American Patrol - Frank White Meacham

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Composer(s)

Frank White Meacham

Grade level

Grade 5 to 8

Movement(s)

Tempo di Marcia

Instrumentation

Concert Band

Categories

Concert Band Concert Band Grade 5 to 8 Walk

Duration

4'10''

Number of pages

101
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Level : 2nd Cycle

"American Patrol" is a march written by Frank White Meacham in 1885. It incorporates both original musical themes by Meacham and melodies from American patriotic songs of the time such as "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" and "Dixie". Composed for piano, it was later arranged for wind band and published in 1891.

The Glenn Miller's Orchestra recorded a swing version of the march arranged by Jerry Gray in 1942, which was released as a 78rpm on Victor Records.

Morton Gould later composed his own unusual and often dissonant composition 'American Patrol for 3 Bands'.

The score describes the arrival of a military orchestra from a spectator's point of view: first pianissimo, then louder and louder until fortissimo. This is followed by a decrescendo.

Frank White Meacham

Frank White Meacham

Frank White Meacham (1856 - 1909) was an American composer and arranger from Tin Pan Alley.

Meacham was born in Brooklyn, New York. His most famous work is American Patrol (1885), a popular march. Originally written for piano, it was later arranged for wind band and published in 1891. It was later arranged by Jerry Gray for Glenn Miller's Big Band and by composer Morton Gould.

Meacham lived in New York for much of his life. Many of his works were military marches, tribute pieces and early ragtime works. He died of pneumonia in New York and is buried in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.

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