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  Ragtime for Wind Band by Arthur Pryor
  ca.: 2:40 Min.
  Grade 4
  Arr.: Achim Graf, Peter Welte

  Arthur Pryor (1870 - 1942) was a virtuoso Trombonist, Bandleader and Soloist at the "John Philip Sousa Band". Pryor was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
  
  He developed so skillfully that he got a job in the "John Philip Sousa Band". He was celebrated as a miracle child. Pryor went to the "Stanley Opera Company" in Denver, Colorado until his entry into the "John Philip Sousa Band" in 1892. He played his first solo with the Sousa band at the age of 22 years during the world exhibition in Chicago in 1893. During his 12 years playing time with the Sousa Band, Pryor estimated that he played about 10,000 solos. From 1895 to 1903, Pryor was assistant conductor of the Sousa Band. During his collaboration with the "Marching King", Pryor toured the USA and Europe.
  
  In Germany all trombonists of the German Army Bands were ordered to hear him play. They were so amazed at his audition that they could not believe what they were going to hear. One of the German Trombonists said, "Nobody can play so well, this is a Yankee trick."
  
  Pryor wrote about 300 compositions, including three light operas. In the course of his career, Pryor wrote some of the best-known trombone literature.
  
  Pryor suffered a stroke on June 16, 1942, and he died on June 18 in his home in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

  Content: Full score and single parts

  Our editions contain, as a standard, all common Bb voices TC.+ BC.