Waltz
|
|
2
|
|
Bouree
|
|
3
|
|
Dancing Bear
|
|
4
|
|
Fortissimo
|
|
5
|
|
Hoedown
|
|
6
|
|
Hornpipe
|
|
7
|
|
Mandy’s Wedding
|
|
8
|
|
Mazurka
|
|
9
|
|
Morceau
|
|
10
|
|
Ottawa
|
|
11
|
|
Old Fashioned Breakdown
|
|
12
|
|
Refrain
|
|
13
|
|
Tarantella
|
Pieces published in ‘Keynotes’
(these are only ones which I have seen, there may be more)
|
1
|
|
Keynotes Club March
|
|
2
|
|
Mazzeppa
|
|
3
|
|
Pilgrim’s Chorus (arrangement)
|
|
4
|
|
Sylvanesque (may also have been
published in the Banjo Budget)
|
Unseen J. A. T. publications
|
1
|
|
Ambrosia Waltz(not positively
known to have been published)
|
|
2
|
|
Bal Masque(not positively known
to have been published)
|
|
3
|
|
Banjohemia
|
|
4
|
|
Baridore
|
|
5
|
|
Billet Doux
|
|
6
|
|
Drum Major March
|
|
7
|
|
Electra (not positively known
to have been published)
|
|
8
|
|
Escort March
|
|
9
|
|
Golden Shadows(not positively
known to have been published)
|
|
10
|
|
Lady Vanity(not positively
known to have been published
|
|
11
|
|
Malmaison(not positively known
to have been published)
|
|
12
|
|
Merry Minstrels
|
|
13
|
|
Popinjay (not the ABF
publication)
|
|
14
|
|
Rustic Belle(not positively
known to have been published)
|
|
15
|
|
Savannah
|
|
16
|
|
Titania(not positively known
to have been published)
|
|
17
|
|
Tomorrow
|
This is all of Morley’s work
published by Turner which I have been able to trace, it would appear that
nothing, composed by Morley, was published by Turner after 1933, perhaps
Clifford Essex published Morley’s last few compositions, some, of course,
were never published.
Some of Morley’s last compositions
such as ‘Mr. Punch’ were played and recorded by the Kentucky Minstrels,
so they were obviously considered to have some musical merit, the reason for
them remaining unpublished is unclear, the popularity of the five stringed
banjo by this time must certainly have been on the decline and the demand
for new publications probably limited.
Morley’s solos are listed on the
most common of the various covers used by Turner for his banjo publications,
this shows a picture of Morley on the right and a list of his solos on the
left. The earliest number I have listed in this format is 400 the ‘Ashantee
March’ and the latest is 893 ‘Apple Blossoms’.
Clifford Essex Publications Top of Page
Dating the Clifford Essex
publications, in most instances, is difficult, little reliance can be placed
on the address printed on the solo as some of the solos remained popular
enough to remain in print over many years and consequently, through several
changes of address.
It seems that all the Morley solos
published by Essex were published between 1900 and 1936, a few pieces were
printed, or reprinted in the B. M. G. magazine in later years.
In the early years of the Essex
company, the solos were numbered, this number is given, where it is known,
immediately before the title.
Some solos do bear a date, where this
is so I have listed it, in all cases I have tried to give the earliest
address which I can find on a particular solo.
Bearing in mind that Joe Morley died
in 1937 and that Clifford Essex was at the Grafton Street address until 1936
it seems unlikely that much remained unpublished by Essex at the time of
Morley’s death.
There will have been some solos which
appeared as supplements to BMG in later years which were not published
elsewhere.
The main point of interest in this
chronological listing of the Essex publications is that it shows that Morley’s
solos were still in demand long after his death and that it was still
financially worthwhile for the Clifford Essex company to print new copies
with the amended address.
The addresses, in chronological order,
are: -
|
1900 - 1936
|
15a
|
Grafton Street.
|
|
1936 - 1942
|
90
|
Shaftesbury Avenue.
|
|
1942 - 1957
|
8
|
New Compton Street.
|
|
1957 - 1978
|
20
|
Earlham Street.
