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ADAMS, Stephen

March – They all Love Jack

Adamswas at one time a member of the 28^th London Regiment (Artist Rifles)

ADDINSEL, Richard

WRNS March

Addinsell was a British composer, best known for film music, primarily his Warsaw Concerto, composed for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight (also known under the later title Suicide Squadron).

ALBERT, Prince (Consort to QueenVictoria)

March – Prince   Albert

The prince was born inGermanyand received good musical training and played the organ, sang and composed. Some of his music was published and the Royal Albert Hall inLondonwas dedicated to his memory.

ALFORD, Major Kenneth J. (See FR Ricketts)

ALLEN, Bandmaster William

Composer – The Northamptonshire

Bandmaster Allen became bandmaster of the 48^th Regiment of Foot in 1865 and retired I 1886.

ALLSEBROOKE, Bandmaster F. J. MM

March – Rienzi

Allsebrooke was born in 1889 and enlisted into the King’s Dragon Guards in 1904 and later transferred to the Royals in 1911. During WW1 he was awarded the Military Medal. In 1925 he became Bandmaster of the 17^th/21^st Lancers and retired from the Army in 1941.

ANDERSON, L

March – Irish Washerwoman

ANKA, Paul

March – The Longest Day

Anka was a well known singer, songwriter and wrote over 400 songs, displaying an uncanny ability to create hit songs which included ones for Frank Sinatra, and Tom Jones.

ARNE, Dr. Thomas Augustine

March – Rule Britannia

Thomas Arne was an English composer, educated atEtonand studied music privately. His masque Alfred in 1740 included the patriotic song Rule Britannia. He also was a composer to theVauxhallGardens,Drury LaneandCoventGardens. In 1759 he received anOxforddoctorate. He died in 1778 after a long and distinguished career.

ATKINS, Captain W. T.

Be Fit

Captain Atkins was born London, England(1907) and died in Toronto, Canada(1979). After joining the Army and completing training at Kneller Hall became in 1935 a Bandmaster. In 1947 he moved to Torontobecoming Director of Music of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada until his retirement in 1968 as a Captain. During that time he was the City of Brampton Musical Director and conducted the Brampton Citizens Band which won 28 firsts in national and provincial competitions. At the 90^th Anniversary of the Band in 1975 the City honoured him for his work.

ATTWOOD, A Trevor

March – QARNNS

 AUBE, Cpl.

Composer – Old North Shore

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BAILEY, J.P.C. MBE

March – The Regimental March of the Royal Sussex Regiment

 BAKER, Bandmaster Stephen

March – Robert the Devil

Baker joined the 2^nd Seaforth Highlanders in 1928, became Bandmaster of the 1^st King’s Royal Rifle Corps in 1939 and later the 3^rd Hussars. He retired in 1954 and took the position as Director of Music Pakistan School of Music 1954-1959.

BAKER, Paul M.

Composer – Up Periscope

Baker was a French Horn player with Royal Marine Commando Forces Band.

BARING-GOULD, The Reverend Sabine

March – Onward Christian Soldiers

The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould was an English Victorian Hagiographer, novelist and eclectic scholar. His bibliography lists over 500 separate publications. He is particularly remembered as a writer of hymns the best-known being Onward Christian Soldier and Now the Day is Over.

BARNARD, CharlotteArlington”Claribel’

Come Back to Erin

Charlotte Arlington was born in 1830 and became an English hymn composer who used the pen name “Claribel.” She married Charles Barnard in 1854 and started publishing her religious songs beginning in 1858.

BARSOTTI, Roger

Composer, Metropolian

He began his career as a flautist and appeared with the Hastings Municipal orchestra. He joined the “Buffs” regiment as a band-boy in 1916 and was soon promoted to band Sgt. He attended the Royal Military School of Music and was appointed bandmaster of the Queen’s Royal Regiment in 1930,a position he held for fifteen years. He retired from the British army in 1946 after 30 years service to take over the Metropolitan Police band of London. He wrote several works for military band including two concert marches, State Pageantry and King’s Colours.

BASHFORD, Lt Col. RB OBE

March – Whistle o’er the Lave o’t, Scales of Justice, Queen’s Royal Lancers Slow March

Bashford enlisted into the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (60^th Rifles) in 1932 as a bandsman serving in Belfast and Palestine on active service. In 1940 he battalion was captured at Calais and was made prisoner of war. After the war he graduated from Kneller Hall and was appointed Bandmaster of the 17^th/21^st Lancers. After several staff appointments he was promoted to Director of Music – Grenadier Guards in 1960 and later went on to become Senior Director of Music Household Division and finally Director of Music at Kneller Hall. He retired after 42 years of service and in 1982 was awarded the OBE.

BEAT, LTCOL. Duncan

March – The Village Blacksmith

Colonel Beat joined the Royal Artillery Band (Woolwich) in 1947 as a band boy. He later became Bandmaster of the Black Watch (1959), Director of Music Highland Brigade (1965), RAOC (1968), and the Scots Guards in 1974 and LtColto the RMSM in 1982.

BEAULIEU, J.

March – La Marche de la Victorie

BéCOURT, M.

Ca Ira

At the time of the French Revolution BeCourt was a French composer and violinist.

BELLINI, Vincenzo

Druid Chorus, March from Norma

Born inCatania,Sicilyhe was a child prodigy who studied at the Music Conservatories ofNaples. He lived inMilanbetween 1827–33 inMilanwhere he lived on his commissions from his operas and sparked a controversy in the press for its new style. For five years he had several success including Norma however all this was cut short with his early death. Bellini died in Puteaux nearPariswhere he was buried until 1876 then moved to the cathedral ofCatania.

BICKERSTAFFE, Isaac

March – The Miller of the Dee

Issac Bickerstaffe (Bickerstaff 1733?-1808?) was an Irish playwright. He was in early life a page to Lord Chesterfield when Lord Lieutenant ofIreland. He arrived inLondonin 1755 and produced many successful comedies and opera librettos. His first English comic opera The Maid of the Mill was successful. He fled toFranceand the remainder of his life seems to have been passed in penury and misery, and little is known about his death.

BIDGOOD, Thomas

March – Sons of the Brave

Thomas Bidgood was a student at the Duke of York’s MilitarySchoolin Chelsea, London– now in DoverKent. This very famous march is still used as the school march. He served as bandmaster of the 4^th VB Essex Regiment, the 22^nd Middlesex and conducted numerous other bands and orchestras in and aroundLondon. In all he wrote about a dozen marches.

BISHOP, Sir Henry Rowley

Dashing White Sergeant

Sir Henry became one of theLondon’s famous opera conductors and composer. He held professorships atEdinburghandOxfordUniversities; was Director atConvertGardensand member of the Philharmonic Society. In 1842 he was knighted by the Queen Victoria thus becoming the first musician to receive such an honour.

BISHOP-BUCKLEY, R.P.

March – Wait for the Wagon

He was an American and member of the Buckley`s Minstrels performing around the Baltimore area prior to the American Civil War.

BLACKIE, Professor John Stuart

Translated – Nut Brown Maiden

Professor Blackie was a bankers son born inGlasgowand studied law and theology and became Professor of Humanities atAberdeenUniversityand later inEdinburgh. He was a Scottish Nationalist, advocate of Celtic culture and led a campaign to found the Chair of Celtic atEdinburghin 1882.

BLANKENBURG, Hermann Ludwig

March – The Royal Dragoons

A music enthusiast from earliest childhood, Blankenburg had his first school orchestra when he was only 10 years old. Born the only son on November 14, 1876 in Thansbruck, Thuringen, he was expected to eventually manage his father’s farm; he begged for permission to attend a conservatory. The final compromise was a military music school, with the idea he should remain in the service for a period of twelve years and then later enter upon a respectable career in the civil service.

Blankenburg resigned from the military after two ears and for a time was employed as bassoonist by various orchestras. While in the Duisburg Orchestra, he composed his first march Deutschland Fursten which was old to Hawkes and Son of London where it was renamed Abschied der Gladiatoren. This became the march of the English Army and due to the great success of his initial endeavor. HL Blankenburg was much sought after by German publishers.

From this point, he devoted himself to composing and conducting and after several foreign tours he had earned the name King of the March. In all, Blankenburg composed well over a thousand marches during his long career, which ended with his death at Weselon May 15, 1956, just midway in his 79^th year.

BOGISCH, Major Ben G.

Canada North, Duty Above All,

Born in theNetherlandsin 1932 he immigrated toCanadaand joined the Royal Canadian Artillery Band inHalifaxin 1953; attended Kneller Hall in 1965; held appointment of Director of Music in several bands, Chief Instructor and Standards Officer of the Canadian Forces School of Music; retired in 1983.

BONNISSEU, Bandmaster James A.

The York and Lancaster Slow March

He was appointed as the Civilian Bandmaster of the 84^th Foot in 1860, The Greys in 1867 and later made Warrant Officer in 1881. He died in 1882.

BOTTING, Bandmaster Ronald

The Essex Regiment

He joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1909 and in 1925 became the bandmaster of the Essex Regiment.

BOUCICAULT, Dion

Wearing of the Green

Born and educated inDublin,Irelandhe moved toLondonand studied atUniversityCollegeSchool. He later joined William Charles Macready and made his first stage appearance atBristol,England. Soon afterwards he began to write plays having many successes. He lived in theUSfrom 1853 to 1860 and toured the country with his popular plays. Returning toEnglandhis success continued until 1875 when he returned toNew York Cityand died at age 69.

BOULDING, Lt. Col. Keith RR

Regimental March of the Deveonshire and Dorset Regiment, Saffron

He was born in 1925 and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1939. He became Bandmaster in 1950 and posted to the Devonshire Regiment; theDevonshireand Dorsetshire Regiment in 1958 and then Guards Depot in 1962. He received a commission in 1963 and assigned to the Royal Tank Regiment and later the Royal Signals. He retired from the army in 1982.

BOURGEOIS, Louis

Composer – Old Hundredth

This French born composer (1510) was a church musician and worked inGenevafrom 1514-1557. He developed a system of sight reading and published a set of psalms in 1561.

BOYCE, Dr. William

Heart of Oak

Boyce was a British composer/organist that started as a chorister at St. Paul’s Cathedral and held various organ pots in London. He became Composer to the Chapel Royal in 1736, conductor of Three Choirs Festival in 1737, Master of the King’s Music in 1755 and organist of the Chapel in 1758. His music for the play Harlequin’s Invasion in 1759 included the song Heart of Oak.

BRADFORD, Stovin

Flying Stations

BRIGHAM, Earl

(See Young, Alfred)

BROPHY, Bandmaster James

3DGs

Bandmaster Brophy was born in Preston, Lancashirein 1839 and worked as a weaver before joining the 2^nd Bn 6^th (Royal Warwickshire) Regiment in November 1857. He was quickly promoted Sergeant and later Bandmaster in 1866. He transferred as Bandmaster Sergeant to the 1^st Bn 21^st Regiment (Royal North British Fusiliers) in August 1867 and two years later to the 101^st Regiment (Royal Bengal Fusiliers). This regiment was formerly part of the East India Company’s army and newly arrived in the UK from India where, it was thought, Brophy established its band. He graduated from Kneller Hall as bandmaster during the early 1870’s and was appointed Bandmaster of the 3^rd Dragoon Guards in 1874. He retired after 22 years of service and established himself as a Professor of Music, music teacher and bandmaster. Later he became Bandmaster of the 5^th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers inPreston. It is believed he died in the later 1880’s. He is known for just this march that was published by Hawkes. There is evidence that bands were playing this march by 1888.

 BROSANG, Bandmaster

84^th of Foot Quick March

Not much is known about the Bandmaster other than he conducted the regimental band of the 2^nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment.

BRUCE, John

Whistle o’er the Lave, Seann Triubas

He fought in the 45 rebellion and was a violinist from Braemar.

BRUSH, Bandmaster

Arrangement – March of the 21^stRegiment

Bandmaster Brush served with the Royal Highland Fusiliers at the time he arranged this march.

BRYDGES-WILLYAMS, Lt. Colonel James

March – One and All

The Colonel was a Magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant of the County and Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Cornwall Militia.

 BURGOYNE, General J.

Dashing White Sergeant (Serjeant)

General John Burgoyne was born in 1772 nearLondonand commissioned into the Army. He served during the Seven Years war participated in expeditions against the French and Spanish and introduced Light Cavalry into the British Army. During the American Revolution he surrendered atSaratoga. Later whilePortugalhe served as a brigadier-general and later sat in Parliament. He devoted much attention to art and drama. In 1782 was made commander-in-chief inIrelandbut after 1783 he withdrew to private life and in his later years was occupied in literary and dramatic work. He died on August 4, 1792 and was laid to rest in West Minster Abbey.

