7 String banjo sheet music

[Byron Thomas]

I've been playing around with a 7 string banjo for about 6 months now and I'm am now looking for some 7 string sheet music. I'm currently working through what is available for the scan of  Ellis' Thorough School for the 6 or 7 String Banjo which is missing pages but is still a pretty solid Tutor. I already found posting with The Devil Still Pursues Her and Horace Weston's Grand March which are both great pieces if anyone ever wants to tackle them on the 7. Grand March is looking to be a little demanding especially when I'm playing on a fretless but I love Weston's compositions. Anyways, any help in locating some pieces would be greatly appreciated.

[Byron Thomas]

So I've been perusing for more 7 string sheet music and ran across a trove in the Turner's Banjo Journal's as well as Daniel's Banjo Magazine. I'm finding(an assumption without more dates) that the 6 and 7 strings started to phase out in the 1890's. I was looking through the Turner's Banjo Journal Pdfs that I have (8,10,13,14,17,20) and found that at least up till 14, the extended range was still in business. By 17 there are no longer any extended range pieces. Walter Stent's Progressive Studies for the Banjo (New South Wales, 1896) is the is so far the latest date that I have found for compiled 6/7 string music and with the above article from BMG March 1951 mention that its been out of use for well over fifty years, I am lead to that date range. Another thing is that Ellis was definitely a prominent figure in 6/7 string banjo music. For all of the Turner banjo journals Ellis was the compiler and arranger. He was definitely about getting has pockets lined as he just found to have his name on so much music and in so many journals. On another note, I notice that W.E. Ballantine is referred to as "England's Premier Classical Banjoist" on the Banjo Gem cover page. It's just interesting to see this notice when I've read that it was considered fingerstyle/guitar style at the time.

[Byron Thomas]

Thanks for the response! With Ellis book I had noticed that there was 12-page skip but later saw that it didn't cut the songs. I would also be delighted to see your 6 and 7-string banjo notations especially if you have any solo pieces that make use of the lower strings. I have found some solo pieces by Ellis and Ballantine but other than those and the Horace Weston's Grand March (The Seek no Further March) I haven't seen to many. I did see an Australian tutor (the name escapes me at the moment) that used the extra strings, but I believe it was all accompaniment and no solo.