March of the Illini

Harry L. Alford

General Info

Year: 1926/1928
Duration: c. 2:11
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Melrose Bros. Music Co.
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full score
D-flat Piccolo
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-II-III
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet Solo-I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
B-flat Tenor Horn
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Drums, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

March of the Illini (originally titled The Battle of Tippecanoe, 1926) was a composition made for the director of the University of Illinois Band, Albert Austin Harding.

The the University of Illinois's marching band, the Marching Illini, still uses this piece in their "Three-In-One". The musical portion of the Three-In-One consists of three distinct Illinois pieces: 'Pride of the Illini, March of the Illini, and Hail to the Orange. Alford’s March of the Illini was also published in 1928, but was used during Chief Illinwek’s performance from the beginning in 1926. The three pieces were eventually combined into a medley and given the title, Three-In-One. The Three-In-One drill and music are an important part of the university’s heritage.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. U.S. Navy Band (Donald W. Stauffer, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Call of the Elk March (1920)
Evanston Civic Band March (as arranger) (1925)
Glory of the Gridiron March (1932)
Law and Order (1926)
Lucy's Sextette (ed. and trans. Oliver) (1913/2010)
March of the Illini (1926/1928)
My Hero (as arranger) (1908/1936)
The Purple Carnival (1933)
Roll 'Em Up (1922)
Skyliner (ed. Kinsey) (1936/2022)
A Step Ahead (1940)
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (1934)

Resources

Alford, H. (1928). March of the Illini [score]. Melrose Brothers Music: [s.l.].