Knightsbridge March (arr Yoder)

Eric Coates

This work is also known as the theme from In Town Tonight

General Info

Year: 1933 / 1940
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Chappell
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Condensed Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-II-III-IV
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum

Errata

Oboe, 17 m. after reh. A, beat 1: E natural should read E-flat
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I, 8 m. before reh. B, beat 1: F should read G
All parts, 1 m. before reh. E, beat 1: poco rit. should read molto rit.

Program Notes

After Sir Thomas Beecham organized the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1933, Coates "borrowed" the organization -- under his name -- to record two of his rhapsodies and his newly composed London Suite, including the third movement, Knightsbridge March. With very little rehearsal time, a superb recording was made. After hearing the recording Eric Maschwitz of the BBC began using it as the signature tune for the long-running Saturday night program In Town Tonight. The march became so popular that Coates's name became known throughout Britain.

The music refers to the Knightsbridge section in London, where visitors may see the pomp and pageantry of the scarlet-clad Buckingham Palace Guardsmen.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Terry S. Treuden, conductor) – 10 March 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Arrival of the Princess
Calling All Workers
By the Sleepy Lagoon (arr. Godfrey) (1930)
The Dam Busters March (arr. Wagner) (1954/2004)
The Dam Busters (arr. Duthoit) (1955)
Eighth Army March
Footlights (arr. Duthoit) (1940)
Four Ways Suite (arr. Godfrey and Leidzen) (1928)
High Flight (Coates)
Holburn
Knightsbridge March. See: London Suite
London Bridge
London Suite
- Knightsbridge March (arr. Cacavas) (1933/1970)
- Knightsbridge March (arr. Yoder) (1933/1940)
London Suite (arr. Williams) (1934)
The Merrymakers (arr Godfrey) (1923)
Northwards
Over to You
Oxford Street (arr. Wagner) (1936/2009)
Rediffusion
Salute the Soldier
The Seven Seas (arr. Duthoit) (1940)
Sound and Vision
Sweet Seventeen (arr. Duthoit) (1955)
The Three Bears (arr. Godfrey (1928)
The Three Elizabeths (arr. Duthoit) (1946)
To-Day Is Ours (arr. Duthoit) (1940)

Resources

Coates, E.; Yoder, P. (1940). Knightsbridge March = (In Town Tonight) From London Suite [score]. Chappell: New York.
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 131.