Purple Pageant March, The

Karl L. King

Karl King (ed. Paynter)

General Info

Year: 1933 / 1982
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00  |   Score Only - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Eb Clarinet
Bb Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet I-II
Eb Contrabass Clarinet
Bassoon
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpets (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Baritone (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Chimes
• Cymbals
• Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The Purple Pageant, tuneful and buoyant, is easily one of the most famous and recognizable marches composed by King. It was written for his close friend of more than 40 years, Glenn Cliffe Bainum.

Through his service and leadership beginning in 1926, Bainum conducted the concert band, marching band, choirs, and orchestras for 27 years at Northwestern University, paralleled only by men such as A. A. Harding at the University of Illinois and William Revelli at the University of Michigan. After his retirement, Bainum continued to produce many outstanding arrangements and transcriptions which have become staples of the concert band literature. His student, John R. Paynter, succeeded Bainum as director of bands at Northwestern University for more than four decades until his death in 1996. Remarkably, a Paynter student -- Mallory Thompson -- succeeded him at Northwestern, becoming only the third Director of Bands of a university program more than a century old.

-Program note by Rich Paluch for the Wheaton Municipal Band

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: Wheaton Municipal Band (Richard L. Blatti, conductor)

Audio Links

Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Concert Band (Larry Stoner, conductor) - 10 March 2019
• University of Illinois (Champaign) Campus Concert Band (Joe Clark, conductor) – 29 April 2018
• New England Conservatory (Boston) Symphonic Winds (William Drury, conductor) – 14 November 2017
• Ventura County (Calif.) Concert Band (Julie Judd, conductor) - 12 April 2015
• Foothill Symphonic Winds (Palo Alto, Calif.) (David Bruce Adams, conductor) - 8 March 2015
• Virginia Grand Military Band (Alexandria) (Loras John Schissel, conductor) - 1 November 2014
• Wheaton Municipal Band (Richard L. Blatti, conductor) - 22 December 2012 (2012 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• Coast Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)

