Charlotte Blake
Charlotte M. Blake (May 30, 1885 – August 21, 1979) was an American composer of waltzes, marches and ragtime.
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Born | May 30, 1885[1] Ohio, United States[1] |
Died | August 21, 1979[1] Santa Monica, California[1] |
Genres | March, Ragtime, Waltz |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Arranger, Pianist |
Years active | 1903–1919 |
Blake was the oldest of six children born to Edward and Caroline Blake of Ohio. At age 18, she got a job as a writer and arranger for Jerome H. Remick. Her first published composition, "King Cupid" appeared in 1903. After retiring from the music business, she worked as a clerk at Douglas Aircraft Company for two decades.[1]
List of compositions
In chronological order:[1][2][3][4]
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sheet music cover for "The Gravel Rag" (1908)
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sheet music cover for "Poker Rag" (1909)
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sheet music cover for "The Wish Bone" (1909)
- "King Cupid" (1903)
- "The Missouri Mule March" (1904)
- "Dainty Dames - A Novelette" (1905)
- "The Mascot" (march, 1905)
- "My Lady Laughter" (waltzes, 1905)
- "Love Is King" (waltzes, 1906)
- "Could You Read My Heart" (with words by Arthur Gillespie, 1906)
- "A Night, A Girl, A Moon" (1907)
- "Curly: March And Two Step" (1907)
- "Orchids, Novelette Three Step" (1907)
- "Hip Hip Hoorah" (march, 1907)
- "The Last Kiss" (waltzes, 1907)
- "I Wonder If It's You" (with words by Vincent P. Bryan, 1907)
- "Bogie Man - A Creep-Mouse Tune" (1907)
- "So Near and Yet So Far" (with Arthur Gillespie, 1907)
- "Love Tree" (1908)
- "The Gravel Rag" (1908)
- "In Mem'ry of You, Sweetheart" (song, with words by Arthur Gillespie, 1908)
- "It Makes A Lot Of Difference When You're With The Girl You Love" (song, with words by Arthur Gillespie and Harold Ward, 1909)
- "Poker Rag" (1909)
- "Honey When It's Sunny" (with words by Arthur Gillespie and Collin Davis, 1909)
- "The Wish Bone" (rag, 1909)
- "Lily Eyes: Valse Poetique" (1909)
- "Yankee Kid" (1909)
- "Honey Bug" (song, with words by Earle Clinton Jones, 1910)
- "Spoonlight" (with Earle Clinton Jones, 1910)
- "Tenderfoot" (with Earle Clinton Jones, 1910)
- "Bridal Veil" (waltzes, 1910)
- "You're a Classy Lassie" (with Earle Clinton Jones, 1910)
- "Love Ain't Likin', Likin' Ain't Love" (with Earle Clinton Jones, 1910)
- "Meet Me Half Way" (1910)
- "Miss Coquette" (1910)
- "Love's Dream of You" (with Earle Clinton Jones, 1910)
- "Roses Remind Me of You" (with Earle Clinton Jones, 1910)
- "The Road to Loveland" (with Earle Clinton Jones and Charles N. Daniels, 1911)
- "I Don't Need the Moonlight to Make Love to You" (with Francis X. Conlan, 1911)
- "That Tired Rag" (1911)
- "The Harbor of Love" (song, with words by Earle Clinton Jones, 1911)
- "Queen of the Roses" (1913)
- "Land of Beautiful Dreams" (with Maurice E. Marke, 1913)
- "Rose of the World" (with Richard W. Pascoe, 1915)
- "Honey When It's Money" (1919)
See also
References
- "Female Ragtime Composers". Perfessor Bill Edwards. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- "Women composers in American popular song". The Parlor Songs Academy. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- "Sheet music: Charlotte Blake". Geoff Grainger. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- "Women Composers of Ragtime: Sheet Music by Surname (A to F)". Ted Tjaden. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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