BURNS, Robert

Kenmure’s On and Awa, Whistle o’er the Lave o’t; We’ll Gang Nae Mair to yon Town; Red Red Rose; Corn Riggs are Bonnie; Brose and Butter; A Mans a Man for a’ That ;Auld Layne Syne

Burns was born inScotlandin 1759 and raised on a farm. He had an early interest in Scottish poetry and tired writing but was unsuccessful. In 1786 he attempted to immigrate toJamaicaby selling poems. This became quite successful and he decided to remain inScotlandwhere he became the one of the great Scottish poets.

BURTON, D

Composer – Pride of the Lions

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CAIRNS, Pipe Major AM

March – RCAF March Past

Cairnswas a Pipe Major in the Canadian Forces and arranged the pipe music of the RAF March Past.

CALLOT, John Wall

The Derby Ram

John Callcott was an eminent musical composer, born at Kensington and is celebrated for his glee compositions (1766-1821).

CAMERON, Donald

March – March of the Cameron Men

CAMERON, Pipe Major John

March – Highland Brigade at Tel-el-Kebir

PM Cameron was present at the battle and may have pipe major in the Highland Light Infantry.

CAMPBELL, John Field Marshal

Argyll is My Name, Bannocks of Barley Meal

Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich KG was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Argyll and Chief of Clan Campbell in 1703. He fought during the War of the Spanish Succession under the Duke of Marlborough at the battles of Oudenarde and Malplaquet, In 1710 made a Knight of the Garter; 1711 appointed commander-in-chief of British forces inSpain; Governor of Minorca from 1712 to 1716. He led the government army at Sheriffmuir and defeated the Jacobites which was followed three years later was rewarded by being given the Dukedom of Greenwich. He was Master General of the Ordnance from 1725-1740 and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1736. He received the colonelcy of various regiments and died in 1743 being buried at Westminster Abbey.

CAMPBELL, Bandmaster J.

Bonnie Nell, Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still

He was a member of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.

CAMPBELL, Mrs. Mary

Composer – March of the Cameron Men

CAMPENHOUT, François van

Composer – The Brabanconne

Campenhout was a Belgian opera singer, conductor and composer. He composed the music for the Belgian national anthem, The Brabançonne. He was born in Brussels, where he studied violin, worked initially as an office clerk and pursued a career as a musician. He started a career as a tenor at the Opera in Ghent and that was the beginning of a successful opera career. In 1828, he ended his career as a singer and became conductor inBrussels, where he died in 1848.

CARPENTER, JE

Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still

CARRIGAN, PM DM

Alexander MacKenzie

He was a Pipe Major in the Canadian Forces.

CEZANO, Paul

March – Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse

CHABOT, LTCOL. CA (Music)

CHABOT, MRS. CA (Words)

Composer – Precision

Major Chabot RCA was a member of the staff at theRoyalMilitaryCollegeinKingston,Ontario.

CHAMBERS, William Paris

March – Boys of the Old Brigade

Born in 1854 atNewport, Penn he studied music and self taught on the cornet. He conducted the Capital City Band and Great Southern Band of Baltimore in 1888 remaining there until 1893. He worked inNew York, played in European cities and later became manager of CC Conn Store inNew   York.

CLARK, Bandmaster Maurice

March – Killaloe

CLARKE, Jeremiah

March – The Trumpet Voluntary, Trumpet Tune (and Ayre)

He was an English composer and organist at theWinchesterCollege(1692);St. Paul’s Cathedral (1695) and Chapel Royal (1704) along with Dr. Croft. He died in 1707. He wrote a quantity of music for the church and songs and incidental music for the theatre, as well as various instrumental pieces. He is best for Trumpet Voluntary, once attributed to Purcell. It forms part of a suite for wind instruments with the original title of The Prince of Denmark’s March.

CONNELLAN, Thomas

March – Lochaber No More

Thomas Connellan was an Irish composer was born about 1640/1645 at Cloonmahon, County Sligo later becoming a harper. He is best known for the words and music of “Molly MacAlpin”, (or Carolan’s Dream). He also composed the music for Lochaber No More

COOPER, Bandmaster James Henry

Arrangement  – RQM of The Queen’s Royal Irish Hussar

Cooper was born in 1915 and joined the 2^nd Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment in 1938. By 1951 he had become the bandmaster of the 8^th Hussars and later the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars. Before retirement in 1965 he held the position of Director of Music of the Nigeria Regiment.

COUSINS, Charles

March – Rusty Buckles

Cousins joined the 1^st Life Guards in 1848 and became bandmaster of The Bays in 1863. In 1874 he was appointed Civilian Director of Music at Kneller Hall and died in 1890.

COX, Bandmaster E.D.

RQM of the 15^th/19^th The King’s Royal Hussars

Cox was born in 1908 and begin his army career in the Cheshire Regiment and later the Bandmaster of the 15^th/19^th Hussars in 1940.

CRAVEN, John T.

Composer – The Light Barque,

Words – Off, Off, Said the Stranger

CURZON, Frederic

Composer – March of the Bowmen

Ernest Frederic Curzon was born inLondonin 1899 and studied violin, cello, piano and organ. At sixteen he was a pianist in aLondontheatre orchestra and at twenty was conducting and composing for silent films. He was also Organist at Shepherds Bush Pavilion conducted during WW2. He became President of the Light Music Society and died inBournemouthas recently as December 1973.

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D’URFEY, Tom

Within a Mile of Edonboro Toun, Corn Riggs are Bonnie

Thomas D’Urfey (Tom Durfey) lived between 1653-1723 and was an English writer and wit. He composed songs, poetry, and was an important innovator and contributor in the evolution of the Ballad Opera. Born inDevonshireand began his professional life as a scrivener but turned to show business. He was buried on the day of his death atchurchofSt. James, Piccadilly inLondon.

DAVIES, Bandmaster

March – Litany of Loretto

DAVIES, Henry Walford

March – Royal Air Force March Past

His musical career was long and distinguished and was knighted in 1922. He was active in music for the troops during WW1 and became Director of Music of the Royal Air Force in 1917. Sir George Dyson later extended his original score.

DECELLES, Maurice

Composer – Cadet Roussel

Born in Trios-Rivieres,Quebecin 19905 he played clarinet and oboe. He worked forBellCanadafor 40 years. He moved toQuebec Cityin 1928 playing with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and taught music and conducted several bands. He became a professor at the Conservatory of Music inQuebec Cityand later a member of the Canadian Bandmasters Association along with the Canadian Folk Arts Council.

DECHET, Louis Alexandre (also Dechez)

Words – Brabanconne

Dechet was born in 1801 at Lyonbecoming a French actor and is known as author of the text the Belgian national anthem. His pseudonym was Jenneval possibly named after the drama Jenneval, ou le Barnevelt français. He worked in various palces before coming toBrussels but returned toParis but returned toBrussels immediately after the July Revolution in 1830. He served with the city guard which was responsible for maintaining law and order. During the Belgian Revolution Dechet became a volunteer in the revolutionary army and joined the corps of Frenchman Charles Niellon. He died during a combat against the Dutch near Lier.

DELIUS, Frederick

Composer – Over the Hills and Far Away

DEMUTH, Norman

Composer – Pioneeer Corps

DEWAR, John

March – Standard on the Braes of O’Mar

Dibdin, Thomas John

Tight Little Island

Thomas John Dibdin was the second of two illegitimate sons of the great Charles Dibdin, the composer of ‘Tom Bowling’. Both boys were brought up by a rich uncle under their mother’s name, Pitt, although they later assumed the name of their famous father and were both involved in composition and playwriting for Sadlers Wells andCovent Garden. Tom was born in 1771 and was apprenticed to aLondonupholsterer. He ran away, however, toEastbournewhere he started on his theatrical career. Of his 2,000 or so songs and 200 operas and plays, it is probably ‘The Tight Little Island’ from his show The British Taft (1797) that is best remembered today. Tom Dibdin’s career, like his father’s, had its financial ups and downs. He lost everything through his own mismanagement of the Surrey Theatre in 1822, but survived until 1841.

DICKSON, Ellen

Wings

Miss Dickson was the daughter of an Artillery Brigadier who composed under the name of Dolores.

DIDBIN, Charles

March – Warwickshire Lad

His talent for music was first noticed at the age of nine when he entered theCollegeofWinchester. He received instruction in music and was determined to make a career in music.  He was hired by the manager ofCovent Gardenas a chorus-singer.  He had great success as a performer however devote himself to composition. He later became one of several parties to build the Circus Theatre (later the Surrey Theatre) and was appointed sole manager for life.  After some bad times tired to raise money to go toIndiabut was unsuccessful. Charles Dibdin is best known for his nautical songs and his songs were said to be worth ten thousand sailors to the cause ofEngland. His songs were popular not only inEngland, but inCanadaandAmericabefore and during the American Revolution and during the War of 1812.

DIX, J.A.

March – Green Facings

Dix who had a number of successful songs including The Trumpeter, The Abbott of Guise and A Jolly Old Cavalier.

DON PEDRO I of BRAZIL

Pedro I ofBrazilwas the founder and first ruler of the Empire ofBraziland also King of Portugal as Pedro IV, having reigned for 8 years and almost 2 months, respectively. Born in 1798 he became a member of the Portuguese branch and founder of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza. He was an excellent horseman, enjoyed the military life, and could compete with common soldiers and officers equally. Also, he demonstrated early musical talents and later composed some music of creditable amateur quality.

DONAJOWSKI

March – Preobrajensky March

Russian composer Donajowsky wrote the march for the Russian Tzar’s Preobrajensky Guard.

DONIZETTIS, Gaetano

March – Daughter of the Regiment

Born inBergamoin 1797 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was received his musical education from Johann Simon Mayr, Maestro di Cappella of the Lombard city and Padre Stanlislao Mattei atBologna. He took to music quickly and composed opera and church music. He work fromNaplesand had a few success and gained international success in opera music. He moved toParisand later toViennaand obtained a position of Court composer. He suffered from various illness and finally died in 1845.

DOUGLAS – William

Annie Laurie

William Douglas became a Captain in the Royal Scots fighting inGermanyandSpain. He returned to his estate at Fingland in 1694 and became involved in a romance with Anna/Anne Laurie, the youngest daughter of Robert Laurie, who became first baronet of Maxwelton in 1685. Her father opposed a marriage and it did not take place. He later became a mercenary soldier and sold his estate at Fingland.

DUCHESS OF KENT, HRH The

March – Regimental Slow March of the Royal Horse Guards, Royal Artillery Slow March, The Life Guards Slow March, The Duchess of Kent March

DUKE OF ARGYLE AND GREENWICH

March – Argyle is My Name

Field Marshal John Campbell ( 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich) KG was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. Born in Surrey, England and succeeded his father as Duke of Argyll and Chief of Clan Campbell in 1703. He fought during the war of the Spanish Succession under the Duke of Malborough and was made a Knight of the Garter in 1710 then a year later commander-in-chief of British forces inSpain. Between 1712-16 he was Governor of Minorca. After returning toEngland he lead the English Army at Sheriffmuir and defeated the Jacobites. In 1719 he was rewarded by being given the Dukedom of Greenwich. He was Master General of the Ordnance from 1725-1740 and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1736. He received the colonelcy of various regiments, including the 1st (His Majesty’s Own) Troop (“The Oxford Blues”) and 4th (Scots) Troop of the Horse Guards Regiment, the 3rd (The Queen’s) Dragoon Guards, the colonel of the 1st Regiment (“Lorne’s Foot”), 2nd Regiment (“Lorne’s Foot”), and Argyll’s Foot. He is buried inWestminster abbey in an elaborate tomb designed by the French sculptor, Louis François Roubiliac.

DUNKLER

March – The Grenadiers’ March

DUNN, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Vivan

Sarie Marie, Passing By, Commando March, The Globe and Laurel

Colonel Dunn served in the Royal Marines receiving his musical education inGermanyand at the Royal Academy of Music. He played with the BBC Symphony Orchestra before joining the Royal Marines.

DUTHOIT, Bandmaster W. J.

March – Staffordshire Knot

The composer was the Bandmaster of The South Staffordshire Regiment at the time he composed the march.

DVORAK, Anton

Going Home

Dvorak was born in Nelahozeves, Czechoslovkia. Music was part of his childhood and attended thePragueorgan school. After three years he became a viola player in the Prague National Theatre Orchestra in 1862 and during this time was active as a composer. He later achieved success between 1873 and 1890. In 1892 he became the Director of the National Conservatory of Music inNew   York. He returned to Czechoslovkia and in 1901 was appointed as the Director of the Prague Conservatory until his death in 1904.

DYSON, Sir George

March – The Royal Air Force March Past

Sir George was born in 1883 and was knighted in 1941. He held various academic appointments and was Director of the Royal College of Music inLondonbetween 1937 and 1952. He added to the RAF March Past originally written by Sir Henry Davies.

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ECKERSBERG, Hermann

Grand Slow March of the 4^th Royal Irisch Dragoon Guards

Hermann Eckerberg became bandmaster of the 4^th Dragoon Guards in 1840 and retired in 1864.

EGERTON, Frank

The Yorkshire Lass

EGERTON, J. S.

March – March Winnipeg

ELEY, Bandmaster Christopher Frederick

The Duke of York

Eley was Music Major of the Coldstream Guards in 1785 and retired in 1800.

ELGAR, Sir Edward William

Composer – Pomp and Circumstance #4

Elgar was bornWorcester,Englandand received no formal training buy learned organ, violin and bassoon. He played in several clubs inWorcesterand became the organist for a local church in 1885. He moved to Malvern where he started to make a success and his reputation grew between 1890 and 1898. He held several positions in the music field which included Professorship atBirminghamUniversityand Master of the King’s Music. He was knighted in 1904 and appointed a Baron in 1931.

ELLOWAY, Kenneth

The Galloping 8^th Hussars

Elloway was born inWeymouth,Englandin 1916 and died inHalifax,Nova ScotiaCanadain 1980. He began his musical career as cornet player later changing to trombone. He graduated from Kneller Hall in 1943 and enjoyed a successful career in British Bands. On retiring he moved toCanadain 1955 as Director of Music of the Royal Canadian Artillery Band inHalifax. He was later appointed Inspector of Bands for the Canadian Army Eastern Command. During this period he frequently conducted the Halifax Symphony, adjudicated at music festivals and was a lecturer atMountSaint VincentUniversity. He retired in 1965 from the Canadian Army.

ELMS, Albert

Composer – On Parade

EMIL, C

Berliner Luft

ERSKINE, Lieutenant General Sir Henry

Garb of Old Gual

He was born inEdinburghand joined his father’s regiment, 7th Dragoons, in 1742. A veteran of the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years’ War, he was knighted in 1763. Colonel of the 80th Foot, 1777, Major General 1779, Lieutenant General 1787, andCol.of 26th (Cameronians). InAmerica, he was Quarter Master General under Sir Henry Clinton, and returned toBritainin 1779. He was made a Baronet in 1791. He later served inFlanderswith the Duke of York. He served in 19 campaigns in 53 yrs of military service. He died in 19 March, 1795, aged 67, and was buried at Torryburn,Fife.

EVANS, George Edwin

March – Sugar and Spice

Evans was born I 1926 and enlisted into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1944. After being demobbed in 1947 he re-enrolled into the Dragoon Guards in 1949 and later became Bandmaster of The Royals. After commissioning he was appointed Director of Music of the Royal Artillery Mounted Band in 1966, Blues and Royals as Captain in 1973 then Lieutenant Colonel at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall in 1978. He retired in 1983 but stayed on as Assistant Director of Music and Professor of conducting until 1991.

EXKERSBERG, Hermann

Composer – Prince Albert’s March

German bandmaster of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards.

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FARNON, Robert

Allsports March. Grand Stand March

Arrangement –Lt.ColG.W. Klaassen

Born inToronto,Ontarioin 1917 he became self-taught on drums and by age 15 was playing in a dance band. He switched to trumpet and arranged music for the CBC Radio Orchestra and became a member of the Happy Gang on CBC Radio from 1937 to 1943. He enlisted into the Canadian Army in 1943 as a Captain and put in charge of the Army Show and served overseas. He worked with Captain Glen Miller for radio programmes for Allied troops. After the war he stayed inBritainand became a much requested composer and conductor.

FARQUHAR

Words – Over the Hills and Far Away

FELTON, Reverant William

Farewell Manchester

Felton was an English clergyman and minor canon of Hereford Cathedral. He became known as an organist, harpsichordist and composer of concertos.

FETTES, Pipe Major A.

Glendaruel Highlanders

FIELDING, Henry

A Hunting We Will Go

Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his humour and satirical prowess. Born inSomerset,Englandhe was educated atEtonCollegeand in law atLeiden,Germany. On returning toLondonhe began writing for the theatre. Although he lived in poverty most of the life he never gave up writing satire and in 1741 published a successful novel while his work in the legal community helped to reform the law. His health started to recline and in 1754 he died inLisbon.

FITCH – Captain Roy

March – Five to One

FORBES, Chief Justice Sir Francis

Banks of Newfoundland

Sir Francis Forbes was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He was born and educated in Bermuda and called to the Bar in 1812 later to become a Crown Law Officer inBermuda. In 1816 he was invited to be Chief Justice of Newfoundland and was sworn in atSt.   John’sin July, 1816. While inNewfoundland, he severely curtailed the powers of the Fishing Admirals. In 1820 he wrote the lyrics of the song “The Banks of Newfoundland”. He died at “Leitrim Lodge” his home inNewtownNew South Walesin 1841.

FORD, R.

March – Balaklava

FOX, Bandmaster John Edward

Regimental March of the 15^th/19^th The King’s Royal Hussars

Born in 1886 he enlisted in the 1^st Life Guards in 1902 and became Bandmaster in 1919 in the 15^th Hussars. When regiment amalgamated to become the 15^th/19^th The King’s Hussars he retained his post until 1940 when he was commissioned.

FRITH, Captain (Frisch)

March – The Royal Dragoons Slow March

Captain Firth was a German professor and composer.

FULTON, James M.

March – Garry Owen

He was born in Washington, Penn in 1873 and became a prominent band conductor, teacher and arranger.

FUREY, Ron

Arrangement  – March of the Logistic Branch

Composer – Mercury March

Ron Furey was born inDublin,Irelandin 1930 and received musical training there and later joined the Irish Army followed by the Radio Eirann Light Orchestra. He joined the RCAF Central Band in 1956 and was later commissioned in 1965. He became the first Canadian officer appointed to the NORAD Band in theUSA. He served in other positions such as Director of Command Training Band, Associate Director Central Band inOttawaand Director of the Naden Band inVictoria,BC.

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GABIOS, C.

Composer – Marche lente du Royal 22e Regiment

Gabios was a member of the R22R Band.

GANNE, Louis

March – Le Pere de la Victoire

Ganne was born inFrancein 1862 and began music at an early age. He attended the Paris Conservatory receiving a first prize in harmony. He was appointed musical director of the casino inMonte Carlo, president of the Society of Authors, Composers and Editors of Music and later received the Legion of Honour from the French Government. He died inParisin 1923.

GARRICK, David

Heart of Oak, The Warwickshire Lads

Garrick was one of England’s greatest actors during the 18^th century. He made his formal debut in 1742 as Richard III and became known for his versatility. From 1747 until his retirement in 1776he was the manager ofDrury Lane, where he initiated many reforms including the concealment of the stage lighting from the audience.

GAY, Noel

March – There’s Something About a Soldier
Gay was born on July 15, 1898 in Wakefield, UK as Reginald Moxon Armitage and died on March 4, 1954 in London. He trained to be a church musician but he career when his songs received good revues in London. His greatest success came with the score for Me and My Girl (1937) including the title tune and The Lambeth Walk. He composed songs for films and the pop market as well musicals.

GAYFER, Major James M.

The Canadian Infantryman, From Sea to Sea, March Past of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps, Red   River Valley

Gayfer was a bandmaster, organist and a prolific composer of band music. He was born in Torontoin 1916 and obtained several music degrees while attending Kneller Hall in 1945-47. He began his military career with the Canadian Militia in 1940 then served with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals overseas. After graduation from Kneller Hall he became the Central Command Bandmasters and Inspector of Bands in Ontario, Director of Music 1^st Canadian Infantry Battalion Band in Quebec and Germany, Director of Music The Canadian Guards Bands and Musical Training Officer at the School of Music in Esquimalt, BC. After retirement in 1967 he continued teaching and helped bands

GEARY, Bandmaster Owen William MBE

March – March of the French 34eme Regiment

Bandmaster Geary joined the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in 1921 and became a bandmaster in 1926 assigned to the Border Regiment. He was commissioned as Lieutenant and appointed Director of Music Royal Artillery Band (Woolwich) in 1936. By 1947 he was a Lieutenant Colonel and died in 1955.

GERMAN, Sir Edward

Long Live Elizabeth, English Rose

Sir Edward German was an English musician and composer, best remembered for his extensive output of music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of English Comic Opera.

GILBERT – Sir William

Onward Christian Soldiers/ When I Good Friends Was Called to the Bar, March of the Peers, Haste to the Wedding

Gilbert was a well known English playwright/ poet and worked with Sir Author Sullivan. He was born inLondonin 1983 and died in 1911.

GILMOUR, Patrick (Father Louis Lambet)

March – When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Gilmour, an Irish bandmaster, wrote under the pen name of Father Louis Lambet while serving with General’s Bank’s Army during the American Civil War. He took charge of the Boston Brass Band in 1852 and later became Bandmaster of the Salem Brass Band. He performed for President Buchanan, organized a glee club from the Boston Light Infantry and was first to present John Brown’s Body in band and chorus form. His band joined the Massachusetts24^th Volunteer Regiment in October 1861 giving concerts at the front.

GIMBY, Bobby

Canada

Bobby (Robert Stead) Gimby was born inSaskatchewanin 1918 and died inNorth Bay, Ont., 1998. He played in various bands and formed his own orchestra and led had his own show with the CBC. In 1963 he went toLondon,Englandand worked for Rothman’s of Pall Mall writing radio jingles and returned toCanadain 1963 to led hotel orchestras and a Dixie land jazz band inToronto. In 1967 he composedCANADAwhich became the most popular song ofCanada’s centennial celebrations. Moffatt Broadcasting Limited in 1968 awarded his ‘CA-NA-DA’ two Lloyd E. Moffat Memorial Awards, for Best Middle-of-the-Road Record and Best Example of Canadian Originality and Creativity.

GODFREY, Dan SR.

March – Les Hugenots

Godfrey was born in 1831 and died I 1903 after a successful career in the British Army. He was Band Sgt in the Grenadier Guards in 1856 and later went to become a Lieutenant during QueenVictoria’s Jubilee in 1887. He had studied at the Royal Academy of Music and one of his major contributions to the Band was bringing more people to military concerts particularly atHyde Park.

GONYEA, R.

A l’assaut

R Gonyea was a member of the Royal 22nd band when he wrote the march in the 1960′s.

GOODWIN, Ron

March – Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Ron Goodwin was born in Devonport, Plymouthin 1925 and learned to play the piano from the age of five. When attending WillesdenCountyGrammar Schoolhe took up the trumpet and joined the school band. From In 1943 onward he worked for several music publishers such as Campbell, Connelly & Co, Paramor-Gold Orchestral Services, Bron Associated Publishers, Polygon Company and Parlophone Records. From 1953 he arranged and conducted more than 300 recordings for over fifty artists. His name got a big boost when film 633 Squadron was released. Other scores included Battle of Britain (1969), Where Eagles Dare (1969) and Force Ten from Navarone (1978). He appeared as guest conductor with many symphony orchestras until his death at his home at Brimpton Common,Berkshire, on 8 January 2003, aged 77.

GOSSIP, CWO Brian

The Craftsman, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, The Farmer’s Boy (CDN Version), Flower of Scotland, Greensleeves, Here’s a Health unto His Majesty, The LORE Branch Slow March, Our Challenge, The PPCLI Regimental March Medley, Precision, Semper Intelligere, Thunderbird, When I Was Good Friends Was Called to the Bar

CWO Gossip was born in Hull, England and joined the Black Watch (RHR) starting on the Oboe and later  Saxophone. In 1955 after being discharged from the Army he moved to Canada joining the RCN Reserve Band HMCS Hunter then the  regular army Royal Canadian Regiment Band inLondon,Ontario two years later. In 1968 he moved to the RCR Band inGagetown,NB and was selected for bandmaster training at the School ofMusic in Esquimalt BC. He retired in 1988 as Chief Warrant Officer and was appointed an instructor with HMCS Quadra School of Music at CFB Comox.He retired with the rank of Captain  He lives inCourtenay,BC.He won the Canadian Forces march contest for a slow march.

GOUNOD, Charles

March – The Soldier’s Chorus

Gound was a French composer and studied at an early age and won the Prix de Rome in 1839 at the age of 18. He worked inItalyfrom three years and returned toFrancewhere he conducted the Orphion Choir. During the Franco-Prussian War he moved toEnglandand was later awarded the Legion de Honneur.

GRAINGER, George

Yorkshire Lass

GRANT, Mrs. J.

March – Bluebell of Scotland

GRANT, Sergeant

March – Plains of Waterloo

GRAVES, Woodcock

Composer and Words – John Peel

John Woodcock Graves (1795-1886) was the son of a plumber, glazier and ironmonger ofWigton,England. He worked at various jobs and tried his hand at writing songs. He moved toTasmaniaand was successful an inventor that “brought to considerable perfection several machines–especially one for preparing theNew Zealandflax”. His fortunes varied and he died at age 92.

GRAY, Captain Calum C.

March – Minden March

Captain Gray began playing cornet at the age of 12 and enlisted into the Staff Band of The Royal Corps of Signals in 1974. In 1980 he transferred to The Grenadier Guards then Kneller Hall. After graduation he was appointed Bandmaster of the Royal Hampshire Regiment. On amalgamation with the Queen’s Regiment in 1992 he was appointed Bandmaster of the new regiment – The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. In 1994 he was commissioned and appointed Director of Music of the Royal Armoured Corps.

GREEN, Bandmaster Albert

March – With Jockey to the Fair

Bandmaster Green joined the 51^st Regiment of Foot in 1856 and was later appointed Bandmaster (Sgt) of the band in 1869. He retired from the Army in 1888.

GRIMES, Bandmaster Roland Edward George

The Eagle

Grimes was born in 1899 and enlisted into the 12^th Lancers in 1913. Later he became a Bandmaster of the 14^th/20^th Hussars in 1925 and retired in 1941.

GROSSMITH, George

Haste to the Wedding

GROVES, A. P.

March – Forth Into Battle

GUNTHER, Johann Christian

Gaudeamus Igitur

Günther was a German poet from Striegau inLower Silesia. Sent to study medicine atWittenberghe left and was befriended by Johann Burkhard Mencke who recognized his genius. He published poetry however did not live past his 28th year.

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HAILE, Bandmaster George Auston

March – The Farmer’s Boy

Bandmaster Haile was born in 1922 and joined The Bays in 1936. He was appointed bandmaster of the Wiltshire Regiment in 1956 and retired three years later.

HALKET, George

March – Logie O’Buchan

HALL, E.

Composer – Inseparable

HAMM, Johann Valentine

Composer – Milanollo

Johann Hamm was a noted composer and Director of Music at the theater inWurzburg,Germany.

HANDEL, George Frideric

March from Scipio, The Buffs, Occasional Oratorio

Handel was born inGermanyand became one of the most respected composers in his day. He showed great talent at an early age and by 17 was playing inHamburg. He spent three years inItalyuntil 1710 when he returned toGermanyas music director for the Elector of Hanover. In 1712 he left forEnglandand remained there for the rest of his life.

HANLEY, Cliff

March – Scotland the Brave

HATHERLEY, Bandmaster Arthur

The Dettingen March

Bandmaster Hatherley was born in 1874 and joined the Royal Artillery Band in 1889. He became Bandmaster of the 3^rd Hussars in 1929 and retired in 1932.

HAWKER, Robert Stephen

And Shall Trelawney Die

Robert Hawker was an Anglican clergyman, poet and antiquarian of Cornwall. He is best known as the writer of The Song of the Western Men, that includes the chorus line – And shall Trelawny die? That he published anonymously in 1825. He was born inPlymouth in 1803 and by ten he was already reading and writing poetry. He graduated in 1827 fromOxford and won the 1827 Newdigate Prize for poetry. He took Anglican orders in 1831, becoming curate atNorth Tamerton and then vicar of the church at Morwenstow, where he remained throughout his life. He died in August 1875, having converted to the Roman Catholic Church on his deathbed and was buried inPlymouth.

HAYHURST

Composer – RAF Swinderby Quick March

HAYDN, Michael

Coburg, Spanish Chant,

AnAustriacomposer of church music and was deputy organist at St. Stephen’s inVienna. In 1762 he became music director to the Archbishop of Salzburg.

HEMSLEY, H.D.

March – Zachmi Dil, Pathan March

HENDERSON, Bandmaster Albert George

March – Regimental March of the Queen’s Own Highlanders

BandmasterHendersonjoined the Royal West Kent Regiment in 1938 and became Bandmaster of the Seaforth Highlanders in 1953 and later the Highland Brigade in 1961 retiring in 1965.

HENSBY, Bandmaster Geoffrey C.

March – Knyegad Slashers

Bandmaster Hensby was born in 1910 and enlisted into the 2^nd Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1925. He later became Bandmaster in the 7^th Hussars in 1935 and retired in 1954. Five years later he excepted the appointment of Director of Music of the Salford Police until 1975.

HERBERT, Sir Alan

Words – Pomp and Circumstance #4

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert was an English humorist, novelist, playwright and law reform activist. He was Member of Parliament forOxfordUniversityfor 15 years, five of which he combined with service in the Royal Navy.

HERZER, Rudolf

Watchtower

Herzer was a German composer born in 1878 and joined the 7^th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96 stationed at Rudotsladt. He resigned from the army and later moved toBerlin becoming a bandleader. When WW1 broke out he rejoined the army and was badly injured on the front and died in October 1914.

HEWITT

Arrangement – 1^st and 2^nd Dragoon Guards Slow March, Life Guards Slow March

HICHEY, E. R.

March – March Athena (Composer)

HICKS, E.

Arrangement  – The King’s Royal Hussars

HICKS, Major Brian Erwin

March – Fighting with the 7^th Fusiliers

Bandmaster Hicks joined the Royal Engineers Band inChathamin 1950 and became Bandmaster in the Royal Fusiliers in 1962; Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 1968; Parachute Regiment 1969; and was alter commissioned. He was appointed Director of Music of the Royal Artillery Band (Mounted) in 1978 Major in the Scots Guards in 1982 and retired in 1984.

HOLBEN, Bandmaster George Arthur

March – Regimental Quick March The Royal Anglian Regiment

Holben joined the Rifle Brigade in 1937 and became Bandmaster in 1955 with the Suffolk Regiment. In 1959 he was with the East Anglian Regiment and later the Royal Anglian Regiment before retirement in 1965.

HOLMES, Bandmaster Sam

March – Lead on The Forty-Second

HONEYMAN, J.

March – Lord Alexander Kennedy

HOOK, James

March – Within a Mile of Edinboro Town, Las of Richmond Hill

Hook was an English organist and composer who showed great talent as a boy. I 1764 he went toLondonand played organ at various entertainment palaces. He became organist and musical director at three theaters inEngland. He composed many songs and various scores.

HORABIN, Bandmaster Edmund Gerald

March – Regimental Quick March of The Queen’s Own Hussars

He was born in 1925 and joined the South Lancashire Regiment in 1940 and became Bandmaster of the Queen’s Own Hussars in 1958. He was later commissioned in 1962 taking up the appointment of Director of Music in the Royal Engineers. Promoted Captain in 1968 he was appointed the same position for the Irish Guards and retired in 1977as a Major.

HUGHES, John Ceirog

God Bless the Prince of Wales

John Ceiriog Hughes (1832-1887 was a poet and well-known collector of the Welsh language Folk music. He is often referred to as the ‘Robert Burns ofWales’. He was born at near thevillageofLlanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriogin north-eastWales. He worked as a railway clerk inManchesterandLondon. He was employed as a station master at a railway station from 1868-1877 until his death.      He became famous winning a serious of prizes for his poems in the 1850′s. His first collection of poetry was published in 1860 and he wrote many light hearted lyrics which he adapted to old Welsh tunes. Many of his songs were written to folk airs.

HUME, James Ord

7^th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal’s)

James Ord Hume came from a poor background but through determination became the most respected brass and military band composer and adjudicator of theBritish Empire. He was born inEdinburgh1864 and joined the Duke of Duccleuch-Dalkeith Militia Permanent Staff when age 11 becoming Cornet Soloist a year later. At the age of sixteen he went to the Band of the Royal Scots Greys as Cornet Soloist, and remained with that regiment until 1887; appointed Organist of the Military Presbyterian Church, Aldershot and Bandmaster of the Aldershot and Farnham Institute Bands; held numerous other appointments including the Bandmastership of the 3rd. V.B. Durham Light Infantry; published close to 1,000 pieces of music including the test pieces for the first two 1,000 Guineas Challenge Cup Competitions at the Crystal Palace, and had been Chief Adjudicator in that Contest for many years; headed the list of Adjudicators in the country for many years and In 1902 toured the Commonwealth of Australia as Adjudicator at musical functions; adjudicator at the Championship of Ulster Contest in Belfast in October 1905 and continued to adjudicate from time to time until the 20th N.I.B.A; died 28th November 1932.

HUMMEL, Johann Nepomuk

March – Pibroch of Donuil Dubh

An Austrian composer and pianist he studied with Mozart at an early age. He was appointed Kapellmeister to Prince Esterkary and composed several opera and piano works.

HUNT, Major Ray Arthur

March – The Staffordshire Regiment

Major Hunt joined the Royal Signals Regiment in 1944 and was appointed Bandmaster in the Staffordshire Regiment in 1959 and later the Light Infantry in 1968. In 1969 he was commissioned Captain as Director of Music in the Royal Tank Regiment (Cambrai) then the Royal Engineers (Chatham) 1974 and was promoted to Major in 1974 retiring in 1983.

HUTCHINSON

Composer – RAF Swinderby Quick March

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IRONS, Warrant Officer Ken

Composer – March of the Logistic Branch

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JAEGER, Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Henry OBE

Paddy’sDay, Blue Plume, Berkeley’s Dragoons

Colonel Jaeger joined the Army in 1927 as band boy in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He attended Kneller Hall and was appointed Bandmaster of the 4^th Queen’s Own Hussars. In 1948 he was commissioned and appointed Director of Music at theRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Sandhurst and later the Irish Guards. He became Senior Director of Music of the Brigade of Guards in 1963. In 1968 he was appointed Director of Music The Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall and was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

JAMES, Bandmaster Alfred Edward

Composer – Palace Guard, Jellalabad

Bandmaster James enrolled into the Royal Artillery Band (Plymouth) in 1904 and was appointed Bandmaster of the Somerset Light Infantry in 1924 and retired in 1939.

JAMES, Captain Tommy

Arrangement  – Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Regimental March

JAVALOYES, Alfredo

March – El Abanico (The Little Fan)

JEANES, Major Edward William OBE

March – Regimental Quick March of the Blues and Royals, Regimental Slow March pf the Blues and Royals

Major Jeanes joined the Shropshire Light Infantry in 1930 and transferred to the Recce Corps in 1941, the Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1947 and alter the Bandmaster of the 1^st King’s Royal Rifle Corps and 2^nd Royal Green Jackets. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers Band as Director of Music in 1961 followed by the Royal Horse Guards as a Captain and finally the Blues and Royals. He retired a Major in 1973.

JEFREYS, Charles

Bonnie English Rose, Bonnie Mary of Argyll

JONES, Bandmaster Robert George

March – The litany of Loretta

Bandmaster Jones was born in 1893 and enlisted into the 2^nd Royal Irish Rangers in 1909. He later became the Bandmaster of the 4^th Hussars and retired in 1937 to become the Director of Music for the Jamaica Militia until 1957.

JONES, T. Tudor

March – Ap Shenkin

JORDAN, Mrs.

March – Blue-bells of Scotland

JOYCE, Robert Dwyer

Boys of Wexford

Robert Dwyer Joyce (1830-1883) was born in Irelandand became a civil servant and then a doctor. He was a famous collector of Irish music and contributed many airs which were included in The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland. Already known as a poet, Joyce emigrated toBoston where he practized medicine and had some literary success. He returned in 1883 toDublin where he died the same year.

JUDGE, Jack

March – It’s A Long Way To Tipperary

Jack Judge, a music-hall entertainer and composer of popular songs, was born in 1872, and died in 1938. He achieved his main fame for being the composer of the world famous song “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”, which he wrote in 1912. This song was adopted by the 7th. Battalion of the Connaught Rangers Regiment of the British Army.

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KAPPEY, Mr. Jacob Adam

March – With Jockey to the Fair, St. Patrick’s Day, A Life on the Ocean Wave

Mr. Kappey was a German composer and musician who went to Britainto become a Bandmaster of the 89^th Foot. In 1869 he took the position of editor at Boosey Military and Brass Band Journal and contributed to Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians. He was also a researcher of musical history and his library of information is at theBritishMuseum. In 1889 he was appointed the examiner of Student Bandmasters at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. In the Royal Marines he was the conductor of the Chatham Divisional Band and retired from the military in 1892.

KEAST, Sergeant Claude

March – Pro Patria

KELLING, Bandmaster Donald

March – Ride of the Valkyries

Keeling joined the Army in the band of the Queen’s Regiment in 1928. He became Bandmaster in 1939 in the Seaforth Highlanders; The 2^nd Parachute Regiment; the Pakistan School of Music in 1952 and finally with the 48^th Highlanders of Canada in 1954.

KELLMAN, A.F.C.

Composer – Kellman’s March

Mr. Kellman was the organist of His Majesty’s Chapel atSt.JamesPalacein 1795.

KEMP, William

Composer + Words – Muckin O’Geordie Brye

KENNEY-JOHNSON, Patufa

March – The Road to the Isles

Took down the music for this march.

KEOING

March – Post Horn Gallop

KEPPAEL, Lady Caroline

March – Robin Adair

Lady Keppel is believed to have married an Irish surgeon, Robin Adair.

