American March Music - Common March Composers in The United States

Common March Composers in The United States

Most march composers come from the United States or Europe, and have some type of musical background. The most popular march composers existed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly because modern march dedicators are hard to come by. The following is a list of march music composers whose marches are frequently performed in the United States.

  • Russell Alexander (1877–1915)
  • Kenneth Alford (1881–1945) "The British March King"
  • Edwin Eugene Bagley (1857–1922)
  • Hermann Louis Blankenburg (1876–1956)
  • W. Paris Chambers (1854–1913)
  • Charles E. Duble (1884–1960)
  • Henry Fillmore (1881–1956) "The Trombone King"
  • Julius Fucik (1872–1916) "The Czech March King"
  • James M. Fulton (1873–1940) "Associated Press," "Waterbury American"
  • Edwin Franko Goldman (1878–1956) "The American Bandmaster"
  • Robert B. Hall (1858–1907) "The New England March King"
  • George Dallas Sherman (1844–1927) Composer of "Salute to Burlington"
  • John Clifford Heed (1864–1908)
  • Arthur W. Hughes (ca.1870-ca.1950)
  • Fred Jewell (1875–1936) "The Indiana March King"
  • Karl L. King (1891–1971) "Iowa's Own Music Man," "The Circus Music King"
  • John N. Klohr (1869–1956)
  • Alex F. Lithgow (1870–1923) "Invercargill"
  • Frank H. Losey (1872–1931) "The Pennsylvania March King"
  • J. J. Richards (1878–1956) "The Long Beach March King"
  • William Rimmer (1862–1936)
  • Roland F. Seitz (1867–1946) "The Parade Music Prince"
  • John Philip Sousa (1854–1932) "The March King"
  • Carl Albert Hermann Teike (1864–1922)

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