F. W. Meacham
Frank White Meacham (May 31, 1856 – December 22, 1909) was an American composer and arranger of Tin Pan Alley. Meacham was born in Brooklyn, New York. His most famous work is American Patrol (1885), a popular march. Written originally for piano, it was then arranged for wind band and published by Carl Fischer in 1891. It was later arranged for Glenn Miller's swing band by Jerry Gray, and was also arranged by composer Morton Gould. Meacham lived in New York City for much of his life. Many of his works were military marches, tribute pieces, and early ragtime works. He died in New York City of pneumonia and is buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 31, 1856, Died December 22, 1909
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 29 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]382 | 10-in. | 12/18/1902 | American patrol | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]382 | 7-in. | 10/6/1900 | American patrol | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | E-251 | 8-in. | 4/10/1906 | American patrol | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-251 | 10-in. | 8/12/1903 | American patrol | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | A-251 | 7-in. | 8/12/1903 | American patrol | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-8084 | 10-in. | 6/29/1909 | Yankee patrol | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-16141 | 10-in. | 6/25/1915 | American patrol | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
Victor | B-18792 | 10-in. | 12/12/1916 | American patrol | Ferdinand Himmelreich | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | C-29075 | 12-in. | 12/12/1923 | Popularity march | Victor Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-53491 | 10-in. | 7/5/1929 | American patrol | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-026810 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | American patrol | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-072230 | 10-in. | 4/2/1942 | American patrol | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1861 | 10-in. | 11/7/1947 | American patrol | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | composer | |
Columbia | 1795 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Yankee patrol | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 3044 | 10-in. | between 1904 and January 1905 | American patrol | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 19434 | 10-in. | 6/26/1911 | American patrol | Brown Brothers' Saxophone Quintette | Saxophone quintet | composer | |
Columbia | 19790 | 10-in. | 3/7/1912 | American patrol | American Saxophone Band | Saxophone quintet | composer | |
Columbia | 45829 | 10-in. | 6/29/1915 | American patrol | Howard Kopp | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 46902 | 10-in. | 7/12/1916 | American patrol | Excelsior Saxophone Sextet | Instrumental sextet | composer | |
Columbia | 47189 | 10-in. | 11/24/1916 | American patrol | Saxo Sextette [i.e., Columbia Saxophone Sextette] | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
Columbia | 47234 | 10-in. | 12/15/1916 | American patrol | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 78543 | 10-in. | 7/3/1919 | American patrol | Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
Columbia | 78862 | 10-in. | 12/12/1919 | American patrol | George Hamilton Green | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49206 | 12-in. | 5/28/1917 | American patrol | Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Frederick Stock | Orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | 153 | 10-in. | approximately May 1918 | American patrol | Military Band | Band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meacham, F. W.," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106395.
Meacham, F. W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106395.
"Meacham, F. W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Meacham, F. W. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91090365
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