No Victorian parlor was complete without some type of music.  It might be a piano, concertina, pump organ or harp.  Music filled the Victorian world.  Strolling the streets were hurdy-gurdys,

tea gardens had orchestras, the band practiced in the park, and no gathering was complete without singing.  Party planning included the menu, decorations, and a great deal of thought about guests with talent.  Guests who were musically inclined were in great demand.  Many a guest came with sheet music tucked inside a coat "just in case" they might be persuaded to perform.

Below is a collection of some of the best performed music on the web.  They include Cakewalks, Ragtime, Waltzes, Classical, and Christmas and novelty.  Enjoy!

Augustan Club Waltz   ~ Scott Joplin, 1901 (The Complete Victorian theme)

Sufraget Rag

The Flash March  ~ Carlo Mora, 1869

My Wild Irish Rose  ~ Chauncy Olcott, 1899

Alabama Dream  ~ George L. Barnard, 1899

Maple Leaf Rag  ~ Scott Joplin, 1899

Dawn Of The Century  ~ Edward Taylor Paull, 1900

Car-Barlick Acid  ~ Clarence C. Wiley, 1901

Smoky Topaz  ~ Grace M. Borlen, 1901

The Entertainer  ~ Scott Joplin, 1902

A Black Smoke  ~ Charles Leslie Johnson, 1902

Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home  ~ Hughie Cannon, 1902

St. Louis Rag  ~ Thomas Million Turpin, 1903

In My Merry Oldsmobile  ~ Gus Edwards & Vincent Bryan, 1905

Eugenia  ~ Scott Joplin, 1906

Dill Pickles  ~ Charles Leslie Johnson, 1906

Black & White Rag   ~ George Botsford 1908

Beedle-Um-Bo  ~ Charles Leslie Johnson, 1908

Paragon Rag  ~ Scott Joplin, 1909

Pre Victorian

The Earl of Salisbury  ~ William Byrd 1543-1623

Sing Joyfully ~ William Byrd

Good Morrow Fair Ladies of the May  ~ Thomas Morley 1557-1602

Hard By a Crystal Fountain  ~ Thomas Morley

Sonata in A for Harpsicord  ~ Freixanet c. 1730

Christmas, Classical, Specialty

Auld Lang Syne  ~ Traditional Melody,

         Lyrics  Robert Burns 1798

One Horse Open Sleigh  ~ James Pierpont, 1857 

      Reprinted in 1859 as Jingle Bells

Silver Sleigh Bells  ~ Edward Taylor Paull, 1906

Furelise  ~

Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy  ~  Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovski

Calliope Rag  ~ James Scott & Bob Darch, 1906

Arabesque No. 1  ~ Debusey

Claire De Lune  ~ Debusey

Moonlight Sonata, 1st. Movemen  ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sonatinae  ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Swan Lake- Prelude To Act II  ~ Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky

Perfessor Bill Edwards  ~ One of the best sites with information

     and great music.

Classical Midi Archives  ~ A large site with some great music.

Some of these wonderful midis were borrowed from these

great web sites.  Please visit them:

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