Curiosity Rag by James E.C. Kelly (1910)

Original listing and sheet music here: https://musescore.com/user/36482158/s...
Another rare rag from Cincinnati, a nice "novelty" style rag by a known composer, James E.C. Kelly, who published at least four rags between 1907 and 1912. All four of his rags have a unique and creative novelty flare. This one was published by Ballard & Kelly in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1910. The cover also mentions a possible fifth rag, "Yorkshire".

Many thanks to Mitchy for finding and sharing this rare score, which comes from the collection of Rob Crausaz. I have posted the original score here:
https://mega.nz/file/TNgmUZLb#UcvJbBb...

This is a reproduction of the original. I have added a start-repeat bar after measure 1, ties at measures 16 and 48, a natural to the left-hand Bs at measure 72 and sharps to the first C octave at measure 73.

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