Harry L. Alford (1875-1939)
Last updated: 31.08.24
According to the Internet source given below, Harry LaForrest Alford was an American arranger and composer of band marches born in Hudson, Michigan. In his boyhood he learned to play slide trombone, piano, and organ as well as teaching himself composition and arrangement.
He studied at the Dana Musical Institute in Warren, Ohio then becoming a trombonist with touring minstrel shows, wild west shows, and theatrical troupes.
A pioneer, he was the first to open a custom arranging business in Chicago employing famous copyists and arrangers working in sound proof studios. The Harry L. Alford Arranging Studios operated until 1940, producing over 34,000 arrangements.
He studied at the Dana Musical Institute in Warren, Ohio then becoming a trombonist with touring minstrel shows, wild west shows, and theatrical troupes.
A pioneer, he was the first to open a custom arranging business in Chicago employing famous copyists and arrangers working in sound proof studios. The Harry L. Alford Arranging Studios operated until 1940, producing over 34,000 arrangements.
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Minding the Score: the Music of Harry L. Alford | Biography by Rick Benjamin | |
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Harry L. Alford | Brief biography by wikipedia |
Harry L. Alford (1875-1939) has at least 2 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Song Bird Indian intermezzo Music by: Harry L. Alford.
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Song Bird - Song Indian song Music by: Harry L. Alford. Words by: Arthur Gillespie
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South Shore Circus Concert Band | Sounds of the Circus - Volume 25 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)       |
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Paragon Ragtime Orchestra | Knockout Drops | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)  |
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Paragon Ragtime Orchestra | Minding the Score: The Music of Harry L. Alford | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Hustler | H.L. Alford (music) | Indiana |  |
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Hustler (1912) | H.L. Alford (music) | Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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Song Bird (1909) | H.L. Alford (music) | Orchestra | IMSLP | |
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Song Bird - Song | H.L. Alford (music) A. Gillespie (words) |
Indiana | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 23 works by Harry L. Alford (1875-1939).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Michigan Club Two-Step | 1897 | ||
| Just A-Wearyin' For You | 1901 | ||
| They'll Talk About You Anyhow | 1903 | William H. Windowm (words) | |
| Peacemaker, The | 1905 | |
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| Independent Moving Picture March | 1909 | ||
| Song Bird | 1909 |  |
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| Song Bird - Song | 1909 | Arthur Gillespie (words) | Pub. |
| Hustler | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Fiancée: The Bride to Be | 1913 | ||
| Lucy's Sextette | 1913 | A Ragtime Travesty on Donizetti | |
| Drumology | 1914 | Characteristic Drum Solo | |
| ⇑ Glances Gavotte | 1914 | ||
| Spooks: A Midnight Chase | 1914 | ||
| Call of the Elk | 1920 | ||
| I Miss You Dearie, 'deed I Do | 1920 | Howard McKent Barnes (words) Whitney Collin (words) |
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| Roll 'Em Up | 1922 | ||
| Old Plantation Moon | 1923 | Jack Havard (words) | |
| My Old Home of Long Ago | 1924 | Clara D. Durkin (words) | |
| Blaze of Glory | ? | Pub. | |
| Slidin' Easy | ? | ||
| Some of These Days | ? | ||
| Whistling Willies | ? | ||
| Yankee Boy | ? | Pub. |