Fire Cracker Rag by William Held (1911)

One of three rags written by Will Held (1888-1925). All three were distinctly different from each other, with "Chromatic Rag" from 1916 being his best-known. In 1911 he wrote this rag and "That Everlasting Rag". Held was a Philadelphia musician and music teacher who composed in a variety of genres. His career was cut short in 1925 when he died at age 36 of natural causes. "Fire Cracker Rag" was published by Charles H. Henderson Music Pub. Co. in Corry, Pennsylvania in 1911. The original score source was from the Charles Templeton Sheet Music Collection at Mississippi State University at this linK: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/... This is a reproduction of the original score. Thank you to JohnJ1995 for the great suggestion. "Chromatic Rag":    • Chromatic Rag by Will Held (1916)   "That Everlasting Rag":    • That Everlasting Rag by William Held (1911)   #ragtime #ragtimepiano