Old Circus Band March, The

Fred Jewell

Fred Jewell (ed. John Boyd)

General Info

Year: 1922 / 1985
Duration: c. 2:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig-Masters Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00

For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets Solo-I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Euphonium
Tuba
Drums (instrumentation undifferentiated in score)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

In the tradition of fast and furious circus marches, this is a most enjoyable old-style circus march that becomes more fun as the speed increases

- Program Note from publisher

The 1922 march The Old Circus Band, introductory fanfare and all, is a fine glance back to the earlier days of circus music. Written by the outstanding circus composer and bandleader Fred A. Jewll (1875-1936) while he was director of the Iowa Brigade Band in Oskaloosa, it is an enduring iece that remains int he repertory of concert bands. One of Jewell's top jewels, it has been reworked my many musicians including John Boyd, who in 1985 produced this reorchestrated version for symphonic band.

- Program Note from Circus Songs

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: U.S. Navy Band (Donald W. Stauffer, conductor) - 2013

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Iowa State University (Ames) Wind Ensemble (Michael Golemo, conductor) – 2 October 2016

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• E Pluribus Unum (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1917/2011)

All Wind Works

• Airy Fairy
• American Leader, The
• Banner Bearer, The
• Battle Royal
• Booster Boys
• Boy Scouts, The
• Carnival Queen, The
• Cavaletta
• Coast Defenders, The
• Collegian
• Counterpoint
• Crawley's
• Crimson Petal, The (1901)
• The Denver Post March (1905)
• Director General, The
• E Pluribus Unum (1917)
• E Pluribus Unum (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1917/2011)
• Easy Walker
• El Campo
• Explorer
• Floto's Triumph
• Fritz, The
• Galop - Go! (1915)
• Gentry's Triumphal (1900)
• Guy, The
• Hail to Old Glory
• High and Mighty (arr. Glover) (1917/2005)
• Huston, The
• In the Lead
• Intercolonial
• Jolly Rover, A
• Kick Off, The
• La Linea
• Last Call, The
• Lawsy Massy
• Little Traveler
• Magnet
• March to Mecca
• Murat Temple Band March (1925)
• Myrtle
• New Arrival, The
• Officer of the Guard
• Old Circus Band March, The (1922)
• Old Home Guards
• On the Firing Line
• Our Mascot
• Our Special
• The Outlook (1913)
• Pass It Along
• Path of Honor
• Progressive American, The
• Quality Plus (1913)
• Quality Plus (arr. Longfield) (1913/1994)
• Radio Waves (arr. Rhea) (1922/2003)
• Request, The
• Revelry
• Rosemary
• Roses of Memory
• Scoutmaster
• The Screamer (arr. Kopetz) (1906/2006)
• Shrine of Liberty (1922)
• Skidoo
• Some Band Rag
• Spick and Span
• Supreme Triumph (1920)
• Supreme Triumph (arr. Rhea) (1920/)
• Tecumseh
• They're Off! (arr. Glover) (1918/2009)
• Tramp - March
• Trombone Blues (1918)
• Undertow, The
• Whirlwind (Jewell)
• Young Love
• Yours Truly (1908)

Resources

• Jewell, F.; Boyd, J. (1985). The Old Circus Band March [score]. Ludwig Music Publishing Co.: Cleveland, Ohio.
• Studwell, W., et al. (1999). "Circus Songs: An Annotated Anthology." New York: The Haworth Press, pp. 21.