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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
Tom Pechnik, Senior Archivist; Mary Phillips; Wayne Dydo; Bill Park, Director
North Royalton, Ohio
www.bandmusicpdf.org
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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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