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“American Patrol” “National Emblem March” “Bombasto March” “Sousa Medley March” “Blaze Away March” <\/p>\n Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays – and one of the things\u00a0I think makes\u00a0celebrating it\u00a0so fun is the festive marches that are part of traditional 4th of July concerts and fireworks exhibitions. \u00a0It is one of the few occasions\u00a0when late 19th and early 20th century music is remembered and still part of popular American culture.<\/p>\n In that spirit, here is a collection of such music recorded between 1909 and 1919. \u00a0If you enjoy the selections here, be sure to also check out\u00a0the posting I put up last July 4th<\/a> featuring marches composed by John Philp Sousa as performed by Sousa’s own band. \u00a0Last year’s posting is just as timely\u00a0today as it was one year ago \u00a0– which is one of the nice things about\u00a0this kind of music. \u00a0All of the songs here were written over 110 years ago \u00a0– yet they are timeless. \u00a0Also, if you enjoy\u00a0these selections, check out the other posting I put up today<\/a> of\u00a0recordings from the flip sides of some of the records featured here that are also worth a listen but do not particularly fit this\u00a0posting’s Independence Day theme.<\/p>\n Many will be more familiar with our first selection “American Patrol<\/a>” through the top selling 1942 swing version recorded by Glenn Miller’s<\/a> orchestra. \u00a0But the song, composed by\u00a0Frank White Meacham<\/a>, dates back to 1885. \u00a0Here it is performed by ragtime era xylophonist George Hamilton Green<\/a> with a military band accompaniment.<\/p>\n “National Emblem March” was composed in 1902 by\u00a0Edwin Eugene Bagley<\/a>, though it was not published until 1906. \u00a0Here it is performed by the United States Marine\u00a0Band <\/a>under the direction of German born conductor\u00a0William H Santelmann<\/a> who led the band from 1898 to 1927. \u00a0 A few decades later, his son\u00a0William F Santelmann<\/a> led the band from 1940 to 1955. \u00a0Established in 1798, The United States Marine\u00a0Band’s recording history dates back to the the early 1890s when it began making\u00a0cylinder records for Columbia – it was the first well-known musical ensemble to make commercial recordings. \u00a0Today,\u00a0the band\u00a0is the oldest continually active professional musical organization in America.<\/p>\n “Bombasto March” was composed in 1895 by Indiana born composer Orion R. Farrar<\/a>. \u00a0It is performed here by Arthur Pryor’s<\/a> band. \u00a0Pryor had a long association with John Philip Sousa<\/a> and, for a time, was a soloist and assistant conductor for\u00a0Sousa’s own band. \u00a0 Because Sousa had an intense dislike for the phonograph and recorded music, a large number of the recording sessions by the John Philip Sousa band were, in fact, led by Arthur Pryor.<\/p>\n Speaking of John Philip Sousa, \u00a0our next selection is a medley of Sousa marches performed by accordionist Pietro Deiro<\/a> who, along with his brother Guido Deiro<\/a>,\u00a0became famous through vaudeville and helped popularize the piano accordion. \u00a0 Pietro Deiro made recordings for Victor while brother Guido recorded for Columbia. \u00a0 On this recording Pietro performs a medley of “Washington Post March” “El Capitan” and “Stars And Stripes Forever.”<\/p>\n On the flip side, Deiro\u00a0performs “Blaze Away March” which was published in 1902 and composed by\u00a0Abe Holzmann\u00a0who was best known as a composer of ragtime.<\/p>\n Have a festive and fun 4th of July!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “American Patrol” George Hamilton Green (Xylophone solo with orchestral accompaniment) 1919 \u00a0(Columbia A 3317 mx 78862) American Patrol “National Emblem March” United States Marine Band (Lieut. Wm. H. Santelmann, Director) 1914 (Victor 17577 A) National Emblem March “Bombasto … Continue reading
\nGeorge Hamilton Green (Xylophone solo with orchestral accompaniment)
\n1919 \u00a0(Columbia A 3317 mx 78862)
\nAmerican Patrol<\/a><\/p>\n
\nUnited States Marine Band (Lieut. Wm. H. Santelmann, Director)
\n1914 (Victor 17577 A)
\nNational Emblem March<\/a><\/p>\n
\nArthur Pryor’s Band
\n1909 (Victor 16316-A)
\nBombasto March<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPietro Deiro (Accordion solo)
\n1916 (Victor 17921 A)
\nSousa Medley March<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPietro Deiro (Accordion solo)
\n1916 (Victor 17921 B)
\nBlaze Away March<\/a><\/p>\n