His Honor March (arr Foster)

Henry Fillmore

Henry Fillmore (arr. Robert E Foster)

General Info

Year: 1933 / 2000
Duration: c. 2:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00   |   Score Only (print) - $15.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet 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 Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This classic Henry Fillmore march is considered one of his finest. His Honor is one of Fillmore’s “fast and fun” circus style marches, containing his classic whimsical look at the world. Since its premiere in 1933, It has become one of Fillmore's most popular marches.

- Program Note from publisher

Some of Fillmore's marches, overtures and novelty pieces were composed especially for his own band of professional musicians, organized in 1927 in Cincinnati. His Honor, composed in 1933 and published the following year, was one such favorite of both his band members and audiences alike. The title refers to Mayor Russell Wilson, a man who impressed the composer with his sense of humor as well as his executive ability. With its unexpected melodic and rhythmic changes and its various performance possibilities, His Honor is still one of Fillmore's most popular marches.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
• Audio CD: Washington Winds (Edward Petersen, conductor

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo) Concert Band (Mary Land, conductor) - 17 October 2022
• University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) Symphonic Band (Shelby Swanson-Williams, conductor) – 9 March 2020
• Wheaton (Ill.) North High School Concert Band (Kent Krause, conductor) - 26 February 2019
• Texas 5A Symphonic Band (Robert Carnochan, conductor) - 16 February 2019 (2019 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
• Wood Oaks Junior High School (Northbrook, Ill.) (Wayne Gordon, conductor) – 28 April 2016
• Concord (Mass.) Band (William M. Toland, conductor) – 14 March 2009

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Courage (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1919/2003/2012)
• His Honor March (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1934/2014)

All Wind Works

• 136th U.S.A. Field Artillery (arr. Foster) (2012)
• Alamo March (as Will Huff) (1916)
• Alamo March (arr. Miller) (1916/2016)
• America Exultant (arr. Glover) (1917/2004)
• Americans We (1929)
• Americans We (ed. Fennell) (1929/1979)
• Americans We (ed. Foster) (1929/2011)
• Black Mask, The (written as Al Hayes) (ed. Foster) (1914/2015)
• Bones Trombone (arr. Oliver) (1922)
• Bull Trombone (1924/1959)
• Chimes of Iron Mountain, The (1955)
• The Circus Bee (1908)
• The Circus Bee (1908/2003) (ed. Foster)
• The Circus Bee (arr. Custer) (1908/1994)
• The Circus Bee (ed. Schissel) (1908/2007)
• The Circus Bee (arr. Stevens) (1908/2013)
• Courage March (2013) (arr. Contorno)
• Courage (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1919/2003/2012)
• Cradle of Liberty (as Al Hayes) (arr Laferty) (2015)
• The Crosley March (arr. Foster) (2001)
• The Crosley March (arr. Schissel) (2023)
• The Footlifter March (arr. Foster) (1935/2003)
• Footlifter March, The (ed. Blatti) (1935)
• Genius (arr. Clark) (1937/2005)
• Gifted Leadership (ed. Foster) (1927/1959)
• Go: Galop (as Will Huff) (1916)
• Go: Galop (arr. Contorno) (1916/2009)
• Golden Friendships (ed. Foster) (1926/2005)
• Headway March (arr. Contorno) (1920/2014)
• His Excellency (ed. Schissel) (1909/2006)
• His Honor March (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1934/2014)
• His Honor (ed. Fennell) (1934/1978)
• His Honor March (arr. Foster) (1934/2000)
• Hot Trombone (1921)
• In Uniform (1905)
• King Karl King (1957)
• King Karl King (ed. Foster) (1957/2007)
• Klaxon, The (1930)
• The Klaxon (arr. Balent) (1930/1995)
• The Klaxon (ed. Fennell) (1930/1984)
• The Klaxon (arr. Foster) (1930/2014)
• Lassus Trombone (1915)
• Lassus Trombone (arr. Clark) (1915/1998)
• Lassus Trombone (ed. Foster) (1915/2011)
• Lassus Trombone (arr. Schissel) (1915/2000)
• Light Cavalry Overture (as arranger; ed. Foster) (1866/2000)
• Lightning Fingers (arr. Foster)
• Lucky Trombone (1926)
• Man of the Hour, The (1924)
• (We're) Men of Florida (ed. Foster) (1949/2005)
• Men of Ohio (1921)
• Men of Ohio (ed. Foster) (1921/2009)
• Men of Ohio (arr. Schissel) (1921/1999)
• Miami (arr. Foster) (1938/2006)
• Military Escort (as Harold Bennett) (arr. Balent) (1923/1990)
• Military Escort (as Harold Bennett) (arr. Clark) (1923/2014)
• Military Escort (as Harold Bennett) (ed. Fennell) (1923/1980)
• Military Escort (as Harold Bennett) (arr. Swearingen) (1923/1998)
• Military Escort in 5 Ways (1930)
• Miss Trombone (arr. Contorno) (1908/2012)
• Miss Trombone (1908)
• Mt. Healthy (arr. Shaffer) (1916/2007)
• Noble Men (arr. Foster) (1922/2001)
• The Orange Bowl (ed. Foster) (1939/2004)
• Our Own Red, White and Blue (arr. Foster) (1917/2015)
• Playfellow (1927)
• Poet, Peasant and Light Cavalryman, The ((1915/1959)
• Precision (as Harold Bennett) (arr. Clark) (1926/2011)
• Project (as Harold Bennett) (arr. Clark) (2002)
• The President's March (ed. Foster) (1956/2008)
• A Review March to the U.S. of A. Armed Forces (ed. Foster) (1942/2013)
• Rolling Thunder (arr. Howell) (1916/2020)
• Rolling Thunder March (1916)
• Rolling Thunder (ed. Fennell) (1916/1983)
• Rolling Thunder March (arr. Foster) (1916/2014)
• Rolling Thunder March (arr. Foster Jr.) (1916/2015)
• Rolling Thunder March (arr. Glover) (1916)
• Sally Trombone (1917)
• Shoutin' Liza Trombone (arr. De Meij) (1920/1991)
• Shoutin' Liza Trombone (arr. Foster) (1920/2002)
• Slim Trombone (arr. Contorno) (2013)
• Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/1934/1959/1973)
• Success (as Harold Bennett; arr. Clark) (1912/2001)
• Teddy Trombone (1911)
• Teddy Trombone (arr. de Meij) (1911)
• Teddy Trombone (arr. Foster) (1911/2013)
• A Trombone Family Reunion (arr. Glover) (2019)
• Troopers' Tribunal (1905)
• Troopers' Tribunal (arr. Foster) (1905/2009)
• The U.S. of A. Armed Forces (ed. Foster). See: A Review March to the U.S. of A. Armed Forces
• Waves March (1943)
• When the Saints Meet Lassus Trombone (arr. Brandon)
• The Whistling Farmer Boy (1925)

Resources

• Fillmore, H.; Foster, R. (2000). His Honor: March [score]. Carl Fischer: New York.
• Pease, Andy. "His Honor by Henry Fillmore." Wind Band Literature, 19 February 2016. Web. Accessed 17 May 2022
• Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 204