|
The solos in alphabetical order
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Blush Rose GS & ES
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Bolero BMG
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
413
|
Butterfly GS
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
Celebrated Grafton Parade GS
|
|
5
|
|
No
|
|
414
|
Circus Parade ES
|
|
6
|
|
No
|
|
48
|
Coon’s Picnic GS
(probably the
same solo as was
published at the Burnthwaite Rd address)
|
|
7
|
|
No
|
|
407
|
Crackerjack NCS
|
|
8
|
|
No
|
|
63
|
Darktown Dandies GS
|
|
9
|
|
No
|
|
398
|
Dig Dag GS
|
|
10
|
|
No
|
|
384
|
Donkey Laugh GS & NCS
|
|
11
|
|
No
|
|
242
|
Dream Dance GS
|
|
12
|
|
No
|
|
74
|
Eli Green’s Cakewalk GS dated
1903
|
|
13
|
|
No
|
|
272
|
Ethiopian Mardi Gras GS
|
|
14
|
|
No
|
|
253
|
Felicita GS
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
Festival GS
|
|
16
|
|
No
|
|
416
|
Freckles GS
|
|
17
|
|
No
|
|
84
|
Fun in the Cottonfield
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
Gavotte BMG
|
|
19
|
|
No
|
|
303
|
Georgian Breeze NCS
|
|
20
|
|
No
|
|
386
|
Georgia Medley NCS
|
|
21
|
|
No
|
|
212
|
Gold Diggers GS ES
|
|
22
|
|
No
|
|
96
|
Grafton Parade
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
International Medley GS
|
|
24
|
|
No
|
|
405
|
Jacko on Parade GS
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
Joette BMG 1937
|
|
26
|
|
No
|
|
389
|
Jogging Along GS
|
|
27
|
|
No
|
|
418
|
Kingdom Comin’ GS & ES
|
|
28
|
|
No
|
|
124
|
La Plus Belle
|
|
29
|
|
No
|
|
411
|
London Club Parade
|
|
30
|
|
No
|
|
203
|
Magnolia Waltz GS
|
|
31
|
|
No
|
|
401
|
Merriment GS & NCS
|
|
32
|
|
No
|
|
239
|
Mississippi Bubble GS
|
|
33
|
|
No
|
|
395
|
Mixed Grill GS
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
Monkitrix GS
|
|
35
|
|
No
|
|
265
|
Moonlight Revels GS
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Punch BMG
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
Musketeer’s March BMG
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
|
Nigger in a Fit GS
|
|
39
|
|
No
|
|
410
|
Nuts and Wine GS
|
|
40
|
|
No
|
|
381
|
Palladium Rag GS
|
|
41
|
|
No
|
|
261
|
Patricia GS
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
Pep BMG 1937
|
|
43
|
|
No
|
|
289
|
Pompadour Gavotte NCS
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
|
Pussyfoot Parade BMG
|
|
45
|
|
No
|
|
157
|
Ragtime Jubilee GS
|
|
46
|
|
No
|
|
243
|
Ring Master BMG 190
|
|
47
|
|
No
|
|
219
|
Riverside Gavotte GS & BMG
|
|
48
|
|
No
|
|
298
|
Rose Leaves NCS
|
|
49
|
|
No
|
|
263
|
Senegambian Revels NCS
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
Shuffle Along GS
|
|
51
|
|
No
|
|
165
|
Slip along Polka GS BMG 1911
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
|
Sorella
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
Sports Parade GS
|
|
54
|
|
No
|
|
166
|
Spread Eagle
(this is
probably the same composition
that was published by
Morley at the
Burnthwaite Road address)
|
|
55
|
|
No
|
|
403
|
Sprig of Shillelagh GS
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
|
Springboks AKA Mixed Grill
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
|
Step Lively BMG
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
Sunbeam Sand Dance BMG
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
|
Swan Dance BMG
|
|
60
|
|
No
|
|
299
|
Sylvan Echoes NCS
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
|
Thumb and Finger Tricks AKA
Musketeers March BMG
|
|
62
|
|
No
|
|
391
|
Thumbs Up GS
|
|
63
|
|
No
|
|
244
|
Torchlight Parade GS
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
Twiddley Polka BMG
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
|
Waltz BMG
|
The solos in alphabetical order
Grafton Street Publications
|
1
|
|
