Finding Aid for Champaign, Illinois Community Bands Collection, circa 1885-1910 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Kelly A. Carlson, Rene Mueller, Molly Sauder

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Collection Overview

Title: Champaign, Illinois Community Bands Collection, circa 1885-1910

ID: 12/9/58

Primary Creator: Champaign, Illinois Community Bands (1885-1910)

Extent: 3.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical

Date Acquired: 11/01/1994

Subjects: Bands, Instrumental music, Military Music, Music - United States

Formats/Genres: Sheet music

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of bound and unbound sheet music, predominantly military marches and dances, that may have been used by several different unidentified Champaign community bands between 1885 and 1910.

Biographical Note

The ninteenth-century community band traditions of Champaign, Illinois can be traced to the European military band traditions of Germany and England. The primary purpose of community bands across America was to supply music to accompanying the marching of local militia during times of war and provide musical entertainment for holiday and patriotic celebrations. While most community ensembles played a variety of secular and religious music, the most common genre of music performed by these community ensembles was the military march. While Champaign, Illinois enjoyed a thriving military band tradition during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it is unclear which local ensembles may have used the music included in this collection. There is some evidence to suggest Champaign's Order of the Knights of Pythias, a non-sectarian fraternal order, may have had a fraternal band which used some of this music.

Subject/Index Terms

Bands
Instrumental music
Military Music
Music - United States

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: James Benefiel Estate

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Unbound Sheet Music],
[Series 2: Bound Sheet Music],
[All]

Series 1: Unbound Sheet Music

Consists of unbound octavos and loose sheet music. The octavos are arranged alphabetically by composer's and/or arranger's last name and individual music titles are listed separately within each folder description. The loose sheet music has been placed physically at the end of the series but is listed intellectually within the arrangement of the octavos. Unidentified music has been placed at the end of the series.

Box 1

Folder 1: Adams, Alexander, Allen, Althouse, 1900-1905: Oh, Shining Light, The Cantonians March, The Dixie Rube, MARCH "COSMOS"
Folder 2: Arnstein, Arthur, Ascher, 1904-1911: The Clock Polka, In the Jungle, Asher's German Medley, "La Rose"
Folder 3: Ashton, Hall, Ball, 1900-1922: Gay Tally Ho, The Creole Queen, If It Takes a Thousand Years - Waltz, For the Sake of Auld Lang Syne, Let The Res of The World Go By
Folder 4: Bagley, King, Barnard, Barnhouse, Lieberfeld, 1897-1914: March "National Emblem", Alcazor, The Old Warrior March, Idaho March, The Jersey Carnival
Folder 5: Baston, Berlin, Berliner, Beyer, Rollinson, 1890-1928: Los Angeles, Mexican Waltz, Coquette, In Nature's Garden, Four In Hand, Diabolus Galop.
Folder 6: Blanke, Blaufuss, Boscolli, Briegel, 1899-1929: When The Mocking Birds Are Singing In The Wildwood, My Isle of Golden Dreams, "Sancta Lucia" Waltz, Pagan Love Song
Folder 7: Browne, Russell, Bout, Burrell, Carroll and 'Z', 1892-1914: Ireland I Love You Acushla Machree, Where the River Shannon Flows, Galop "The Night Express", Galop "At The Fair", Do You Remember?
Folder 8: Chambers, 1895-1901: "Giraldi" March, Hail Columbia March, "Revelation" March, Serenata Cubana
Folder 9: Chaminade, Clark, Clappe, Sousa, Code, Woods, 1892-1916: Scarf Dance, Marche Aux Flambeaux, Christopher Columbus, The Belle of Chicago, City of Ballarat, The Path of Glory March

