Them Basses March

G.F. Huffine

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General Info

Year: 1924 / 1987
Duration: c. 2:40
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $12.00

Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

Them Basses March is subtitled "A March in which the Basses have the Melody throughout." Huffine might have included the names of all of the lower brasses and the lower woodwinds in the subtitle, inasmuch as they also have the melody -- after the introduction by the cornets. The march was written to sound complete with a minimum number of players, such as in a circus band playing for the elephant act. Because of the small number of different parts, Them Basses March is equally suitable for a 2,000-member massed band, a 28-piece brass band, and a marimba ensemble. It shares this characteristic with much of the music of the Baroque period. Rhythmically, it swings. It was on the J.W. Pepper list of favorite march for many years, almost since it was published in 1924, and it is still popular in many countries -- a very uncomplicated march classic.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Craig McKenzie, conductor) - 2 July 2023
Bemidji (Minn.) State University Symphonic Band (Ryan Webber, conductor) – 15 November 2022
Ripon (Wisc.) College Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Toby Shucha, conductor) - 10 April 2022
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Wind Symphony (Bobby Francis, conductor) - 29 April 2021
Samford University (Birmingham, Ala.) Wind Ensemble (Brian O. Walden, conductor) - 25 February 2021
Triton College (River Grove, Ill.) Community Band (Dana Legg, conductor) – 9 March 2020
Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Concert Band (Mark Kadetsky, conductor) – 27 February 2020
Kent State University (Ohio) All-Star Gold Band (Wendy K. Matthews, conductor) – 11 January 2020
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington) May Term Band (Dan Drake, conductor) – 29 may 2019
University of Missouri, Kansas City, Wind Ensemble (Joseph Parisi, conductor) – 13 March 2019
United States Army Band (Ft. Myer, Va.) (Andrew Esch, conductor) – 2 February 2019
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Symphonic Band (Brian Youngblood, conductor) – 1 March 2018
Virginia Grand Military Band (Alexandria) (Loras John Schissel, conductor) – 18 March 2017
United States Army Band (Ft. Myer, Va.) (Timothy J. Holton, conductor) – 4 February 2017
Chelmsford (Mass.) Community Band (Lucinda Ellert, conductor) - 2 November 2014
Greene County (Paragould, Ark.) Tech Alumni Band (Danny Davis, conductor) - 22 January 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

Basses on a Rampage (arr. Glover) (1927/2013)
The Last Word (1928)
Them Basses March (arr. Balent) (1924/1987)
Triple Cities March (1930)

Resources

Huffine, G.; Balent, A. (1987). Them Basses: March [score]. Carl Fischer: New York.
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 305.