Henry Fillmore - Music

Music

Fillmore wrote over 250 pieces and arranged orchestrations for hundreds more. He published under a variety of pseudonyms, including Gus Beans, Harold Bennett, Ray Hall, Harry Hartley, Al Hayes, and Henrietta Moore. Only the name Will Huff caused any issues, as another Will Huff composed marches and resided in Fillmore's state.

While best known for march music and screamers, he also wrote waltzes, foxtrots, hymns, novelty numbers, and overtures. Fillmore's best known compositions include:

  • "The President's March"
  • "The Footlifter"
  • "Americans We"
  • "Men of Ohio"
  • "His Honor"
  • "The Klaxon"
  • "Lassus Trombone"
  • "(We're) Men of Florida"
  • "Military Escort"
  • "Mt. Healthy"
  • "The Crosley March"
  • "Noble Men"
  • "Orange Bowl March"
  • "Rolling Thunder March"
  • "The Circus Bee"
  • "King Karl King"

Fillmore gained fame as the "Father of the Trombone Smear", writing a series of fifteen novelty tunes featuring trombone smears called "The Trombone Family". A number of these have a strong ragtime influence. All of Fillmore's trombone rags are:

  • "Miss Trombone" (1908)
  • "Teddy Trombone" (1911)
  • "Lassus Trombone" (1915)
  • "Pahson Trombone" (1916)
  • "Sally Trombone" (1917)
  • "Slim Trombone" (1918)
  • "Mose Trombone" (1919)
  • "Shoutin' Liza Trombone" (1920)
  • "Hot Trombone" (1921)
  • "Bones Trombone" (1922)
  • "Dusty Trombone" (1923)
  • "Bull Trombone" (1924)
  • "Lucky Trombone" (1926)
  • "Boss Trombone" (1929)
  • "Ham Trombone" (1929)

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