Box 2

Folder 1: Copeland, Corey, Cox, Crosby, 1891-1916: Whistle, Pan American, Call Me Thine Own, Eternal Hope
Folder 2: Dalbey, Daniels, de Koven, 1902-1906: "Giant's Frolic" Polka, March - "Dreadnaught", Sanitol, Entr'acte - Chole I'm Waitin' from "The Little Duchess"
Folder 3: de Koven, de Ville, de Witt, 1902-1908: The Little Duchess, "The Irish Dragoons", "Faugh a Ballagh", "The Irish Regiment"
Folder 4: de Witt, Dixon and Woods, English, Taylor, 1891-1935: "Pride of America", River Stay 'Way from My Door, Just Like a Butterfly, "Salute to Alexander", "Liberty Hall" March
Folder 5: Doring, Liberati, Earl, Egan and Olman, Lake, Ellis-Paul, 1911-1918: Distant Greeting, The Belle of Kentucky, Beautiful Ohio, "At Seven, Seventeen, and Seventy Daddy Loved the Same Sweet Girl", Good Old Pals, Napoleon's Last Charge
Folder 6: Eno, Fanciulli, Farrar, Fenton, 1899-1902: The White Crow, The Gallant 71st, Columbian March, Golden Days
Folder 7: Fiala, Pesiri, Friedman, Fulton, Gardner and Hamilton, 1902: Marien - Galop., Polka "La Belle Italia", Sun Dance, Tipperary March, Bye-Bye Pretty Baby
Folder 8: Gardner, Handel, Gaston, Dalbey, Goble, Zamecnik, Gounod, 1891-1912: The Last Degree, Dead March in Saul, Sambo's Wedding, March - "Cabaletta", Elks on Parade, All America, Faust Waltz
Folder 9: Gounod, Gruenwald, Hager, 1902-1919: "The King of Love My Shepard Is", Selection "Faust", Brown Eyes, The Boy And The Birds

Box 3

Folder 1: Hall, M. H., Hall R. B., Weldon, Morris, 1898-1901

Si. Haskin's Ball, Charge of the Battalion March, Tenth Regiment March, First Brigade I.N.G. March, Officer of the Day March, The Kilties March

Folder 2: Harris, Henry, Herbert, 1899-1905

"Would You Care", By Heck, Gypsy Love Song, The Ameer

Box 6

Folder 4: Herbert/Fulton, 1911: Dream Melody
Folder 5: Hermann, Newmann, Undated: Hohensollen March, Ins Treffen

Folder 3: Holmes, Sousa, Holt, Howard, Hughes, 1888-1926

The Promotor, Semper Fidelis March, A Long Farewell, March of the Eagles, Del Rio

Folder 4: Hughes, Hyde, Laurendeau, Jewell, Skaggs, 1907-1911

Waltz "A Maiden Fair", St. Valentine Waltz, Advance Guard March, "The Coast Defenders", The Director General, The "Loyal American"

Folder 5: Jewell, St. Clair, Keeble, Vandercook, 1906-1931

The Freshman March, The "Guy" March, Luna Park March, Scand'lus Duin's, The Mandator March, Scand'lus Duin's, The Mandator March

Folder 6: Keiser, Kiefer, Scouton, King, K.L., 1914

An Afternoon Tea, "Last Rest" Funeral March, Our Hallowed Dead, Monte Carlo, Nightfall

Folder 7: Kline, King, R.A., Lack, Lake, 1898-1914

Peacock Stride Gavotte, Beyond the Gates of Paradise, Cabaletta, Lakesonian March, Le Siffler Coquet

Folder 8: Lambert, Lampe, Laurendeau, Laurent, 1897-1903

The Choirboy's Dream, Dixie Girl, National Melodies No. I and II, Andante and Waltz, "Mamie"

Folder 9: Le Brunn, Leigh, Lincoln, Lindsay, 1902-1905

Sadie, A Marionette's Romance, Zenith, Aisha: Indian Intermezzo

Box 4

Folder 1: Lithgow, Lockhart, Lodge, Loraine, 1898-1921

Invercargill, The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise, Geraldine, Salome

Folder 2: Losey, Stimson, Losey, Lumbye, 1897-1910

Daddy's Delight, Yarney's Ideal, Danse of the Fireflies, Muttering Fritz, Andante and Waltz

