Julius Lenzberg  (1878-1956)
Last updated: 01.02.24
According to the Internet source given below, Julius Lenzberg was an American composer of popular music. Whilst he had only a few ragtime hits, his contribution to the genre was significant in his adaptations of well-known classical melodies for piano ragtime. This triggered a number of composers and performers to do likewise e.g. Paderewski Rag (1920) by Frank Henri Klickmann.
The chief of these are Hungarian Rag and Operatic Rag whilst Haunting Rag is considered to be his most original.


Websites:
url15.gif Julius Lenzberg Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards  
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif Grieving For You (1921) Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra Edison Blue Amberol: 4223
cylinder15.gif Merry Whirl (1916) Vess L. Ossman's Banjo Orchestra Edison Blue Amberol: 2858
cylinder15.gif Operatic Rag (1915) National Promenade Band Edison Blue Amberol: 2538
cylinder15.gif Rag-A-Minor (1918) Jazzarimba Orchestra Edison Blue Amberol: 3510
cylinder15.gif Razzle-Dazzle (1919) Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra Edison Blue Amberol: 3792
cylinder15.gif Some Baby (1915) Van Eps Banjo Orchestra Edison Blue Amberol: 2593
cylinder15.gif Hungarian Rag (1913) New York Military Band Edison Blue Amberol: 2089
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Bell's Academy March (1894) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Gallant Commodore (1898) J. Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Haunting Rag (1911) J. Cowles
audiomidi15.gif Hungarian Rag (1913) Sakae Watanabe
audiomidi15.gif Operatic Rag (1914) Colin McDonald
audiomidi15.gif That Madrid Rag (1911) Perf. Bill Edwards
  Title (Release Year) Performers Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif Bell's Academy March (1894) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Gallant Commodore (1898) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Haunting Rag (1911) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Hungarian Rag (1913) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Moonlight on the Nile (1919) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. T/T/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT)
audiodbemp315.gif Operatic Rag (1914) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif That Madrid Rag (1911) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Ragtime Music CDs:
cd15.gif Various Artists Classic Ragtime: Roots and Offshoots flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Down Peacock Alley flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists From Cake-Walk To Ragtime 1898-1916 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists From Ragtime to Jazz Vol. 3: 1902-1923 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Gold Collection flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Kings of Ragtime flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Ragtime 1900-1930 flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Real Ragtime flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists The Roots of Rag-Time CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Spaghetti Rag: Rag Music with Mandolins CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif  Noel Lester Syncopated Sensations flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Jenks/Grinstead Ragtime Bigtime flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Evergreen Ragtime Trio It's a Rouser flag15us.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Craig Ventresco The Past Is Yet To Come flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Palm Court Theatre Orchestra Down Peacock Alley CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Sue Keller Nola flag15us.gif flag15de.gif
cd15.gif Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra It's a Bear flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Ratzkowski/Thomsen Duo Ragtime CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Bill Edwards The Rag's the Thing
cd15.gif Bill Edwards A Ragtime Sampler
cd15.gif Bill Edwards Rapid Fire Ragtime
Item Title Available €     £     $     Other
             
DBE631 Bell's Academy March (1894) - Two-Step Op. 3
A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3. mins.
1-2 days
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DBE632 Gallant Commodore (1898) - March Two Step
D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins.
out-of-print €12.00 £10.00 $15.50  
DBE633 Haunting Rag (1911)
A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE634 Hungarian Rag (1913)
A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE635 Moonlight on the Nile (1919) - Song
T/T/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT), approx. 5 mins.
1-2 days
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DBE636 Operatic Rag (1914)
A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE637 That Madrid Rag (1911)
A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.
1-2 days
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     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Bell's Academy March (1894) A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifwvicon.gif
sm15.gif Gallant Commodore (1898) D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
sm15.gif Haunting Rag (1911) A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifPub.
sm15.gif Hungarian Rag (1913) A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifPub.
sm15.gif Moonlight on the Nile (1919) T/T/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifPub.
sm15.gif Operatic Rag (1914) A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifPub.
sm15.gif That Madrid Rag (1911) A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Cup Hunters (1915) J. Lenzberg (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Haunting Rag (1911) J. Lenzberg (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Hungarian Rag (1913) J. Lenzberg (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Merry Whirl (1915) J. Lenzberg (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Moonlight on the Nile (1919) J. Lenzberg (music)
G. Kahn (words)
B. G. De Sylva (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Operatic Rag (1914) J. Lenzberg (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Razzle-Dazzle (1919) J. Lenzberg (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 25 works by Julius Lenzberg (1878-1956). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Bell's Academy March 1894 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Clifton Schottische 1894
Gallant Commodore 1898 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
La Cubanola Valse 1898 in or before
Love's Appeal 1898 in or before
Hannah From Alabama 1900
Reindeer, The 1902  wvicon.gif
Valse Inspiration 1906  wvicon.gif
Haunting Rag 1911 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Madrid Rag 1911
That Madrid Rag 1911 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Hungarian Rag 1913 New York Military Band (perf.)
Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
 Pub.  cylinder15.gifaudiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Some Baby 1913 Van Eps Banjo Orchestra (perf.)  Pub.  cylinder15.gif
Colonial Rag 1914 E. Ball (co-author)  youtube15.jpg
D. V. (Duryea Valse), The 1914  wvicon.gif
Duryea Valse 1914
Operatic Rag 1914 National Promenade Band (perf.)
Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
 Pub.  cylinder15.gifaudiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Cup Hunters 1915  Pub.
Merry Whirl 1915 Vess L. Ossman's Banjo Orchestra (perf.)  wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg  cylinder15.gif
Rag-A-Minor 1917 Jazzarimba Orchestra (perf.)  wvicon.gif  cylinder15.gif
Moonlight on the Nile 1919 Gus Kahn (words)
B. G. De Sylva (words)
Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
 Pub.  audiodbemp315.gif
Razzle-Dazzle 1919 Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra (perf.)  Pub.  cylinder15.gif
Grieving For You 1921 Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra (perf.)   cylinder15.gif
American Girl ?
Student's Delight ?
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg J. Lenzberg Colonial Rag (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg J. Lenzberg Haunting Rag (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg J. Lenzberg Merry Whirl (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry