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Chambers wrote and published nearly ninety marches as well as several brilliant cornet solos. His band compositions have been called "some of the finest and most difficult works in the American march repertoire." Today, he is mainly known for two of his marches, The Chicago Tribune and the present work. Boys of the Old Brigade was written in 1901 but is not related to the Irish Republican song of the same name. At just over 2 minutes long, the piece is a short and spirited quick march, and in this new edition Richard W Sargeant Jr. pays tribute to Chambers' original instrumentation, with extended woodwinds (including 3 clarinets, E-flat clarinet and bassoon), and full brass section with 4 cornets, plus basses, snare drum, cymbals and bass drum. As with Chicago Tribune, the B-flat bass clarinet and SATB saxophones have been added by the editor as they were usually present in bands directed by the composer.

Wind Band ; ISMN: 979-0-58042-037-4

Chambers wrote and published nearly ninety marches as well as several brilliant cornet solos. His band compositions have been called "some of the finest and most difficult works in the American march repertoire." Today, he is mainly known for two of his marches, Boys of the Old Brigade and the present work. The Chicago Tribune March was written in 1892 for the iconic Chicago newspaper company which was founded in 1847. Over the past one and a half centuries, a number of major (and well as smaller regional) newspapers have commissioned band pieces for special events, a tradition that still continues today, and has greatly enriched the American march band repertoire.
The The Chicago Tribune March was first performed at "Music Day" at the Illinois State Fair in Peoria on Friday, September 30, 1892. The Tribune reported that four of the best bands in the state, plus a 100-strong chorus, had been engaged for that year's event. The first feature of the day was the "March of the Nations" with each of the… Read More

One of the most popular marches ever written, Colonel Bogey was composed in 1914 by Lt. Frederick J. Ricketts (1881-1945) under the pseudonym Kenneth J. Alford. Born in London, Ricketts enlisted in the band of the First Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment at age fourteen He later studied at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. Ricketts served as bandmaster to several battalions, and was appointed Director of Music of the famed Royal Marines of Plymouth in 1930.
He composed 19 known marches and several other light works under the pseudonym Kenneth J. Alford, but Colonel Bogey remains his most popular work. Opening with a characteristic two-note phrase (a descending minor third) it is said that the tune was inspired by a fiery and somewhat eccentric military man and avid golfer nicknamed "Colonel Bogey" who used to whistle the catchy notes instead of shouting "Fore" when about to drive a ball. By the early 1930s Colonel Bogey had sold well over one million copies, and became widely used for… Read More

It is believed Bagley started composing National Emblem in 1902 while on a train tour with his band, but was dissatisfied with its ending and threw the score out. Fortunately, some members of his band (the Keene, New Hampshire, City Band) retrieved it and secretly rehearsed the score in the baggage car, surprising him with a performance of the work in their next concert. Bagley later revised the work and it was first published in 1906. It has since appeared in more than one dozen published editions. The first recording of it was made in 1908 by the band of Arthur Pryor, on the Victor Talking Machine Company label.

National Emblem, which features an excerpt of The Star Spangled Banner, deservedly became the most famous of Bagley's marches and remains a standard of the American march repertoire. It is widely played in Independence Day celebrations, and is used by the US military for presenting and retiring the colors. John Philip Sousa, when asked to name the three most effective street marches ever… Read More

A study score of the spectacular new setting for wind symphony. Simpson's orchestration is the first one for winds based upon the composer's manuscript instead of the flawed 1886 edition of the piano original. Edited by the eminent American composer of wind music, Alfred Reed.
Promenade I
Gnomus
Promenade II
Il Vecchio Castello (The Old Castle)
Promenade III
Tuileries
Bydlo
Promenade IV
Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells
"'Samuel Goldenberg' und 'Schmuyle'"
Promenade V
Limoges, le marche
Catacombae
Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua
The Hut on Chicken Legs
The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital (Kiev)