KIMBERLEY, Lt. Colonel Derek Richard MBE

Composer – The New Fusilier

Colonel Kimberley joined the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1945 and was appointed bandmaster of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1959; Fusiliers Brigade in 1965; Fusiliers Depot in 1968 and a year later was commissioned as captain in the Royal Tank Regiment (Alamein). He was promoted to Major and took over the Grenadier Guards in 1977 and in 1986 was appointed Senior Director of Music Household Division with the rank of Lt. Col. He retired in 1987.

KLAASSEN, LtCol. G.W.

Arrangement - Allsports March

KNAFF, G.P.

March – Wait for the Wagon

There is general agreement that R. Bishop Buckley (1810 – 1867) probably first performed the song and GP Knauff arranged it as a composition. Knaff was a music teacher in Virginia, who compiled popular and folk fiddle tunes into a large compendium, Virginia Reels (1839).

KOPSTEIN, CWO Jack

With Equal Pace

CWO Kopstein joined the Royal Canadian Regiment Band in London, Ontarioin 1958. He trained as Bandmaster at the Canadian Forces School of Music in Victoriaand was posted to the Central Band of the Canadian Forces in 1974 becoming Chief of Operations and Assistant Director of Music in 1979. He was also Assistant Director of Music with the PPCLI Band in Calgaryand the Vimy Band in Kingston. His own compositions include With Equal Pace and Jimmy March and the Thunder and Red Hot Steel. He has made numerous contributions to military music publications. He has written two other books on military music When the Band Begins to Play and The Heritage of Canadian Military Music.

KORNER, Theo

March – Lutzow’s Wild Hunt

KOTTAUN,

March – St. Cecilia

KREUTZER, Conradin

Nachtlager in Granada

Conradin Kreutzer (Kreuzer) was born in Banden, German in 1780 and died in Riga1849. He was a German composerand conductor of works that included Das Nachtlager in Granada of which his fame is exclusively linked to and which kept the stage for half a century. He abandoned his studies in the law and went toVienna about 1804, where he met Haydn, studied and later moved toStuttgart where at least three of his operas were staged. Once successful he became a prolific composer and wrote a number of operas. From 1812 to 1816 he was Kapellmeister to the King of Wurttemberg and in 1840 became conductor of the opera atCologne.

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LACHDRITE, M. Sylio

March – Ville Reine (Queen City)

LADRE, M.

Ca Ira

Ladre was aFrench streetsinger during the French Revolution.

LANGFORD, Lieutenant R.J.S.

March – The Royal Canadian Regiment

Lieutenant R. J. S. Langford wrote the words in 1910, three years after being posted to the regiment upon graduation from the RoyalMilitaryCollege. He was staff officer of the Halifax Fortress on the outbreak of WW1 and was given command of the 185^th Battalion, CEF. After arrival in England he became Brigade Major of the 15^th Canadian Brigade which never went to France. He did see action with the 206^th Brigade, Imperial Forces. On returning to the Regiment in 1924 he took command of B Company inToronto and later A Company inHalifax. It was during this time he became the first editor of the Connecting File. In 1929 he took command of the Regiment and lead it through the hard times of the depression. He retired in May 1935 and died inToronto in January 1954.

LATANN, Charles

March – Light of Foot

LAURENDEAU

Carillon

LE BRUNN, George

Fighting with the 7^th Fusiliers

LEANIER, M.

March – Early One Morning

LEBLANC, Captain O.

Apprendre a server

Served in the Canadian Force Music Branch.

LEE, Alexander

Away to the Mountain’s Brow

Arrangement – Bandmaster Pope

LEEMANS, Pieter

Composer – Marche des Parachutistes Belges

Leemans was a Belgian composer and worked in a variety of genres, including orchestral and choral music, film scores, and songs, but is best known for his marches. The “March of the Belgian Parachutists” is especially popular.

LEEVES, Reverend William

Auld Robin Gray

Reverend William Leeves in 1769 was a Lieutenant in the Guards who later became known as a skillfull musician and poet. He left the army to become Rector of Wrington in 1779.

LEIP, Hans

March – Lilli Marlene

LEMON, Major William George

Royal Tank Regiment (Composer)

LEVER, Charles

Fare Ye Well Inniskilling

Lever was an Irish novelist who began his career as a practicing physician. His early novels appeared periodically in the Dublin University Magazine, whose editorship he assumed in 1842. He was a prolific writer throughout his lifetime.

Arrangements: 1908 Bandmaster Adam  – Inniskillings (6^th Dragoons) / 1952 Bandmaster N. Richardson 5^th Royal Inniskiling Dragoon Guards

LINCKE, Paul

Berliner Luft

Paul Lincke is often referred to as The Father of German Musical Comedy. His compositions in this field have become world famous. He was born in 1866 inBerlinand became first a violinist in the Rudolf Kleinnow town orchestra inWittenbergand later a bassoonist. In 1893 he became the conductor at the Apollo Theater, the largest music hall inGermany. He was brought toParisas musical director for the world famous Folies Bergere in 1897, but two years later returned toBerlinand the Apollo theater. Many of his marches were composed for scenes in his musical comedies.

Lincke died in 1946 in Clausthal-Zellerfield, Germany.

LINDSAY, Lady Anne

Auld Robin Gray, Come Back to Erin

Lady Anne Lindsay was born in 1750 at BalcarresScotlandand later married Andrew Barnard who lived inSouth Africa. Andrew returned toGreat Britainin March 1794 but Lady Anne remained inSouth Africauntil January 1802.  She became best known for her popular sentimental ballad “Auld Robin Gray” which was written in 1772.

LINLEY, George

LINLEY, Thomas

Here’s to the Maiden Bashful Fifteen

Linley was a composer in the later 1770s and musical director atDruryLaneTheaterwhere the comedy The School for Scandal was first performed and from which the march is taken.

LITHGOW, ALEXANDER F.

Composer – Invercargill

Lithgow was a Scottish-born,New Zealandand Australian based composer and bandleader known as the “Sousa of theAntipodes”.

LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth

Words – Village Blacksmith

Longfellow was an American poet born inPortland,Maine(1807 and died inCambridge, Mass (1882). He was a professor of modern languages and taught atBowdinCollegeandHarvardUniversity. Considered one of the most popular poets of his time, he wrote several poems that became American legends. Some of these include The Songs of Hiawatha, Paul Revere’s Ride and The Village Blacksmith.

LOVER, Samuel

March – Lower Backed Car, Rory O’Moore

Samuel Lover, bornDublin,Ireland(1797-1868) was an Irish songwriter, novelist, as well as a painter of portraits, chiefly miniatures. He produced a number of Irish songs and also wrote some novels, of which Rory O’More (in its first form a ballad) is best known. He also did short Irish sketches, which, with his songs, he combined into a popular entertainment. He joined with Dickens in founding Bentley’s Magazine.

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LOVERING, Warrant Officer 1 H.

Composer – Primrose and Blue

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MACBEAN, Lieutenant W. F.

March – MacBean’s Slow March

McBean was an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers at the time he composed his march.

MACDONALD, Lance Corporal W.

51^st Highland Division at Wadi Akarit

Lance Corporal W. MacDonald was a member of the 5^th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders and it won first prize for composition at the 51^st Highland Division piping competition at the end of the North African Campaign in 1943.

MACDOWELL, Captain

March – Early One Morning (Arrangement)

MACDOWELL, Captain Jean Barclay MBE

The Lass of Richmond Hill/Early One Morning, Greensleeves

Captain MacDowell was born in 1920 and commissioned in the ATS in 1941. She was released after the war but re-enlisted in 1949 in the Women’s Royal Army Corps. She was appointed Captain and Director of Music in 1955 then retired from the army in 1962.

MACKELLAR, Pipe Major A.

March – Barren Rocks of Aden

Pipe Major Mackellar served in the 78^th (Ross-shire Buffs) during the Indian Mutiny. It was this pipe tune for which he is remembered.

MACLEOD, A.

The Drunken Piper

MACLEOD, Kenneth

March – The Road to the Isle

MACREA, Pipe Major E.

March – Over the Chindwin

MAHONY, Miss A.

Off, Off, Said the Stranger, The Light Barque

MALONEY, Mrs.

Wait for the Wagon

MARTIN, Lt. Charles

Words (new version) – Killoloe

He served in the Connaught Rangers at the time of writing the new version of the words.

MARTIN, Robert

Words (original) – Killaloe

MARCHIONESS OF TULLIBAROINE

Brothers Three

MAUCHLINE, Piper James

Barren Rock of Aden

He was a member of the78^th Seaforth Highlanders was stationed inBombay that became the detachment to garrisonAden and it was there that he composed the march.

MAYER, Captain Paul A.

We Lead Other Follow

Mayer was an officer in the Algonquin Rifles Regiment during World War Two.

MCANESPIE, Ron

Century of Progress

Served in the Canadian Navy.

MCCONOCHIE, J. N.

March – Marie’s Wedding

MCELENEY, Mr. Michael

Carabiniers Slow March

He served in the British Army as bandmaster.

MCNALLY, L.

March – Lass of Richmond   Hill

MERCADANTE, Saverio

Composer – King’s Dragoon Guards

This Italian opera composer studied music inNaplesand at first showed an interest in instrumental composition. Encouraged by Rossini led him to compose for the opera, where he won considerable success. He worked inVienna,MadridandLisbon, but re-established himself inItalyin 1831. In the early 1840s he was seen as one of the most important composer of Italian opera. Mercadante returned to orchestral composition after his appointment in 1840 as director of the Naples Conservatory.

MESSAGER, Andre

March – Monsieur Beaucaire

METCLAF, William

March – John Peel

MEYERBEER, Giamono

Robert the Devil, Les Hugenots, Le Prophete

He was born inGermany(1791) and learned piano as a child prodigy. He changed his name from Yaakov Liebmann Beer to the one above. In 1826 he moved to Paris where he wrote French operas two being Robert le Diable and Les Hugenots. He returned toBerlinto take up the appointment of Musikdirektor in 1842 and died inParisin 1864.

MILLER, Bandmaster Charles

Composer – March – The 31^st Greys

Miller was the bandmaster for the 31^st Greys Battalion of Infantry located nearBarrie,Ontario.

MILLER, W.

Marc h- Regimental March of the 13^th Battalion Canadian Volunteers

MILLER, Bandmaster William

Arrangement – I’m Ninety Five

Bandmaster Miller joined the Rifle Brigade in 1827 and became Bandmaster (Sgt) in 1842. He retired in 1854 to the civilian bandmaster position of the Brigade. In 1880 he retired to civilian life.

MILLINGTON, Mr.

The Vly on the Turmits

Mr. Millington was the Bandmaster of the Trowbridge Volunteer Band inEngland.

MINING, Bandmaster Douglas

March – The Jockey of York

MONTMINY, Major  J.P.

Composer – Ut Duces Sint

Major John Montminy was for many years a Director of Music in the Canadian Forces.

MOORE, Bandmaster (Sgt) Charles

Composer – The Jolly Die-Hards

Charles Moore joined the 57^th Regiment of Foot in 1865 and retired in 1875.

MOORE, Thomas

Young May Moon, Vesper Hymns, St. Patrick’s Day, Romaika, Oft in the Stilly Night, The Minstrel Boy, Meeting of the Waters, Let Erin Remember, The Harp That once Through Tara’s Halls, Nora Creina

Thomas Moore was born inDublinand studied atTrinityCollege,DublinandLondon, and published his first book in 1801. He became in 1803 a civil officer to Bermuda, where he stayed for a year, and then returned toEnglandafter travels in theU.S.andCanada.Mooreremained a popular writer for the rest of his life. He was awarded a Civil List pension in1850.Mooredied on February 25, 1852 in Wiltshire. He is stillIreland’s national poet.

MOOREHEAD, John

March – Speed the Plow

John Moorehead was from County Armagh, Irelandhowever born in Edinburghand emigrated to Armaghin 1782. He was from a musical family and had copious talent on the violin, gaining such renown that he became violinist for London’s Covent Garden Theatre in 1798. It was the year after this appointment that he penned his famous reel, originally entitling it “The Naval Pillar” in support of a proposed memorial column of that name to have been erected in Londonto commemorate Lord Nelson’s recent headstrong victory over the French in the Battleof the Nilein 1798.  The violinist’s melody was employed by the English dramatist Thomas Morton (1764-1838) for his ‘comedy’ Speed the Plough written and staged in the year 1800, and associations with this play resulted in the reel becoming popularly and fixedly known as “Speed the Plow.”

MORRISON, Reverent

March – Rhue Waternish

MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus

E Tenebris Lux / The Marriage of Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a vastly prolific and influential composer of the classical era. His output was over 600 compositions many have become part of the standard concert repertoire.