Folder 3: Mackie, Mackie-Bayer, Macklin, 1906-1913

Because, The Old Folks Are Longing For You, May, Onward Christian Soldiers and Adeste Fidelis, Sobra Las Olas Waltz, Tres Movtarde

Folder 4: Maywood, McKinley, Sousa, Meissler, Mills, 1896-1916

My Soldier Boy, Golden Rod, On To Victory, In Old Madrid, The Owls Cotillion

Folder 5: Missud, Mora, Chambers, Mullot, 1893-1904

"Always Forward" March, Marion Scottische, Editha Gavotte, Leila, The Muleteer of Madsid

Folder 6: Myers, Nelson, O'Hara, Openshaw, 1917-1918

Serenade "The Twilight Hour", After the Storm, Over the Top, The Perfect Melody, Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses

Box 6

Folder 6: Neibig, Hermann, Undated: Bismarck Marsch, Vorwarts Marsch
Folder 7: Neibig, Bohne, Undated: Molke Marsch, August Marsch
Folder 8: Neibig, Burgshaller, Undated: Treu Der Fahne, Carneval March

Folder 7: Panella, Seltzer, Parlow, Paull, Penn, 1904-1919

Flag of Freedom, The "Royal Trumpeters" March, Anvil Polka, The Romany Rye, Smilin Through

Folder 8: Pettee, Powell, Prendiville, Price, 1891-1904

Gen. Grant's Funeral March, The Troubadour, "Anvil Chorus" from Il Trovatore, The Lion's Bride March

Folder 9: Pryor, 1899-1901

An Arkansaw Huskin Been, Arms of America, A Coon Band Contest, The White Rats

Box 6

Folder 9: Reinhardt, Undated: Melodienkranz

Folder 10: Reinkendorff, Ripley, Robledo, Rodman, 1885-1921

Across the Rockies, Serenade - Evantide, Three O'Clock In The Morning, John Harvard March

Box 5

Folder 1: Rollinson, Thomas, Voelker, Rosas, Undated

Boanerges March, Nahant March, A Little Bit of "Essence", "King of the Road" Galop, Dress Parade March, Carmen Waltz

Folder 2: Rosnar, Sargent, Savasta, Schramm, Sousa, 1904-1915

Tinkle Bell Waltz, American Songs, Oscaleeta, Flag Day, The Lambs' March

Folder 3: Schuckel, Sherman, Skaggs, Smith, 1891

Hoschzeits Marsch, Yubilaums Marsch, Chariot Race Galop, The "Loyal American", Love and Glory

Folder 4: Sousa, Southwell, Beebe, Sniffen, 1897-1902

Imperial Edward March, The Loyal Legion March, "Peerless", March - The Giant, The Stars and Stripes Forever, The Mirror Dance

Folder 5: St. Clair, Stahl, 1902-1906

The Plumed Knight, The Steel King, "The Bachelor Maids", Greater Pittsburgh, "Love's Serenade"

Folder 6: Stanford, Stein, Stimson, Stone, 1903-1913

Japonica, "Diantha" Intermezzo, March "The Grand Review", "La Albacete" Waltz

Folder 7: Story, Strauss, Stuart, Stults, 1901-1909

Tonkawa, Pizzicato Polka, Florodora March, The Birds and the Brook

Folder 8: Sullivan, Taylor, Weldon, Thayer, 1900-1906

"The lost Chord", "The New Annapolis" March, Symposium - March, With Trumpet and Drum, American Victory March

Folder 9: Thiele, Barnard, Trinkaus, Vandercook, Verdi, 1891-1910

American Republic March, Gavotte - Christmas Chimes, "Marceline" - (Dance of the Clowns), March - Grande Entree, Aida

Folder 10: Vogel, Miller, Von Hagen, Von Tilzer, Wacek, 1915

Jasper Jenkins "De Cake Walk Coon", The "James Park" March, Rosemary, The Alcoholic Blues, Thundering Cannons

