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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meacham, F. W.," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106395.

Meacham, F. W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106395.

"Meacham, F. W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.