Chantecler by Jeanne Delmar (1910)

Original listing and sheet music here: Chantecler was the name of a French play which premiered in 1910 where the main character was a rooster. It is also the name of this robust Canadian march two-step, self-published in Montreal in 1910 by an otherwise unknown composer. Stick around for the Trio, it’ll get you hopping. Researcher JohnJ1995 informs me that the play also inspired a number of other compositions from 1910, some using the English adapted title “Chanticleer“. Score #140 in my ongoing current series “Women Ragtime Composers“ featuring interesting selections all written by ragtime era women. All can be seen in Musescore at this link: Or on YouTube at this link: Is also score #10 in my set “Canadian Scores“: