American Patrol (1885)
Op. 92
Last updated: 11.10.23
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Composer: F.W. Meacham Suppliers: dbe15.gif
Editor: Geoff Grainger Quintet A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Publisher: Ditty Box Enterprises Publication: DBE 610
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Length: approx. 4¾ mins. Sounds best if the 1st tenor is doubled
American Patrol is a bright-and-breezy programmatic march played the world over by all manner of bands, orchestras and ensembles. The piece describes the approach of a brass band pianissimo (pppp) with its gradual arrival that climaxes in a fortissimo (fff) quotation of the patriotic hymn Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean. It then winds down returning to the march tune that fades decrescendo all the way down to pianissimo (ppppp). The final bar is cryptically scored Gone!
Great stuff indeed! American Patrol was recorded on a two-minute Edison cylinder in 1903 becoming one of the first recorded hits. Predictably the march was used in both world wars for propaganda/patriotic purposes. The Glenn Miller Orchestra revived it during the World war II as a jitterbug march so successfully that the names of both remain inextricably linked.
A tempo of 90 crotchets/min. is suggested.
  Issue Instruments Performer
       
  DBE MP3 Sample    
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  Midi File(s)   Sequencer(s)
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cd15.gif Six Brown Brothers Those Moaning Saxophones flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Canadian Brass Red, White And Brass flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists 100 Favorite Patriotic Songs flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Clas Pehrsson From Byrd to Birds / Musica Dolce flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Brass Ring Catch the Brass Ring flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
     Title Performer Composer
       
youtube15.jpg American Patrol (3:07) Kenny Ball F.W. Meacham