MUIR, Alexander

Composer – Maple Leaf Forever

Alexander Muir was a songwriter, school principal and poet born in Lesmahagow, nearLanark,Scotlandin 1830 and died inTorontoin 1906. He taught in severalScarboroughschools, was a principal at several schools over period of his career.  Although his musical activities were not professional in nature, they were strongly emphasized patriotism.

MUIRHEAD

The Hills of Alva

MURDOCK, Bandmaster

Arrangement – Yorkshire Lass

Murdock was the bandmaster of the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1881 when he arranged the march for use by the regiment.

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NADEAU, Hector

March – Reves Canadien

NEL, Bandmaster Cyril MVO

March – St. Patrick’s Day

Bandmaster Nel was born in 1905 and joined the 10^th Hussars in 1920. He was appointed Bandmaster in the 4^th/7^th Royal Dragoon Guard in 1936 and later commissioned reaching the rank of major. He took the position of Director of Music for the Iraq Army in 1955 and retired in 1961.

NELSON, Sidney

Bonnie English Rose, Bonnie Mary of Argyll  (Words)

He was bornLondon1800 and died there in 1862 after a life as a composer. He is best known for Mary of Argyle and Rose of Allandale.

NEWSTEAD, Bandmaster William

Wings

Bandmaster Newstead was born in 1826 and joined the Royal Artillery Band (Woolwich) in1837. He became Bandmaster (civilian ) in the Royal Engineers (1865) and retired in 1871 and took the Bandmasters position with the Northhampton Volunteers.

NEWTON, John

March – Stop, Poor Sinner, Stop and Think

John Newton (1725-1807) was an Anglican clergyman who had, at one time, been a slaveship master. He is best known as the author of the hymn Amazing Grace.

NOBLE, Bandmaster (Dick) Thomas MBE

March – The Queen Charlotte, Scarlet and Green

Bandmaster Noble joined the 1^st Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry in 1924 and became Bandmaster in the 16^th/5^th Lancers in 1941 and the Royal Armoured Corps in 1960.

Nowotny, Bandmaster Johann

Austria

An Austrian bandmaster.

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O’ CONNOR, Band Sergeant James

March – Paddy’s Resource

James O’Connor joined the 77^th Regiment of Foot in 1836 later became Bandmaster (Sgt) of the regiment. He retired during the 1850s.

O’NEILL, Captain Charles

Vive la Canadienne, The Regimental March of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Charles O’Neill was born inDorchester,Scotlandand came toCanadawhere he joined the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Band as a cornetist. He was selected to attend Kneller Hall in 1907 and after graduation was appointed Director of Music of the Canadian Garrison band inQuebec City. He obtained a music degree and was promoted Captain followed in 1922 to the appointment of Director of Music for the famous Royal 22 Regiment Band. He retired from the Army in 1937 but continued to teach and inCanadaand theUnited States. He is considered the Father of Canadian Military Music

OFFEN, George,

March – The Royal Canadian Regiment

He is credited with being the composer of this regimental march. In 1897 he was Bandmaster of small Drum and Bugle Band inHalifaxand later became Drum Major.

OLIPHANT, Caroline

Arrangement – A Hundred Pipers, Words – Lass O’Gowrie,

Carolina Oliphant, Baroness Nairne was a Scottish songwriter and song collector. She was born in Perthshire and in 1806 she married William Murray Nairne, who became the 5th Baron Nairne in 1824. After her husband’s death in 1830 Lady Nairne took up her residence atEnniskerry,Ireland, but she spent much time abroad. She died at Gask in 1845.

 OLIPHANT, Thomas

March – The March of the Men of Harlech

OSWALD, James

Wearing of the Green

Oswald was a Scottish composer and music publisher and wrote variations of popular Scottish folktunes. Published as David Rizzio one collection was Collection of Minuets published inEdinburghin 1736. In 1741 he leftEdinburghforLondonsetting up his own publishing house and published The Caledonian Pocket Companion a collection of Scottish folktunes running 15 volumes and many editions. He was appointed chamber composer to George III in 1761.

OWEN, David

March – Rising of the Lark

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PALADILHE, Emile

March – La Mandolinata

PALMER, Bandmaster Elgar G. R. MBE

The 47^th Regiment (Composer)

Bandmaster Palmer joined the Glostershire Regiment in 1927 and later became Bandmaster of the Loyal Regiment in 1931. He retired in 1954 taking the position with theGordonBoysSchool.

PALNQUETTE, Robert

March – Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse

PANDO, Guiseppe

Celer Paratus Callidus, Servir

Guiseppe Pando was born on March 19, 1931 inCalabria,Italy. There he studied clarinet and accordion. He came toMontrealwhere he studied composition and orchestration. In 1952 he enlisted in the RCOC Band, and later was transferred to the Royal Canadian Artillery Band at St. Hubert, then the Stadacona Band atHalifaxwith rank of Master Warrant Officer, with which he currently serves. In Addition to his marches, he composes all types of selections, ranging from accordion solos to large orchestra works as well as chamber music.

PARKES,  Major P. W.

Arrangement – On Ilkla Moor, Regimental Quick March of the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry

Major Parkes joined the Leicestershire Regiment in 1945 and was appointed Bandmaster of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry in 1954, later the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry in 1959. He was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment Band as Director of Music in 1964; Grenadier Guards 1970 and finally as Major in the Royal Medical Corps Band in 1977 retiring two years later.

PARRY, John

Ap Shenkin

PASQUIER, Charles-Joseph

When Madelon

Pasquier (or Bach) was born on 9 November 1882 at Fontanil Cornillon-in Isère, near Grenoble France had several years of musical background when in 1913 came upon a this tune that became a world war one major hit with the troops even with the British and American soldiers. But if Bach’s career seems to have started from this Madelon, this is not because it was already 15 years in 1914, he practiced his profession as a singer-actor, its beginnings dating back to 1899, on stage of “Variety” in Montluçon.

PATCH, LtCol. Stan

Voice of the Guns

Lt. Col. Patch was a Senior Director of Music for the Royal Artillery.

PATERSON, A. B.

Waltzing Matilda

Andrew Barton “Banjo”Paterson(1864-1941) was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district aroundBinalong,New South Waleswhere he spent much of his childhood. He would later become a war correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald during the second Boer War, the Boxer Rebellion, and World War 1.

PAYNE, Charles

March – Punjaub

The composer was serving in Indiain 1893 and may have been the Bandmaster of the 3^rd Hussars, 9^th Lancers or the 14^th Hussars.

PIERRET, Major Jean

Allons-y

PINKNEY, Bandmaster Arthur Raymond

Arrangement – The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire, The Royal Green Jackets, Road to the Isles

Bandmaster Pinkney began his career in the King’s Own Yorkshire light Infantry in 1941 and became Bandmaster starting with the East Yorkshire Regiment 1958; Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire and then the Royal green jackets in 1965. He was commissioned in 1969 into the Royal Artillery Band (Larkhill) and retired a Major in 1979.

PLANT, Bandmaster John MBE

Composer – H. R. H.

Bandmaster Plant was the last Bandmaster of the Dorset Regiment but started his career in the King’s Own Regiment. He was also Bandmaster of the Royal Hampshire Regiment and the Wessex Brigade in 1962 before retiring in 1969.

PLATER, Bandmaster Denis MBE

March – The Light Infantry, REME Corps March Past

Bandmaster Plater joined the Army in 1911 in the Band of the Middlesex Regiment. In 1926 he became Bandmaster of the South Wales Borders; Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1931 and later the Royal Tank Regiment. He was commissioned and appointed to the REME Band and died while serving in 1952 at the rank of Major.

PLUMMER, Bandmaster George E. E.

28^th/61^st

Bandmaster Plummer joined the Middlesex Regiment in 1950 and was appointed Bandmaster of the Glostershire Regiment I 1952; the Uganda Rifles 1963 and later promoted to Captain in 1964 retiring two years later.

PRICE, Bandmaster Sidney Howard

Crich Memorial

Bandmaster Price joined the Gordon Highlanders in 1933 and later became Bandmaster of the Sherwood Foresters.

PRINCESS AUGUSTA

March – The Royal Windsor

PRINCESS LOUISE VICTORIA

Duchess of Kent, First Life Guards Slow March

Princess Louise Victoria became the Duchess of Kent and Queen Victoria’s mother. The Duchess had a good knowledge of music and many of her compositions have been preserved and used over the years.

PRYCE, Major Don E. MBE

March – The Queensman, The Queen’s Division, First Post, Soldiers of the Queen

Major Price began his military career when he joined the Royal Green jackets (KRRC). He attended Kneller Hall and was appointed to the 22^nd Cheshire Regiment. In 1977 he became the Divisional Bandmaster of the Queen’s Division and held a number of positions as Bandmaster and Director of Music – 1980 DoM The Scottish Division, 1985 The Royal Army Ordnance Corps Staff Band; 1982 Royal Engineers (Chatham) DoM The Scots Guards in 1987.

PURCELL, Henry

Within a Mile of Edinburg Town, Trumpet Tune (and Ayre), Prince of Denmark March

Henry Purcell was born in 1659 and died in 1695 after a very successful career. A Baroque composer he is generally considered to be one ofEngland’s greatest composers and has often been calledEngland’s finest native composer. He incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements but devised a peculiarly English style of Baroque music.

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QUICK, Bandmaster Charles

Arrangement  – March of the French 34eme Regiment

Bandmaster Quick joined the RGA in 1892 and later became a bandmaster in the Border Regiment around 1910. He retired from the Army in 1922.

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RAMSAY, Allan

March – Lochaber No More

RAUSKI, Chef-de-Musique Joesh Francois

March – Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse

Rauski was a French musician and arranged the above march but was not the composer. He conducted several bands during his military career and took part in the Franco-Prussian War and the Tunisian Campaign.

REID, John General

 March of the 3^rd Regiment of Foot, The Garb of Old Gaul

General Reid was born in Perthshire 1721 and died inLondon1807. After reading law atEdinburghUniversity, he joined the army and saw active service in the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion, in Flanders and inAmerica, eventually reaching the rank of General. He combined his army career with an active musical life. He was an amateur flautist of some distinction, composing for that instrument. Reid incorporated Scottish folk tunes into his marches and his fond memories ofScotlandandEdinburghUniversityresulted in his greatest contribution to music, the endowment in his will of a chair of music atEdinburgh.

REID, William

March – The Lass O’Gowrie

RHODES, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel

March – Golden Spurs

Lieutenant Colonel Sam Rhodes joined the Band of the Seaforth Highlanders in 1915 later became Bandmaster of the Royal Scots in 1926, the Royal Artillery Mounted Band in 1935 and later the Director of Music of the Scots Guards in 1938. He composed and arranged a number of marches. In 1950 he was made a Member of the Order of theBritish Empirefor his services to British military music.

RICHARDS, Colonel Anthony John

Composer – Recce Flight

Colonel Richards enlisted into the 13^th/18^th Hussars in 1946 playing clarinet. He attended Kneller Hall and was appointed Bandmaster of the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1956. He was commissioned Lieutenant and Director of Music for the Royal Tank Regiment (Alamien Staff Band). In 1966 he was promoted and took over the Band of the Life Guards, promoted Major and retired from the Life Guards. He excepted the position of Director of Music for the Oman Police Band retiring in 1994.

RICHARDS, Henry Brinley

Let the Hills Resound, God Bless the Prince of Wales

Henry Brinley Richards (1817-1885) was a Welsh composer born inHall Street,Carmarthen. He won a prize at the Gwent-Morgannwg Eisteddfod of 1834 inCardifffor the song The Ash Grove. With the patronage of the Duke of Newcastle he studied at the Royal Academy of Music where he later became a professor. After completing his studies, he went toParisand became a pupil of Frederic Chopin. Richards’ most famous work is God Bless the Prince of Wales. He died at his home in Kensington,London.

RICHARDSON, Bandmaster William Henry

March – The White Lancers

Bandmaster Richardsonwas born in 1872 and joined the 7^th Hussars in 1886 and later became Bandmaster of the 17^th Hussars in 1904 and retired in 1922.

RICKETTS, Frederick Joseph

Cavalry of the Clouds, Colonel Bogey, Great Little Army, Holyrood, On The Quarterdeck, The Standard of St. George, The Thin Red Line, The Voices of the Guns,

Ricketts was born in Londonin 1881 listing in the Royal Irish Fusilier as a cornetist and entered Kneller Hall eight years later. He became organist and Assistant Director of Music there (1906-1908) then was assigned Bandmaster of the 2^nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.  Upon joining the regiment he was asked by the CO to compose a regimental march and did so under the pseudonym of Kenneth Alford. In 1928 he was commissioned and appointed Director of Music for the Royal Marines atDeal,Kent followed by promotion two years later and a transfer to the Plymouth Division where he remained until his retirement, as Major in 1944 when he died.

