Melville Morris
Last updated: 02.09.24
There is virtually nothing known about Melville Morris other the few works that he published. Amongst these he is known to have composed the ragtime numbers Kangaroo Hop (1915). a fox trot rag described below and music for the song That Ragtime Regiment Band (1912) to which A. Seymour Brown provided the lyrics.
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Melville Morris | Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards |
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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Kangaroo Hop (1915), The | J. Cowles | |
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That Ragtime Regimental Band (1912) | James Pitt-Payne |
| Title (Release Year) | Performers | Instruments |
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Kangaroo Hop (1915), The | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. | D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) |
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| Ragtime Music CDs: | |||
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Jenks/Grinstead | Ragtime Bigtime |       |
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Heidelberg Quintet | Floating Down the River |  |
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Jack Bradshaw | Takes Two [Ragtime Piano Duos] | |
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Bill Edwards | Syncopated Safari |
| Item | Title | Available | € | £ | $ | Other |
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| DBE761 | The Kangaroo Hop (1915) - Fox Trot D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins. |
out-of-print | €12.00 | £10.00 | $15.50 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Cute and Pretty (1917) | M. Morris (music) | Piano | IMSLP |  |
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Down Around the River (1919) | M. Morris (music) J. Yellen (words) Elizabeth M. Murray (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Kangaroo Hop (1915), The | M. Morris (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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That Ragtime Regimental Band (1912) | M. Morris (music) A. Seymour Brown (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
Pub. |
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Tiddle-De-Winks (1916) | M. Morris (music) |
Piano | IMSLP Indiana |
Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 10 works by Melville Morris.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| That Ragtime Regimental Band | 1912 | A. Seymour Brown (words) | |
| Kangaroo Hop, The | 1915 | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) | Pub. |
| On the Bay of Old Bombay | 1915 | Edward Madden (words) Blossom Seeley (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Tiddle-De-Winks | 1916 | Pub. | |
| Cute and Pretty | 1917 | Pub. | |
| Who's Who | 1917 | Pub. | |
| Down Around the River at the Dixie Jubilee | 1919 | Jack Yellen (words) Elizabeth M. Murray (perf.) |
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| Nice 'n Breezy | 1919 | Harry Akst (co-author) |  |
| Step on It | 1919 | Pub. | |
| Pyjama Blues | 1923 | William K. Wells (words) Ethel Rosevere (perf.) |
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