"Entry of the Gladiators" (Thunder and Blazes) - Julius Fučik, composed 1897."Children of the Shrine" - James Swearingen."Coronation March" from Le Prophète - Giacomo Meyerbeer."Colossus of Columbia" - Russell Alexander. ![]() "Brooke's Chicago Marine Band" - Roland F."Belgian Paratroopers (Marche des Parachutistes Belges)" – Pierre Leemans."Barnum and Bailey's Favorite" - Karl L."Americans We" - Henry Fillmore, published in 1929.Frank Meacham, copyrighted March 30, 1885 Many British marches have as their dedication names like Alford’s Vanished Army, Leo Stanley’s The Contemptables and Vivian Dunn’s Lord Mountbatten. Boyer returned the favour by dedicating his march Sousa’s Triumphal in 1930. John Philip Sousa dedicated numerous compositions to towns and cities and musicians and events. King saluted Charlie Troops, bandmaster and trombonist of Wilmington Ohio with the march Trombone King. ![]() Hall called The Tenth Regiment March for that unit of Albany New York. Victor Grabel devoted a march to The United States Marines called Glory of the Marines which had an intro and trio with the Marines' Hymn. Merle Evans of Circus fame dedicated a march called Symphonia to Charles Ringling of the Ringling Barnum and Bailey Circus. Very often the music was marked at the top ‘Dedicated to' a person, a place, or an event. In going through the massive lists of marches, one aspect of march writing which surfaced was the dedicatory march. The list of well known and preferred marches is endless. ![]() A recent march that has been very popular is Glorious Victory by Kendal. Two very exciting marches which are rarely performed are Vimy by Bidgood and Arromanches by Kelly. The popularity of the march Old Comrades (Alte Kameroden) has never wavered. The Vienna concerts usually held on January 1 st each year features the marvelous hand clapping march Radetsky. Many great marches have disappeared from the program schedules of bands and orchestras in North America. This list contains some well known and lesser known marches which are seen on various concert programs from the last several years. No doubt there are other marches which are featured in concert or on parade. They are in alphabetical order for easy reading. The following is a list of popular marches from around the world that are frequently performed.
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