Theodore Havermeyer Northrup (1866-1919) composed one of the earliest rags, "Louisiana Rag" in 1897. The Thompson Music Company of Chicago in November, 1897 stated in a promo ad that it was "composed by Theo H. Northrup, the greatest living ragtime pianist. This piece has made an instantaneous hit and has become a great favorite everywhere." His other compositions in 1897 included "A Night on the Levee" and "Savannah Jubilee".
Avon Waltzes (1887)La Tosca Waltzes (1889)Just TenAll the GoTwo Happy CoonsThe Moon's Pale Light is BeamingIn the Ball Room: SchottischeThe Possum PatrolThe Tennis MazurkaDancing WavesIrene Slumbers, with W. HillTurn Texas Loose, with C. C. DeZoucheThe Angelus BellDoloresIn Lover's Lane, with E. FieldThe Flower Gardener WaltzesI'm A SportCarrie and Her WheelA Kiss at HomeThe Waif on the StreetRegretThe Golden Gate Brigade: MarchThe LoreleyThe Golden Treasury of Music from the World's Famous Composers, compilation and arrangementEaoline, with Louie BlosserPapa, Be Good to MamaTrilbyPat Wiley's Old Back Stoop, with William Lewis ElliotOne Night, with Lawrence OxenfordYears AgoMy Heart's DesireThe Sweetest Girl in TownMy EileenThe Anvil of Blacksmith JohnIt Is Better to Have Loved and Lost Than Ne'er to Have Loved at All, with Walter M. AuerbachThe PalmsDown in Maiden Lane, with Colin C. HamandI Love You SoOver The Fence Sweet PollyBen Harney's Ragtime Instructor, as arrangerSavannah Jubilee SchottischeA Night On The LeveeLouisiana Rag (Pas Ma La)Only a Pair of Worn-Out Shoes, with William FisherOne Sweetly Solemn ThoughtPlantation EchoesSusanna from Savannah, with George EvansHappy HannahOn the BayouI Cert'nly Was a Very Busy ManMy Dearest GirlVirginia CapersAfter What He Done To Me, with Nellie Smith RavellWhere the Branches Kissed the RiverChester and Dorothy, with William S. LordThe Lass and the Highland PlaidSue, Ma Sue, with Charles W. DotyOver the Hills to JerseyDost Thou RememberLoquatias MollSuzanne from Gay Paree, with Harry WernerI'm Glad to See You're Back, with Will D. CobbPucker Up Your Lips Miss LucyA Good Run's Better Than a Bad StandThe Conjure ManWhen I'se By Her SideShe's Ma Little Sugar PlumMy Little Jungle Queen: A Congo LoveShe's the Real Thing My BabyLou Lou: SérénadeUnited Confederate Veterans (U.C.V.) MarchGladysPartheniaPolly PrySilas and the New York GirlLucyThe Broadway BrigadeUncle SammyIn the ForestSometimes in Dreams