Golden Gate March

Edwin Franko Goldman

General Info

Year: 1939
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Belwin
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Condensed Score
D-flat Piccolo
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornets Solo or I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Edwin Franko Goldman composed many marches for his ensemble to perform throughout his career. The Golden Gate March was dedicated to the Golden Gate International Exposition. Billed as the “official march,” the composition was first performed at the Goldman Band’s Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) tenure on March 19, 1939.

According to the Goldman Band Program Book (GBPB), the Goldman Band performed the march three times during the Goldman Band’s tenure at the Golden Gate International. Audiences who could not attend the Golden Gate International Exposition were able to obtain The Golden Gate March; a piano reduction was sold in the form of sheet music (arranged by Erik W.G. Leidzen).

Through the medium of radio, audiences were able to hear live performances of The Golden Gate March, including at the GGIE.

- Program Note adapted from Elisse Colleen La Barre

Media

Audio: Reference recording. U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West (Douglas Monroe, conductor) - 2015

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Walnut Creek (Calif.) Concert Band (Johnny Johnson, conductor) – 4 July 2016

Works for Winds by This Composer

The ABA March (arr. Lisk) (1931/2003)
Birthday March (ed. Leidzén) (1937)
A Bit of Syncopation
Boy Scouts of America (1931)
The British Grenadiers (arr. Tobani) (1915)
The Bugler (tr. Leidzén) (1943)
Bugles and Drums (1936)
Cheerio March (1933)
Cheerio March (arr. Erickson) (1933/1968)
Cheerio March (arr. Vinson) (1933/1999)
The Children's March (arr. Lake) (1934)
The Chimes of Liberty (1922/1937)
The Chimes of Liberty (arr. Custer) (1922/1995)
Chimes of Liberty (arr. Schissel) (1922/1998)
Christmas March (1940)
Christmas March (arr. Rogers) (1940/2016)
Espanita
Fantasia in G, BWV 572 (as arranger) (1703-7/1957/2012)
The Free Lance March (as arranger) (1906/1959)
Golden Gate March (1939)
Illinois March (trans. Leidzén) (1953)
Interlochen Bowl (1934)
Jubilee March (arr. Leidzén) (1937)
Jupiter (Goldman) (arr. Tobani) (1915)
Kentucky March (1949)
Let Freedom Ring (1932)
My Old Kentucky Home (arr. Tobani) (1915)
On Guard
On Parade (arr. Lisk) (1934/2009)
On the Air
On the Alert (1931)
On the Campus
On the Farm
On the Go
On the Green
On the Heights
On the Hudson (1940)
On the Hunt
On the Mall (1923)
On the Mall (arr. Lake) (1923)
On the Mall (ed. Lisk) (1923/2004)
On the Mall (arr. Leidzén) (1923/1938)
On the Pier
On the Road
Onward-Upward (1931)
The Pride of America (arr. Laurendeau) (1912)
Scherzo
Springtime Fancies
Star of the Evening
Sunshine and Shadows
V.F.W. (arr. Leidzén) (1949)

Resources

Elisse Colleen La Barre. "Music of American World’s Fairs: Protest and Politics at the 1939 and 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition." 2019. University of California Santa Cruz, Ph.D. dissertation.
Goldman, E.; Leidzen, E. (1939). Golden Gate March [score]. Belwin: New York.
Meryl Wamhoff, Delta College, personal correspondence, February 2023