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Arabia, March Buck, Larry

arr: Alford, Harry L.

Arabia, Marchby: Larry Buck

arr: Harry L. Alford

Original Copyright: 1906

By: Arnett-Delonais Co

BandMusic PDF Library

Chester Nettrower CollectionMusic Committee Members

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B

uck,

Larry

DOB:x

DOD:x

N

oinformationhasbeenfoundatthistimeo

nLarryBuck.

A

lford,

HarryL.

DOB:Augu

st3,1875(Hudson,M

ichigan)

DOD:March4,1939(Elmhurst,Illinois)

H

arryLaForrestAlford

,formanyyearsoneofAmericasbestkno

wnand

b

usiestbandandorch

estraarrangers.From

anearlyage,hewas

fascinatedwithcompo

singandarrangingmusic.Thisself-taught

activity

w

asencouragedwhen

,atage14,heconvin

cedtheleaderofavisiting

b

rassbandtoplayone

ofhismarches.The

successofthisendeavor

e

ncouragedAlfordtou

seBlissfieldstownb

andformanysubsequent

c

ompositionexperiments.

Alford

decidedtomakemus

ichiscareer,despite

parentaldisapproval.

He

hio,findingemploymentasa

trombonistinatheaterorchestra.There,hesoon

eficienc

iesinhistraining,and

heresolvedtolearn

thegrammarofmusicat

tutein

Warren,Ohio.Upon

completionoftheses

tudies,Alfordembarkedonthe

ombonist,playingwithmany

smallbandsandorch

estrasthataccompan

ied

ws,wildwestextravaganzas

,andtheatricaltroupe

s.

oftravelingandorganizedh

isownfree-lancearra

ngingbureauinChicago.Alford

ersroletothatofacreativeartist;hisingeniousandquirkyorchestrationswerea

,hisclientele,particularlyinthefieldofvaudeville,wasenormous.Hearranged

emusicofmanyofAmericasleadingpopularcom

posersandsongwrite

rs,

n,W.C

.Handy,IrvingBerlin,CharlesL.Johnson,

andmanyothers.In

addition,

PhilipS

ousa,PatrickConway,ArthurPryor,Albert

AustinHarding,andM

erle

stomersfornotonlyAlfords

arrangementsbuthis

originalbandcompo

sitionsas

24,the

HarryL.AlfordStudio(whichcontinuedop

erationsuntil1940)produced

earran

gements.1

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