RICKETTS, Randolph Clifford

Composer – HRH Princess Royal, Pompadour

Leo Stanley was the pen for Randolph Ricketts a very well know British Army composer. He joined the 2^nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment in 1900 and became Bandmaster in 1913 of the 2^nd Battalion Essex Regiment and later a civilian bandmaster of the Royal Signals 1925-38 retiring afterwards.

RIDEWOOD, Reginald Clifford

March – The Queen’s Own

Born in York, Englandhe entered into the 2^nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment at the age 14. In 1931 he attended Kneller Hall and was appointed Bandmaster of the 4^th Queen’s Own Hussars in 1937 and RAC in 1938. In 1942 he was promoted Musical Director of the Southern Command but was discharged later that year due to ill health of which he of later in London.

RIPPON, Bandmaster Frederick

March – Ride of the Valkyries

Bandmaster Rippon joined the Army in the Yorkand Lancaster Regiment Band in 1923. He was appointed Bandmaster of the Durham Light Infantry followed by the 3^rd Parachute Regiment in 1948. He retired in 1956.

ROBERTS, Bandmaster Meredith

Arrangement – The Merry Month of May

Roberts served with The Royal Hussars when he arranged the quick march at the time of their formation.

ROBERTSON, Pipe Major J.

Farewell to the Greeks (Composer)

He served with the Gordon Highlanders when the march was composed.

ROBERTON, Sir Hugh S.

March – Marie’s Wedding

ROBINSON, Earl

A Mans a Man for That

ROBINSON, Sir WCF

Far ‘ver the Sea

ROGAN, John Mackenzie CVO

March – Millanollo

John Rogan joined the 2^nd Battalion 11^th Regiment of Foot in 1867 and later became a Bandmaster in the 2^nd Battalion Royal West Surrey Regiment in 1882; the Coldstream Guards in 1896 then senior Bandmaster Guard Division in 1900. In 1904 he was commissioned and retired in 1920 as a Lieutenant Colonel.

ROGERS, John

Eileen Alannah

ROSS, Frederick

March – Monsieur Beaucaire

ROSS, Pipe Major R.

March – Queen Elizabeth’s March

ROSS, Pipe Major William MBE

March – Royal Signals Reel, Leaving Port Askaig

ROSSE

March – Doge’s March

ROSSINI, Gioacchino Antonio

March – The Thievish Magpie, Moses in Egypt

This Italian composer studied inBolognaand produced his first opera in 1810. Between 1816 and 1824 he was the director of the Theater Italian inParisand produced his greatest works at this time. He visitedItalybetween 1830-1855 and returned toPariswhere he died in 1868. His body was later moved to for reburial where 6000 mourners and four military and 300 choristers attended the ceremony.

RUCKERT, D.

Wings

RUSSELL, Henry

A Life on the Ocean Wave

Arrangement – Bandmaster JA Kappey and Major Rickets

Born in 1812 at Sheerness,Englandhe was considered a child prodigy and had the honour as a singer atDrury Lanemeeting the King at an early age. He studied music with Bellini and then worked as a pianist and chorus-master, traveling with Balfe and sang opera. He moved toAmericataking a job at the First Presbyterian Church atRochester,New York. He later went onto compose many famous songs.

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SAFRONI-MIDDLETON, Arnold

Composer – Imperial Echoes

Born inCountyKentas Arnold Safroni Middleton in 1873 he played with HM Theater Orchestra inSydney,Australiaand later performed with the Carl Rosa Opera Orchestra inLondonof which he later became conductor. Most of his works were composed between 1900-1920. He wrote salon pieces and military marches, of which Imperial Echoes (1913) is his best known. It lay virtually ignored for the first thirty years of its life before BBC radio chose it to herald their nightly Radio Newsreel programme for the next thirty years or so. When CBC inCanadastarted up a television service in 1953 it was adopted there too for its nightly news bulletins. He died in 1950.

SAREGENT, Henry Epes

A Life on the Ocean Wave

Saregent was fromGloucester,Massachusettsand began his musical career at an early age and later became a noted journalist and wrote plays and poems.

SAVILLE, Jeremy

March – Here’s A Health Unto His Majesty

SCHRAMM, Bandmaster Herr

Arrangement – 1^st King’s Dragoon Guards Slow March

Bandmaster Schramm was the bandmaster of the 1^st

King’s Dragoon Guards in 1840 and introduced the march to the regiment.

SCHULTZE, Norbert

Composer – Lile Marlene

Norbert Schultze was a well-known German composer died on October 14th, 2002 in Bad Tolz, at the age of 91. He was, for many years, President of the GEMA, the German society for the protection of performing rights for composers, arrangers, authors and publishers. He composed, among many other works, the world-famous wartime song Lili Marleen in 1938.

SCOTT, Sir Walter

Pibroch of Donuil Dubd, Bonnie Dundee, Blue Bonnets are Over the Border

Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish writer and poet and one of the greatest historical novelists born on August 15, 1771, inEdinburgh. He studied atEdinburghUniversityarts and law then was apprenticed to his father in 1786 and in 1792 was called to the bar. In 1799 he was appointed sheriff depute of thecountyofSelkirk. His first publication was a success and many followed later. In 1820 Scott was created a baronet followed. After his return fromItalyin 1832 he died and was buried beside his ancestors in Dryburgh Abbey.

SCOTT, Lady Jane

Annie Laurie

Lady Jane Scott, daughter of Walter Scott, married John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale in 1644 and died November 1688.

SEAGO, E.

March – Early One Morning

SEED, Bandmaster

Arrangement  – On Ilkla Moor

SHERIDAN, S. B.

March – Here’s to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen

SHIELD, William

Young May Moon, Old Towler, Auld Lang Syne

William Shield became Master of the King’s Music in 1817.

SIMS, Wing Commander A. E.

March – Superna Petimus , RAF College Slow March, RAF College March, A Royal Occasion

SINGFIELD, R. H.

March – Le Regiment du Saguenay

SKIRIVING, Adam

March – Hey, Johnnie Cope

SLATTER, Captain John

Bonnie Dundee, Maple Leaf Forever

Slatter was born in London, Englandin 1864 and died in Toronto, Ontario1954. He studied at the British Army Training School of Music and became an Euphonium soloist with the 1^st Life Guards in 1882. He moved to the USA in 1884 joining the Victor Herbert Orchestra in New York and would later played with other leading American bands. He was appointed Bandmaster of the 48^th Highlanders of Canada in 1896 inToronto. During WW1 organized and supervised all military bands inCampBorden for the Canadian Army. He was the first president of the Canadian Bandmasters Association and was editor of Musical Canada during the 1920. He complied and arranged several band collections including Regimental Marches of Famous Scottish Regiments (1901) and The Canadian Patriotic Bandbook (1914).

SMELTER, Warrant Officer CE

Gold and Green

Served in the Canadian Forces

SOMERSET

March – Widdicombe Fair

SOUSA, John Philip

The Liberty Bell, Washington Post March

ConsideredAmerica’s finest composer and band leader he served in the US Marines and led his own band playing all over the world. His marches are a constant part of many bands repertoire.

SPENCER, Bandmaster Robert Hamilton

1^st & 2^nd Dragoon Guards Quick March (Arrangement)

Bandmaster Spencer joined the Army in the Royal Artillery in 1938 and became a Bandmaster of the 1^st The King’s Dragoon Guards in 1959. When the regiment amalgamated with the Queen’s Bays (2^nd Dragoon Guards) he was retained as Bandmaster of the new regimental band. In 1961 he moved to the Royal Military School of Music as Bandmaster and retired in 1963. He then took up the position with the Hong Kong Police until his death in 1968.

SPOONER, Bandmaster EG

ATS March Past

Bandmaster Spooner was the bandmaster of the Manchester Regiment in 1949 when this march was adopted by the regiment.

SPORLE, Nathan James

Days When We Went a Gypsying

AnIpswichcomposer from the 1840’s.

STANLEY, Leo       see Ricketts, Randolph

STANNARD, Major Derek CD

Composer – My Canada

STRAUSS, Johann Senior

Compoer – Radetzky March

Johann Strauss I was a German composer born in Viennain 1804 and became known for his waltzes.  His most famous piece, however, is probably the Radetzky March named after Joseph Radetzky von Radetz.

STEVENS, Bandmaster Richard Thomas

March – The Village Blacksmith

STVEENSON, John

Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls

STUART, Leslie

March – Soldiers of the Queen

Leslie Stuart (1863-1899) was an English composer of early musical theatre best known for the hit show Florodora and many popular songs including Soldier of the King and Lily of Laguna.

STUBBS, D. G.

March – Diamond Nine

SULLIVAN, Sir Arthur

When I Good Friends Was Called to the Bar, Onward Christian Soldiers, March of the Peers

Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan was an English composer best known for his operatic collaborations with W. S. Gilbert.

Sullivan was born in Lambeth, now part ofLondon. His father, Thomas Sullivan, was a military bandmaster and music teacher based for some years at theRoyalMilitaryAcademy. Here he became proficient with all the instruments in the band by the age of eight. Following a stay at private school in Bayswater, he was admitted to the choir of the Chapel Royal, attending its school in Cheyne Walk and soon becoming a soloist. In 1856, he received the first Mendelssohn Prize and went to study at the Royal Academy of Music until 1858. He then continued his studies atLeipzig,Germany, at the Leipzig Conservatoire where he also took up conducting and was influenced by Felix Mendelssohn’s musical style. Apart from his comic operas with Gilbert, Sullivan is best known for some of his hymns and parlour songs, including “Onward Christian Soldiers”. Sullivan, who had suffered from ill health throughout his life, succumbed to heart failure after battling pneumonia at the age of 58 at his flat inLondonon November 22, 1900.

SWANWICK, Major K.

Communications

Served in the Canadian Forces as a Director of Music.

SYDNEY

Bonnie English Rose

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TARKINGTON, Newton Booth

Composer – Monsieur Beaucaire

Tarkington was a novelist and playwright, who spent his first two years of college at Purdue and the last two atPrincetonbut never received a degree. He was a founder of the Triangle Club, and editor of the Nassau Literary Magazine, a contributor of humorous drawings and literary wit to The Tiger, and the most popular man in his class.  His later achievements, however, won him an honorary A.M. in 1899 and an honorary Litt.D. in 1918.

TEIKE, Carl

Composer – Old Comrades

Carl Teike, one of Germany’s greatest march composers, was born the son of a smithy in the little Pomeranian town of Altdamm, Germany. He became proficient on several instruments under the tutelage of Paul Tottcher, and entered the 123^rd Rifle Regiment in Ulm at the age of nineteen as a three year volunteer oboist. Teike decided to leave the military service at the age of twenty-five after a new bandmaster suggested that he throw his new unnamed march in the fire. Alte Kameraden later achieved world wide popularity, and is certainly one of the most widely performed marches of that period.

Discouraged by this rebuff, Teike left the army and became a policeman inUlm. In 1895 he moved to the Royal Police inPotsdam. After a serious illness in 1903 he was discharged and took a position in the rural post office at Landsberg on the Warther, where he spent the remainder of his life and where he was interred in 1922.

Besides Alte Kameraden two other very well known marches are Graf Zepplin (The Conqueror) and In Treue Fest (Staunch and True). Carl Teike left a rich legacy of over one hundred excellent marches and is considered by many bandmasters to be one of the most talented marches of all time.

THIRTLE, Bandmaster James Edward

March – Regimental March Past of the Middlesex Regiment

THOMAS, John Rogers

March – Eileen Alannah

THORNBURROW, Major Joseph Albert

Here’s A Health Unto His Majesty

TORRENT, M. J.

March – The Adjutant General

TULLIBAROINE, Marchioness of

March – Brothers Three

TUTTON, James Rufus

Composer – Men of Kent

Tutton, became bandmaster of the Royal Horse Guards in 1848 and was one of the founders of the Society of British Musicians.

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UNRATH, C. L.

March – Through Night to Light

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VAN BEETHOVEN, Ludwig

Composer – Hymn to Joy

Beethoven was a German composer and pianist and remains one of the most acclaimed and influential composers of all time. Born inBonnGermany, he moved toViennain his early twenties and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. Beethoven’s hearing gradually deteriorated beginning in his twenties, yet he continued to compose, and to conduct and perform, even after he was completely deaf.

VAN AARDT, Miss Ada

Wait for the Wagon

VEZINA, Joseph

Composer – Les Voltigeurs de Quebec

Born in Quebec City, this largely self taught musician is considered to have been ‘Canada’s First Great Bandmaster’. He joined the military band of the 9^th Battalion (Les Voltigeurs) in 1866 as its director and remained in this position until his retirement in 1898. In the following years it is known that he organized or directed at least 22 bands, including that of the Royal Garrison Artillery which was also known as the ‘B’ Battery Band when he directed it from 1899 to 1910. During this period he was active with many other groups, including La Societe Symphonique de Quebec, which he led for many years. A highlight if his career came on June 24, 1880 when he led a massed band including the musicians of the Les Voltiqeurs in a grand concert during which he presented the premier performance of his Mosaique. Joseph Vezina composed many marches as well as waltzes, gallops, polkas, overtures, operettas, etc not only for bands, but for all manner of musical groups and choruses of 350 or more singers.

