Arrangement: Alexander's Ragtime Band
Lately, for whatever reason, I have been listening to the audio-only clips from showtapes of a now-defunct animatronic band known as Daniel and the Dixie Diggers, an all-dog Dixieland ensemble. (Chuck E. Cheese's had popularized the concept of animatronics, but only the CEC originals outlived all the others.) This is ultimately what inspired me to do some of the recent selections I have done, although the difference is in most cases, the dogs only sing the chorus to certain songs, while my arrangements include the verse.
Such was the case with this arrangement I did of the song "Alexander's Ragtime Band." It has the verses and sounds like the original, instead of the way the Dixie Diggers do it, but for the purposes of doing my arrangement, I used the following lineup of instruments:
B-flat clarinet
Alto saxophone
B-flat trumpet
Vibraphone
Piano
Acoustic bass
I was planning to use a banjo, but it was only getting in the way. Working with the MIDI sounds on MuseScore does influence the way I write these things.
Original music is now public domain
This arrangement © me and me alone
Chuck E. Cheese © CEC Entertainment and everyone else who owns the rights.
Daniel and the Dixie Diggers © Sally Corporation (Sally Dark Rides) and everyone else who owns the rights.
Alexander's Ragtime Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckO4WR2EPAE (as sung by Sheet Music Singer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQzxVrzt2TA (as sung by Daniel and the Dixie Diggers)
Such was the case with this arrangement I did of the song "Alexander's Ragtime Band." It has the verses and sounds like the original, instead of the way the Dixie Diggers do it, but for the purposes of doing my arrangement, I used the following lineup of instruments:
B-flat clarinet
Alto saxophone
B-flat trumpet
Vibraphone
Piano
Acoustic bass
I was planning to use a banjo, but it was only getting in the way. Working with the MIDI sounds on MuseScore does influence the way I write these things.
Original music is now public domain
This arrangement © me and me alone
Chuck E. Cheese © CEC Entertainment and everyone else who owns the rights.
Daniel and the Dixie Diggers © Sally Corporation (Sally Dark Rides) and everyone else who owns the rights.
Alexander's Ragtime Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckO4WR2EPAE (as sung by Sheet Music Singer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQzxVrzt2TA (as sung by Daniel and the Dixie Diggers)
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