Jacob Henry Ellis

Overview

It is surprisiing that so little is known about about this composer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (August 2019) be gleaned about Jacob Henry Ellis from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that he has 45 works published between 1894 and 1924.
Of ragtime interest is Dinah's Jubilee (1897) published by Howley, Haviland & Dresser, New York, USA.
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Jacob Henry Ellis has at least 16 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Autumn Leaves
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music.

Beautiful Venice
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	Willis Woodward and Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music 9 pages.

Countersign, The
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	Willis Woodward and Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1896.	Sheet Music.

Drum Major, The
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1921.	Sheet Music.

Echoes of Love Reverie
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	Geo. W. Meyer Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Hannah's Promenade
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	Willis Woodward and Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1897.	Sheet Music.

In Rank and File
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music.

Little Road That Leads Back Home, The
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Words by: Arthur E. Buckham

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Mohawk Trail, The
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	I. Ellis
Suppliers:
Printed: 1917.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

Moon Moths Schottische - Caprice
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

On the Gridiron March and Two Step
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Song of the Robin
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

Sound of the Bugle
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music.

Spirit of the U. S. A. March
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Splivins Corners A Rube Medley March
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Under the American Eagle
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


	MP3 Files from Various Sources
	The Bonnie Brier Bush (1899)		Edison Grand Symphony Orchestra	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 511

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Big Tiny Little	Golden Piano Hits	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Autumn Leaves (1905)	J.H. Ellis (w&m)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana
Bonnie Brier Bush (1897), The	J.H. Ellis (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Charge (1913), The	J.H. Ellis (music)	Piano	Indiana	Pub.
Drum Major (1921), The	J.H. Ellis (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Drummer Boys of '76 (1903), The	J.H. Ellis (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Hannah's Promenade (1897)	J.H. Ellis (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
I Hear Your Voice in the Shadows (1918)	J.H. Ellis (music) Effie Cutler Coombs (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
⇑In Autumn Time (1913)	J.H. Ellis (music) Arthur E Bucknam (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Jack in the Box (1909)	J.H. Ellis (music)	Piano	YorkSpace	Pub.
Rose of the Prairie Land (1915)	J.H. Ellis (music) Arthur E. Bucknam (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When the Robin Calls Its Mate (1912)	J.H. Ellis (music) B. Richmond (coauth.) Charles. E. Casey (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 55 works by Jacob Henry Ellis. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1893-1903

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Man Who Got the Cash, The	1893	Wallace H Becker (words)
Willis Pells	1893	Wallace H Becker (words)	Pub.
Shenandoah March	1894		Pub.
Countersign, The	1896		Pub.
Remus Takes the Cake	1896		Pub.
Remus Takes the Cake - Song	1896	Wallace H Becker (words) Josephine Sabel (perf.)	Pub.
Bonnie Brier Bush, The	1897	Edison Grand Symphony Orchestra (perf.)	Pub.
Dinah's Jubilee	1897
Hannah's Promenade	1897		Pub.
Dance of the Midgets	1898		Pub.
Prom Waltzes	1900		Pub.
⇑ Sen'imental Sal	1900		Pub.
Under the American Eagle	1902
Beautiful Venice	1903		Pub.
Drummer Boys of '76, The	1903		Pub.
Flowers and Palms	1903	Jacob Henry Ellis (words)	Pub.

1903-1911

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Moon Moths	1903
Smiles and Tears	1903
Song I Heard One Sunday Morn, The	1903
Dance of the Merry Millers	1904		Pub.
Dancing in the Starlight	1904	Benjamin Richmond (words)
Autumn Leaves (w&m)	1905		Pub.
Chicken on the Fence	1905		Pub.
Splivins Corners	1905		Pub.
Frog Frolics	1906
Song of the Robin	1906		Pub.
Keep a Light in the Window For Me	1907	Joseph Mittenthal (words)
⇑ Rose of California, The	1907		Pub.
In Rank and File	1908		Pub.
Jack in the Box	1909
Sound of the Bugle	1910		Pub.
General Delivery	1911		Pub.

1911-1917

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


On the Gridiron	1911
Spirit of the U.S.A., The	1911		Pub.
When the Robin Calls Its Mate	1912	Benjamin Richmond (co-author) Charles. E. Casey (words)
Charge, The	1913		Pub.
In Autumn Time	1913	Arthur E Bucknam (words)	Pub.
Echoes of Love	1914
In the Haven of My Heart	1914	Arthur E Bucknam (words)	Pub.
Path That Leads to You, The	1914	Arthur E Bucknam (words)	Pub.
When Mem'ry Brings the Light of Other Days	1914	Arthur E Bucknam (words)
Little Road That Leads Back Home, The	1915	Arthur E. Buckham (words)	Pub.
Rose of the Prairie Land	1915	Arthur E. Bucknam (words)	Pub.
⇑ When It's Twilight Neath the Old New England Hills	1915	Arthur E Bucknam (words)	Pub.
You Can't Forget Your Mother When the Heart Turns Home	1915
In the Dawn of Another Day	1917	Arthur E Bucknam (words)	Pub.
Mohawk Trail, The (w&m)	1917
There Is Still a Golden Future, Little Girl	1917		Pub.

1918-1927

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


I Hear Your Voice in the Shadows	1918	Effie Cutler Coombs (words)
In Tulip Time	1918	Arthur E. Bucknam (words)	Pub.
Never to Part Again	1919	Benjamin Richmond (co-author) Ben Baer (words)
When I Dream in the Moonlight of You	1919	William Phillips (words)
Drum Major, The	1921
Trumpeter, The	1924		Pub.
Old Reliable	1927		Pub.

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	J.H. Ellis	Hannah's Promenade (2:46)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
	J.H. Ellis	Chicken on the Fence (2:01)	Ragtime Dorian Henry