VERDI – Fortunino Francesco Giuseppe

March from Aida, March of the Priests (from Aida)

Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian composer mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian opera in the 19th century and his works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world.

VLACCO, Alexander

Composer – The Manchester March (March of the 96^th)

VON SUPPE, Franz

Composer – The Light Cavalry Overture

Franz von Suppé was a composer and conductor of the Romantic period notable for his four dozen operettas. He was born in 1819 in Split, Dalmatia, and later simplified and Germanized his name when in Viennaand changed “cavaliere” to “von”. Outside Germanic circles, his name may appear on programs as Francesco Suppé-Demelli. He learned and studied flute and harmony and continued his studiees of music in various places throughout Europe. Eventually he wrote music for over a hundred productions at the Theater in der Josefstadt as well as the Carltheater in Leopoldstadt and inBaden. He died inVienna on May 21, 1895.

VON WEBER, Carl M

Composer – The Huntsman Chorus, Lutzow’s Wild Hunt

Weber was born in German composer and conductor. His works greatly influenced the development of the Romantic opera inGermany and was also an innovative composer of instrumental music.

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WAGNER, Richard

March – Ride of the Valkyries, Rienzi

This German opera composer and conductor wrote his first play at 15 and was largely self-taught. By age 24 he composed his first opera while serving as chorus master at the opera theatre inWurzburg. Political changes in the country caused him to leave but returned in 1862 settling inBavariaunder the patronage of Ludwig II. He changed the face opera with his musical ideas and his music is still widely played throughout the world today.

WALLACE, Wing Commander Jack Leslie MVO MBE

Cadet Roussel, My Boy Willie

Wallace was born in 1909 and enrolled into the Duke of Wellington Regiment in 1924. He became a Bandmaster to several Army units; Border Regiment 1936; Royal military Academy; and the Royal Indian Air Force. After being commissioned in 1949 he held several positions of Director of Music:  WRAF; No. 6 Regional Band RAF; RAF School of Music and later Assistant Director of Music RAF School of Music in 1957. Promoted to Wing Commander he became Organising Director of Music RAF in 1960 and retired from the Air Force in 1969.

WARD-HIGGS, H.

March – Sussex by the Sea

Ward-Higgs was a solicitor living nearChichesterwho composed a number of songs and poems.

WARREN, J.

Composer – Old Grey Mare

WEATHERLEY, F. E.

March – They All Love Jack

WEISS, Willoughby Hunter

Composer – Village Blacksmith

Wiess was the son of aLiverpoolprofessor of the flute and music publisher. He studied under Sir George Smart and MW Balfe. He composed many songs and composed the music for this march which he published himself and lived quite comfortably afterwards.

WHARTON, Lord

March – Lillburlero

WHEELER, G. D.

Bravo, Dublin Fusiliers

WHEELER, Flying Officer H. E.

The Acorn

F/O Wheeler was the Director of Music of No. 1 Regional Band located at RAF Station Cosford.

WHYTE-MELVILLE, G. J.

Drink Puppy Drink

George John Whyte-Melville was a British novelist born in 1821 and graduated from Eton in 1939. In 1846 he was a Captain in the Coldstream Guards retiring in 1849. He published his first novel, Digby Grand, in 1853 and would write 21 novels before his death in 1878.

WILLIAMS, Hiram H.

March – It’s A Long Way toTipperary

Harry Hiram Williams was born in 1879 and died in 1922. He was an composer, lyricist, and publisher of popular music from 1903 until his death in 1922. He also directed silent movies with Mack Sennett and Keystone Studios.

WILLIS, Major

Composer – Old Salamanca

WINTERBOTTOM, Bandmaster William

The York and Lancaster

William Winterbottom was born in 1821 and enlisted in the 1^st Life Guards in 1832 and was later appointed Trumpet Major in 1843. In 1855 he left the Life Guards and took up a position in 1857 of Master of the Band of the Royal Marines Woolwich Division and Bandmaster of the Plymouth Division in 1870. In 1872 he moved to the 2^nd Life Guards and retired in 1886 into the position of Editor Chappell’s Army Journal and died in 1889.

WOOD, Bandmaster

Composer – On Richmond Baht ‘at

Bandmaster Wood came from Yorkshire and served with the 3^rd Battalion The Queen’s Regiment stationed at Catterick nearRichmond,North Yorkshire

WRIGHTON, W. T.

Her bright Smile Haunts Me Still

Mr. Wrighton was from Tunbridge Wells and was a well known song writer of the day.

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YOUNG, Major Alfred

Royal Standard, Regimental March of the King’s Regiment, Royal Windsor, The 46^th Slow March, The Kingsman

Major Young was born in Greenwichin 1900 later starting musical training and by 13 was playing with the Durham Light Infantry. Unable to serve in WW1 he did sail with the regiment to Russiaand Turkeyin 1919. After completing Kneller Hall training he was appointed Bandmaster of the 2^nd Battalion Duke ofCornwall’s Light Infantry. He served with band in Guernsey 1927; Aldershot 1928-32;Gibraltar 1932-35 and while stationed at Blackdown (1935-38) was appointed the first Bandmaster of the newly created Royal Army Service Corps Band. He retired after 45 years of service and except the position of professor of Instrumentation at Kneller Hall from 1959-1966. He died in 1975.

Great New Military Music Web Site

The new web site World book of Military Music  is well worth reviewing

Great Archival Pictures RCAF band

I had a  great  meeting  with Gerry Millar over Christmas and he gave me these priceless pictures, read his note at the end of the piece.Many thanks to Gerry

I had the VERY good fortune to join the Air training command band at 1107 Avenue rd in Toronto in Sept.1946!!!!! a couple years later we moved to Downsview–until spring of 1964&we were disbanded 1/2 to Winnipeg&1/2 to Ottawa–I went to Ottawa!!!Most of the guys I played with are dead–afew months ago Vic Bridgewater–Hugh(Shorty)Macoughla (SP)!!There is still a few guys around incl.Ken Moore-Nat Batersby-Ken Gaskell-that guy in Guelph Ed.Barlow .–I played with a lot of the guys mentioned in the letters above including Tony Aquilina- Daryl Eaton-George Kwasniak etc.–I feel I was really lucky to have played with so many great players for 22 years !!!!By the way I TRI ED TO PLAY fR.HRN.ALL THE BEST GERRY MILLAR—- BEAVER !!!!!!!

Altissimo New Releases

• VIRTUAL ALTISSIMO CATALOGUE

• Check these links for New Releases 

• Heritage of John Philip Sousa box set- 

  Altissimo is proud to present The Heritage of John Philip Sousa from the Robert Hoe Collection! These recordings have not been available to the public, and thus over the years, The Heritage of John Philip Sousa became known as the single most respected collection of Sousa recordings. Now, for the first time ever, you can own these rare recordings from the one and only March King. They are presented as nine 2-disc volumes digitally re-mastered from vinyl for optimal sound quality. Included are full liner notes taken from the vinyl complete with stories, biographies, historic pictures and photos, and descriptions of each piece. Along with his popular, well-known marches, this collection also features Sousa’s other great works such as waltzes, suites, operettas, tone poems, and fantasies that are often neglected.

• Ultimate Christmas Combo-

  This collection includes jazz albums like “Cool Yule” and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” along with sing-a-long albums “Happy Holidays” and “Sound the Bells.” The Singing Sergeants’ a cappella album “Caroling” is also included. This combo will have a CD for everyone to enjoy this holiday season!

• 50 American Patriotic Songs-

  50 patriotic songs presented as a 3-disc set for a great deal! This album features over 15 marches, traditional American favorites such as “This Land is Your Land,” “God Bless America,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” and “God Bless the USA,” along with all the service songs, and Naval and Air Force hymns. Featuring original compositions by members of the military bands including songs “The Flag Still Flies High,” “They Died For You, They Died For Me,” and “Honor With Dignity.” This is a great patriotic collection with over 2 and half hours of marches, concert band, choral, sing-a-long, and contemporary songs for all to enjoy!

• Day is Done: Music Commemorating the 150 Anniversary of Taps- 

  Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of America’s most famous bugle call, this unique CD recording contains a variety of performances of the bugle call Taps, related bugle calls, and more than 15 orchestrations and musical settings inspired by Taps, including two world premieres. The album features several different bugle and trumpet soloists, and a booklet of photos and extensive program notes accompanies the CD.

• I Am an American- 

  I Am An American is a musical collection that celebrates our nation’s foundation of liberty and democracy. The album starts off with a wonderful symphonic overture setting of America’s national anthem, featuring two stirring patriotic narrations. Then, the recording finishes with one of the greatest marches of all time, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” The music on the album is played by the talented and world renowned United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants. This band is a musical organization that merits its reputation as “America’s International Musical Ambassadors,” for it is truly one of the most potent instruments of goodwill at the command of the American people. In the tradition of the talent and professionalism exuded by The United States Air Force, I Am An American was recorded. From beginning to end, this recording resonates with the joy of our cherished freedom

• Festival of Marches-

  Bandleader Recordings presents A Festival of Marches, featuring 15 more great marches!More New Products from Bandleader Recordings:Britannic Salute, London Salute!, and The Great Marches, Vol 8Music Performed By:
  The Band of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

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US Marine Band on Tour- National Tours Began in 1892

Marine Band Tour to the Southeast

“What is the Marine Band of Washington? That everybody knows. It is the pride of the nation and of Washington official life.”

These words were printed in the Marine Band’s 1892 national tour program, dictated by tour manager Mr. David Blakely. In the program, Blakely went on to explain that the band was given permission to tour a portion of the country by the President, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Colonel Commandant of the Marine Corps. The tradition of the Marine Band tour began one year earlier under 17th Director John Philip Sousa when he obtained permission from President Benjamin Harrison to travel with the band to 32 cities and towns in New England and the Midwest.

Read Sousa’s account of obtaining permission

More than a hundred years later, “The President’s Own” continues to tour under the direction of 27th Director Colonel Michael J. Colburn. The band will depart Washington, D.C., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, for its annual fall concert tour, performing 29 concerts in 31 days throughout Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.

On its first tour in 1891, the band performed two different programs: one for matinees and another for evening concerts. Both included virtuoso soloists and Sousa’s unique blend of popular music and orchestral transcriptions, as well as his own compositions. Although the audiences clamored for Sousa’s marches, he included them only as encores, offering his audiences what he called the “solid fare” of Richard Wagner, Georges Bizet, Carl Maria von Weber, Edvard Grieg, and others. This year’s “solid fare” will also include music by von Weber and Bizet as well as selections by Gustav Holst, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and American contemporary composers Adam Gorb and Michael Gandolfi.

Col. Colburn has compiled three rotating programs that will highlight a variety of soloists including pianist Gunnery Sgt. Russell Wilson performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 16; cornetist Gunnery Sgt. Brian Turnmire playing Herbert L. Clarke’s “The Southern Cross;” and percussionist Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bisesi performing Pablo de Sarasate’s challenging Zigeunerweisen, Opus 20, transcribed for xylophone by former Marine Band arranger Thomas Knox. Concert moderator and mezzo-soprano Staff Sgt. Sara Dell’Omo will offer the vocal medley Sentimental Journey: A World War II Hit Parade, arranged by Marine Band staff arranger Staff Sgt. Ryan Nowlin. The medley includes popular World War II songs such as “Sentimental Journey,” “Accentuate the Positive,” “Stormy Weather,” and “That Old Black Magic.”

A Marine Band concert would certainly not be complete without a Sousa march. So patrons in every tour city will hear “The March King’s” stirring “Semper Fidelis” and the national march of the United States, “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” Each concert will end with a Salute to the Armed Forces of the United States, featuring all of the military service songs.

The 1892 printed tour program stated that the Marine Band is “the band of the White House, of Congress, and … the band which beguiles the guests of the President at all of the White House receptions;” that it “charms them with its delightful strains.” And while the Marine Band mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Sousa once said, “The Marine Band is the national band … as great among bands as America is among nations.” President George W. Bush declared the band “our nation’s treasure.” General Michael W. Hagee, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps said, “Whether in White House performances, public concerts, or national tours, the music of the Marine Band is the music of America.”

And so it will remain. This fall the music of the Marine Band will be heard by thousands of Americans, delightful strains charming concert attendees in concert halls, auditoriums, and arts centers. The very musicians that ‘beguile the guests of the President’ will offer that same musical precision and level of excellence to patrons throughout the Southeast, for the Marine Band is as Sousa put it, ‘the national band.’

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