Box 6

Folder 10: Wagner, A., Hafselmann, Undated: Parade Marsch, Fubilaums Marsch

Box 6: Loose Music

Folder 1: Wagner, J.F., Miller, Walter, Sousa, Warren, Wayne, 1895-1927: "Under the Double Eagle", March "American Forever Victorious", Gavotte "The Queen's Favorite", The Beau Ideal March, "Chicago Belles" March, Ramona
Folder 2: Weber, Weldon, 1901-1903: "The Eagles" March, March, Gate City, Col. Stuart March, From Mexico to Buffalo
Folder 3: Whiting, Williams, Linden, Wright, Unidentified Composer, 1886-1918: Till We Meet Again, Larboard Watch, Turkish Dance "Sultana", Violets, Unidentified Title
Folder 11: Unidentified, Crosby, Denni, Undated: Heaven's Artillery March, Peace with Honor, The United States Navy, Starlight Love

Series 2: Bound Sheet Music

Consists of seven different sets of unidentified partbooks containing marches and dances dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Each set of partbooks are arranged in score order by instrument.

Box 6

Folder 12: Set of Conductor/Solo B flat Cornet Parts, ca. 1885-1915: NOTE: Set contains Conductor/Solo B flat Cornet parts to several pieces that are in Series 1 of this collection.

Box 7

Item 1: Partbooks Set 1, Undated: Piccolo, 1st Bb Clarionet, 2nd Bb Clarionet, Eb Clarionet, 1st or Solo Alto, 2nd Alto, 3rd Eb Alto, Eb Cornet, Solo Bb Cornet, 1st Bb Cornet, 2nd Bb Cornet, 1st Bb Tenor, 2nd Bb Tenor, Bb Barition, 1st Eb Tuba, Bass Drum, Extra parts
Item 2: Partbooks Set 2, ca. 1900: Solo Bb Cornet, Piccolo, Solo Bb Clarinet, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Cornet, Solo Bb Cornet, 2nd Bb Cornet, 3rd Bb Cornet, 1st and 2nd Eb Alto, 3rd Eb Alto, 2nd Eb Alto, 1st Tenor, 2nd Bb Tenor, 1st Trombone, 2nd Trombone, Baritone, Baritone, Bb Bass, Bb Bass, Eb Bass, Extra parts
Item 3: Partbooks Set 3, Undated: Covers only- Piccolo, 1st Bb Clarinet, Alto Saxaphone, Eb Clarinet, Ten. Saxaphone, Eb Cornet, Baritone
Item 4: Partbooks Set 4, ca. 1885: Solo Bb Cornet, 1st Bb Cornet, 2nd Bb Tenor, 1st Trombone, Baritone, Basses, 2nd Bb Cornet, Drums, Eb Alto Solo, 1st Eb Cornet, 1st and 2nd Altos, 1st and 2nd Altos

Box 8

Item 1: Partbooks Set 5, Undated: Piccolo, Eb Clarinet, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 1st Eb Alto, 2nd Eb Cornet, 2nd Trombone, 1st Trombone, 2nd Eb Alto, 2nd and 3rd Cornets, 1st Bb Cornet, Eb Cornet, 1st and 2nd Trombones, 1st and 2nd Trombones, Basses, Drums, Extra parts
Item 2: Partbooks Set 6, ca. 1895: Solo Bb Cornet, Piccolo, Eb Clarinet, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 1st Bb Cornet, 2nd and 3rd Bb Cornets, 1st and 2nd Eb Alto Horns, 3rd and 4th Eb Alto Horns, 1st and 2nd Tenor Horns, Baritone Treble Clef, Basses
Item 3: Partbooks Set 7, ca. 1898: Solo Bb Cornet, 1st Trombone, 1st Bb Cornet, 2nd Bb Clarinets, Piccolo, Eb Bass, 3rd Eb Alto, Eb Cornet, Baritone Treble Clef, 1st Eb Alto, Drums, 2nd Eb Alto, 3rd/Bass Trombone, 2nd and 3rd Cornets, Baritone Bass Clef, 1st Bb Tenor, Eb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Tenor, 1st Bb Clarinet

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