His Honor March (ed Fennell)

Henry Fillmore

General Info

Year: 1934 / 1978
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00 | Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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

Written in 1933, it is a brisk circus march with challenges for every instrument. Here is an excerpt of the program notes prepared by legendary conductor (and eventual founder of a wind ensemble at the University of Miami) Frederick Fennell for his edition of His Honor from 1978:

Henry Fillmore probably never played His Honor (or anything else) exactly as he had approved it for publication; this would have been too confining for his imaginative and expansive musical personality. [...] In the tradition of its composer, infinite varieties of format are open to the imaginative conductor. Many variations in scoring and nuance almost seem to be invited by the music itself.

- Program Note from Summit High School Wind Symphony concert program, 21 December 2017

Media

Audio CD: Carmel High School Wind Symphony I (Richard Saucedo, conductor) - 2005
Audio CD: Seiko Girls High School Band (Fukuoka City, Japan) (Yoshihisa Fujishige, Conductor) - 2010

State Ratings

Kansas: III

Performances

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Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction) Best of the West Honor Band: Wind Ensemble (Birch Browning, conductor) - 11 December 2021
Friends University (Wichita, Kan.) Concert Band (Shawn M. Knopp, conductor) - 27 September 2021
Heart of Texas Concert Band (San Antonio) (R. Mark Rogers, conductor) - 4 July 2021
Cleveland State University (Ohio) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Birch Browning, conductor) - 11 April 2021
Luther Burbank High School (San Antonio, Tx.) Band (Hector Trevino, conductor) - 12 February 2021 (2021 TMEA Conference, San Antonio) (Virtual)
Oakville High School (St. Louis, Mo.) Wind Symphony (Vance Brakefield, conductor) – 27 February 2020
California All-State Junior High School Concert Band (John Burn, conductor) - 18 February 2018 (2018 CASMEC Conference, San Jose)
Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) Symphonic Band (Brian Britt, conductor) - 17 February 2018 (2018 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
Summit High School (Arlington, Tex.) Wind Symphony (Chris Kanicki, conductor) - 21 December 2017 (2017 Midwest Clinic)
Lexington (Mass.) Bicentennial Concert Band (Justin Aramati, conductor) – 14 May 2017
California State University, Fullerton, Community College Intercollegiate Band (Patricia Cornet, conductor) – 9 October 2016
Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Symphony Band (Caroline Hand, conductor) – 30 September 2015
Lewis County (Centralia, Wash.) Community Band (Louie Blaser, conductor) - 4 December 2012
Seika Girls High School Band (Fukuoka City, Japan) (Yoshihisa Fujishige, conductor) – 18 December 2010 (2010 Midwest Clinic)
Carmel (Ind.) High School Wind Symphony I (Richard Saucedo, conductor) – 14 December 2005 (2005 Midwest Clinic)

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 (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 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 (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) (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. 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 Farm Boy (1925)

Resources

Fillmore, H.; Fennell, F. (1978). His Honor: March [score]. Fillmore Music House: New York, N.Y.
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.