Blush rose
|
|
2
|
|
Butterfly
|
|
3
|
|
Celebrated Grafton Parade
|
|
4
|
|
Darktown Dandies
|
|
5
|
|
Dig Dag
|
|
6
|
|
Donkey Laugh
|
|
7
|
|
Dream Dance
|
|
8
|
|
Eli Green’s Cakewalk GS dated
1903
|
|
9
|
|
Ethiopian Mardi Gras GS
|
|
10
|
|
Felicita GS
|
|
11
|
|
Festival GS
|
|
12
|
|
Freckles GS
|
|
13
|
|
International Medley GS
|
|
14
|
|
Jacko on Parade GS
|
|
15
|
|
Jogging Along GS
|
|
16
|
|
Magnolia Waltz GS
|
|
17
|
|
Mississippi Bubble GS
|
|
18
|
|
Mixed Grill GS
|
|
19
|
|
Monkitrix GS
|
|
20
|
|
Moonlight Revels GS
|
|
21
|
|
Nigger in a Fit GS
|
|
22
|
|
Nuts and Wine GS
|
|
23
|
|
Palladium Rag GS
|
|
24
|
|
Ring Master BMG 190
|
|
25
|
|
Shuffle Along GS
|
|
26
|
|
Slip along Polka GS BMG2 Sports
Parade GS
|
|
27
|
|
Sprig of Shillelagh GS
|
|
28
|
|
Thumbs Up GS
|
|
29
|
|
Torchlight Parade GS
|
Shaftesbury Avenue Publications
| 1 |
|
A Mixed Grill |
| 2 |
|
Crackerjack |
| 3 |
|
Darktown Dandies |
New Compton St. publications
|
1
|
|
Circus Parade also ES
|
|
2
|
|
Crackerjack also ES
|
|
3
|
|
Georgian Breeze
|
|
4
|
|
Georgia Medley
|
|
5
|
|
London Club Parade
|
|
6
|
|
Merriment
|
|
7
|
|
Pompadour Gavotte
|
|
8
|
|
Rose Leaves
|
|
9
|
|
Senegambian Revels
|
|
10
|
|
Sylvan Echoes
|
Earlham Street publications
|
1
|
|
Circus Parade
|
|
2 |
|
Crackerjack |
|
3 |
|
Gold Diggers |
|
4 |
|
Kingdom Comin’ |
Morley Mss. owned by the C. Essex
company, some of which were published in the B. M. G. magazine
|
1
|
|
Bolero*
|
|
2
|
|
Czardas*
|
|
3
|
|
Graceful Dance No 1
|
|
4
|
|
Joette
|
|
5
|
|
Kiddies Scamper
|
|
6
|
|
Mr Punch
|
|
7
|
|
Musketeer’s March (AKA Thumb
and Fingertricks)
|
|
8
|
|
Pep
|
|
9
|
|
Pussyfoot Parade
|
|
10
|
|
Riverside Gavotte
|
|
11
|
|
Rosemary
|
|
12
|
|
Rubiana
|
|
13
|
|
Sorella
|
|
14
|
|
Spread Eagle
|
|
15
|
|
Thumb and Fingertricks (see No 4)
|
|
16
|
|
Twiddley Polka
|
|
17
|
|
Waltz
|
Bolero and Czardas are virtually the same solo, there are very few
difference, just a few notes here and there.
Chronological order
|
1
|
|
No
|
|
48
|
Coon’s Picnic
|
|
2
|
|
No
|
|
63
|
Darktown Dandies
|
|
3
|
|
No
|
|
74
|
Eli Green’s Cakewalk
|
|
4
|
|
No
|
|
84
|
Fun in the Cottonfield
|
|
5
|
|
No
|
|
96
|
The Grafton Parade
(I
assume that this is the same solo
as the ‘Celebrated Grafton Parade’)
|
|
6
|
|
No
|
|
124
|
La Plus Belle Polka
|
|
7
|
|
No
|
|
157
|
Ragtime Jubilee
|
|
8
|
|
No
|
|
165
|
Slip Along Polka
|
|
9
|
|
No
|
|
166
|
Spread Eagle
|
|
10
|
|
No
|
|
203
|
Magnolia Waltz
|
|
11
|
|
No
|
|
212
|
Gold Diggers March
|
|
12
|
|
No
|
|
219
|
Riverside Gavotte
|
|
13
|
|
No
|
|
239
|
Mississippi Bubble
|
|
14
|
|
No
|
|
242
|
Dream Dance
|
|
15
|
|
No
|
|
243
|
Ringmaster
|
|
16
|
|
No
|
|
244
|
Torchlight Parade
|
|
17
|
|
No
|
|
253
|
Felicita
|
|
18
|
|
No
|
|
261
|
Patricia
|
|
19
|
|
No
|
|
263
|
Senegambian Revels
|
|
20
|
|
No
|
|
265
|
Moonlight Revels
|
|
21
|
|
No
|
|
272
|
An Ethiopian Mardi Gras
|
|
22
|
|
No
|
|
289
|
Pompadour Gavotte
|
|
23
|
|
No
|
|
298
|
Rose Leaves
|
|
24
|
|
No
|
|
299
|
Sylvan Echoes
|
|
25
|
|
No
|
|
303
|
A Georgian Breeze
|
|
26
|
|
No
|
|
381
|
Palladium Rag
|
|
27
|
|
No
|
|
384
|
The Donkey Laugh
|
|
28
|
|
No
|
|
386
|
Georgia Medley
|
|
29
|
|
No
|
|
389
|
Jogging Along
|
|
30
|
|
No
|
|
391
|
Thumbs Up
|
|
31
|
|
No
|
|
395
|
Mixed Grill
|
|
32
|
|
No
|
|
401
|
Merriment
|
|
33
|
|
No
|
|
403
|
Sprig of Shillelagh
|
|
34
|
|
No
|
|
405
|
Jacko on Parade
|
|
35
|
|
No
|
|
407
|
Crackerjack
|
|
36
|
|
No
|
|
410
|
Nuts and Wine
|
|
37
|
|
No
|
|
411
|
London Club Parade
|
|
38
|
|
No
|
|
413
|
Butterfly
|
|
39
|
|
No
|
|
414
|
Circus Parade
|
|
40
|
|
No
|
|
416
|
Freckles
|
|
41
|
|
No
|
|
418
|
Kingdom Comin’
|
These are all of the numbered solos I
have traced, the rest are listed in alphabetical order.