All Wind Works

• 140th Infantry (1928)
• 147th Field Artillery
• Abdallah
• Aces of the Air (arr. Swearingen) (1942/2011)
• Alamo (1943)
• Alamo (arr. Swearingen) (1943/1990)
• Alcazar
• Algeria
• Alhambra Grotto
• Allied Honor (1955)
• Allied Honor (arr. Swearingen) (1955/1989)
• Alpine Sunset
• Altar of Genius, The
• American Beauty Waltz (1910)
• The American Way (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2014)
• Apollo (King)
• Arabian Night
• Argonne
• Arkansas School Bands (1931)
• Atta-Boy
• The Attorney General (1921)
• Auld Lang Syne March (1944)
• Autumn Romance, An
• Aviation Tournament
• Avenger, The
• Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (arr. Bainum) (1913/1972)
• Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (arr Milford) (arr. Milford) (1913/2012)
• Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (ed Schissel) (ed. Schissel) (1913/2009)
• Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (1913)
• Barnum and Bailey's Fractured Favorite (arr. Leslie) (1913/2018)
• Baronet, The
• Belle Isle
• The Big Cage (arr. Glover) (1934/2004)
• Big Cage, The (1934)
• Big Four (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2002)
• Black and Gold
• Bolivar
• Bombardier
• Bon Voyage
• Bonds of Unity
• Brigadier-General, The
• Broadway One Step (1919)
• Broadway One Step (arr. Paynter) (1919/1992)
• Bunker Hill (arr. Swearingen) (1943/2018)
• Burma Patrol (arr. Swearingen) (2009)
• Call to Victory
• Canton Aero Club
• The Caravan Club (1925)
• Cardiff Giant, The
• Carrollton (1909)
• Carrollton (ed. Rogers) (1909/2004)
• Celestial Choir
• Centaur, The
• Center Ring, The (arr. Glover) (1926/2009)
• Chateau Thierry
• Circus Days (arr. Clark) (1944/1997)
• Circus Days (arr. Schissel) (1944/1997)
• Cle Elum Eagles
• Co-Eds On Parade
• Coast Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)
• Columbian
• Conqueror, The
• Cruiser Omaha
• Custer's Cavalry
• Cyrus the Great (1921)
• Dance of the Imps
• Defending Circle, The
• Desdemona
• Desert Patrol, The
• Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, The
• Diplomacy
• Discriminator, The
• Don Caezar
• Drake Relays
• Dreamy Dawn
• Eclipse Galop (1917)
• Eclipse Galop (arr. Glover) (1917/2018)
• Emblem of Freedom (arr. Glover) (1910/2003)
• Emblem of Freedom (arr. Schissel) (1910/2020)
• Emporia
• Enchanted Nights (1919)
• Evening Shadows
• Eventide
• Excelsior
• Fame and Fortune
• Fete Triumphal
• Fidelity (arr. Glover) (1912/2011)
• Flying Cadets
• Fond Hearts
• Forest City Commandery (1915)
• Franklin Post
• Free World
• Freedom City (arr. Swearingen) (1963/2017)
• Friendship
• Gallant Marines (arr. Swearingen) (1942/2000)
• Gallant Zouaves
• Garland Entrée (1912)
• Gateway City, The
• General Grant
• General Lee (1943)
• Georgia Girl
• German Melodies
• Glorious America
• Golden Days
• Goldman Band, The
• Greater Canton
• Gypsy Queen
• Hawkeye Fair
• Hawkeye Glory (1938)
• Henderson Field
• Herald of Progress (1936)
• High Private, The
• Home Town Boy, The
• Homestretch
• Hosts of Freedom (1920)
• Hosts of Freedom (arr Glover) (1920/2013)
• Howdy Pap
• Huntress, The (arr. Milford) (2014)
• Imperial
• In a Moonlit Garden (1924)
• In Old Pekin
• In Old Portugal (1917)
• International Favorites
• Invictus (1921)
• Invictus (arr. Glover) (1921/2017)
• Invincible
• Iowa Band Law, The (1923)
• Iowa Centennial
• Iron Count, The
• Joy Riders, The
• June Twilight
• Kansas Bandman, The
• Kentucky Derby, The (1926)
• Kentucky Sunrise (arr. Foster) (1919/1995)
• King Henry (1941/1968)
• Knight Erran
• Lexington
• Lieutenant-Commander
• Lone Crusader, The (1927)
• Love's Way
• Loyal Americans. See: March Loyal Americans
• Loyalty
• LSU Tiger Triumph
• Magic Garden
• Majestic Galop (1919)
• Manila Bay
• March Loyal Americans (1910)
• March of Freedom
• March Ponderoso (arr. Rhea) (1910/2007)
• Masquerader, The
• McKinley's Own March (ed. Green; arr. Jones and Levesque) (1923/2019)
• The Melody Shop (1910)
• The Melody Shop (arr. Glover) (1910/1999)
• Mercury
• Michigan on Parade
• Mighty Minnesota
• Military Life
• Miss Liberty (1955)
• Miss Liberty (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2006)
• Missouri Bandman, The
• Monahan Post
• Monte Carlo
• Monterey
• Mooning
• Moonlight Melody, A
• Moonlight on the Nile
• Morning Glory
• Morning Tears
• Mountain Trails
• Mournful Maggie
• My Lady
• Mystic Call, The
• Mystic Night
• National Glory (1931)
• Nazir Grotto
• Neddermeyer Triumphal
• New Frontiers
• New Madison Square Garden, The
• Niagara Maid
• Night Flight
• Night in June, A (1912/1960)
• Nightfall
• Octopus and the Mermaid, The
• Ohio Division
• Ohio Special, The
• Old Vienna
• Omar Khayyam
• On A Summer's Eve
• On The Warpath
• Our Heritage (arr. Swearingen) (1955/1997)
• Over the Stars
• Pageantry
• Pan American (arr. Clark) (1942/2009)
• Passing of the Red Man (1916)
• Peace Jubilee
• Peacemaker (1955)
• Peacemaker (arr. Swearingen) (1955/2004)
• Persian Moonlight
• Phillipian Festival
• Plucking Roses
• Prestissimo (arr. Swearingen) (1931/2010)
• Pride of Arizona, The (1914)
• The Pride of Arizona (arr. Milford) (1914/2017)
• Pride of the Illini (1928)
• Prince Charming (Selection From)
• Princess of India (1912)
• Purple Pageant March, The (arr. Paynter)
• Pursuit Squadron (1942)
• Ragged Rozey
• Remembrance
• Rifle Rangers, The
• Robinson's Grand Entree March (arr. Schissel) (1911/1996)
• Roll of Honor
• Roses and Orchids
• Rough Riders (1943)
• Rough Riders (arr. Swearingen) (1943/1996)
• Royal Emblem
• Royal Hippodrome
• Royal Hussars
• Royal Palm
• Royal Scotch Highlanders (arr. Milford) (1919/2018)
• Royalist, The
• Saint Mihiel
• Salute to the Sultan (1912) (arr. Milford)
• Samson
• Santiago
• Sarasota (1918)
• Sells-Floto Triumphal
• Silver Fountain, The
• Sir Galahad (arr. Milford) (1917/2016)
• Sir Henry
• Siren, The
• Sky Ranger
• Solitude
• Sons of Veterans
• South Dakota State College
• Southern Roses
• Spanish Romance
• Spirit of Springtime
• Step On It!
• Sunny Spain
• Sunshine
• Three Musketeers, The
• Thumbs-Up USA
• Torch of Liberty
• Triumph
• The Trombone King (1945)
• Trombone King, The (ed. Paynter) (1945/1983)
• Troubador
• Trouping Days
• True Blue
• Tuscarawas
• Twilight
• Ung-Kung-Foy-Ya
• United Nations (arr. Swearingon) (1942/1992)
• The University of Chicago (1936)
• University of Idaho
• The University of North Dakota (1935)
• Valiant Youth
• Valley Forge
• Vanguard of Democracy
• Venetian Beauties
• Victor, The
• Viking March, The (1911/1962)
• Vindication (1923)
• Vision of Cleopatra
• Voice of America
• Voyager, The
• Walking Frog, The (1919)
• Walking Frog, The (arr. Foster) (1919/1993)
• Walsenburg
• Wanderer
• Wanderlust
• War March of the Tartars (1938)
• Water Lilies
• We Stand United
• Westlawn Dirge
• The Whippet Race
• Wild Rose
• Wings for Peace
• Wings of Army
• Wisconsin's Pride
• Wood-Nymphs
• Woody Van's
• Wyoming Days
• Yellowstone Trail
• Youth and Progress

References

• King, K.; Paynter, J. (1982). The Purple Pageant: Concert March [score]. C.L. Barnhouse: Oskaloosa, Iowa.