President's March, The (Fillmore)

From Wind Repertory Project
Henry Fillmore

Henry Fillmore (ed. Robert E Foster)


General Info

Year: 1956 / 2008
Duration: c. 2:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $75.00   |   Score Only (print) - $15.00


Instrumentation

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

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The bold trio of this distinguished-sounding march puts the trombones and baritones at the center of attention with strong, tuneful lines. The last march composed by Fillmore, it is a shining example of his great musical legacy.

- Program Note from publisher


Henry Fillmore moved from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Miami in 1938 after a doctor had informed him that he had six months to live. He had established an especially close relationship with the students in the University of Miami band and their band director, Fred McCall. Henry became a regular guest conductor on the stage and in the Orange Bowl, and his popular marches named for Miami and for the Orange Bowl helped make him even more popular.

Henry had been good for the University of Miami, and the University of Miami loved Henry Fillmore. In 1954 he wrote his last composition, a terrific march "Dedicated to the Presidents of the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida." It was appropriately titled The President's March.

- Program Note from score


Commercial Discography


Media


State Ratings

  • Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP II


Performances

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  • Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Ohio) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) - 19 August 2018


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

  • Courage (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1919/2003/2012)
  • His Honor March (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1933/2014)


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Bierley, P. (2003). Hallelujah Trombone!: The Story of Henry Fillmore. Carl Fischer: New York.
  • Fillmore, H.; Foster, R. (2008). The President's March [score]. C. Fischer: New York.
  • Perusal score