|
42
|
|
Blush Rose
|
|
43
|
|
Bolero
|
|
44
|
|
Celebrated Grafton Parade
|
|
45
|
|
Festival
|
|
46
|
|
Gavotte
|
|
47
|
|
International Medley
|
|
48
|
|
Joette
|
|
49
|
|
Monkitrix
|
|
50
|
|
Mr Punch
|
|
51
|
|
Musketeer’s March
|
|
52
|
|
Nigger in a Fit
|
|
53
|
|
Pep
|
|
54
|
|
Pussyfoot Parade
|
|
55
|
|
Rubiana
|
|
56
|
|
Shuffle along
|
|
57
|
|
Sorella
|
|
58
|
|
Sports Parade
|
|
59
|
|
Step Lively
|
|
60
|
|
Sunbeam Sand Dance
|
|
61
|
|
Swan Dance
|
|
62
|
|
Twiddley Polka
|
|
63
|
|
Waltz
|
The total number of pieces composed by
Morley which I have traced is 238, no doubt there are a few more to come to
light; some pieces, such as ‘Shuffle Along’ are known by other titles
(American Glide), this makes it difficult to put an accurate figure on the
final total of compositions.
There are other complications, is the
‘Pimpernel’ mazurka, No. 385, published by Dallas the same composition
as the ‘Pimpernel’ mazurka listed as No. 822 in the Turner lists?
Some authorities claim that some of
the pieces in the Turner lists were never printed/published, these include
‘Malmaison’ mazurka, ‘Bal Masque’, ‘ Electra’ and ‘Popinjay’,
etc. In the main list I have put ‘not seen-listed on Pall’ March’
against these titles; this refers to the earliest Turner list I have which
is on the front cover of a copy of ‘Palladium March’ this list includes
many of these doubtful solos.
The following composition have been prepared by the ABF from original
manuscripts.
Click here to contact the ABF for more
details
| 1 |
|
Popinjay Polka (1993) |
| 2 |
|
Kentucky Jubilee (1995) |
| 3 |
|
Snowdrops (1996) |
| 4 |
|
Walk Round (2001) |
| 5 |
|
Limerick Races (2002) |
| 6 |
|
Kiddies Scamper and Jig in E minor (2003) |
The following composition have been prepared by A.V.
Middleton from original
manuscripts
Click here to find out more information about
these solos
| Alabama Barn Dance |
Kiddies Scamper |
Pussyfoot Parade |
| Banjollity |
Limerick Races |
Rosemary |
| Banjoviality |
Mazeppa |
Rubiana |
| Billet d' Amour |
Mr Punch |
Skibbereen |
| Butterfly |
Musketeer's March |
Solo "A" |
| Czardas |
Mystery Rag |
Step Lively |
| Elfaletha |
Olympian March |
Sunbeam Sand Dance |
| Florida Cracker |
Pep |
Swan Dance |
| Gavotte |
Pepper and Salt |
TV Tattoo |
| Gladiolus |
Pepper Pot Parade |
The Leprachaun |
| Graceful Dance |
Pierrot's Parade |
Untitled |
| Hoedown |
Polka in F |
Waltz |
| Joette |
Pongo's Parade |
|
| Kentucky Days |
Popinjay Polka |
|
Totals for each publisher
Essex & Cammeyer
|
32 |
| Cammeyer
|
1 |
|
Joe Morley (Burnthwaite Road)
|
7 |
John Alvey Turner
|
98 |
Clifford Essex
|
63 |
|
Larkings
|
1 |
|
John E. Dallas
|
3 |
|
Chappel & Co
|
1 |
|
Fretwire Magazine
|
1 |
|
Rhythm Magazine
|
1 |
Unpublished mss.
|
25 |
|
American Banjo Fraternity
|
6 |
|
Mystery solos:
Concert March,
Cake Walk,
Concert Patrol,
Concert Waltz
|
4 |
|
A.V. Middleton (IBC)
|
40 |
|
