Crimson Flush March, The
General Info
Year: 1897 / 1926
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts - $50.00
For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets Solo-I-II
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Drums, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
Errata
- Drums. m. 24: Add three slash tremolo (i.e., roll) over the whole note.
Program Notes
Russell Alexander wrote The Crimson Flush March in 1897, his first year as a euphonium player in the Barnum and Bailey Circus band led by Carl Clair. Although the title may refer in some way to a horse act, the reference is ultimately unclear.
-Program Note by Wind Repertory Project
Media
- Audio CD: The Big Top Orchestra - 2011
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- "Across the Atlantic" March (1899/1926)
- Belford's Carnival (1897/1926)
- Burr's Triumphal March
- The Butterfly Dance
- Colossus of Columbia (arr. Glover) (1901/2022)
- Colossus of Columbia (1901/1926)
- Colossus of Columbia (arr. Bainum) (1901/1969)
- Crimson Flush March, The (1897/1926)
- From Tropic to Tropic March (arr. Bainum) (1898/1926)
- Exposition Four, The (1903)
- International Vaudeville (1897)
- Memphis the Majestic March
- Olympia Hippodrome March (1898)
- The Southerner (arr. Bainum) (1908/1968)
- Steeplechase, The (1900)
- Storming of El Caney March (arr. Glover) (1898/1903/2014)
Resources
- Alexander, R. (1926). The Crimson Flush March [score]. C.L. Barnhouse: Oskaloosa, Iowa.