"The Middy" by Kenneth J. Alford

"The Middy" by Kenneth J. Alford, for listening purposes.

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[rnr04jul79]

Cant beat Alford, he is The Real march king period!

[falcons1988]

Well a bit of useless infomation for you Kenneth. J. Alford was his pen name. His real name was Frederick Joseph Rickets. Kenneth was the name of his Eldest son, Joseph was his own middle name and Alford was his mothers maiden name. The reason why he used a pen was because officers of his day were not encouraged to persue interests outside the Armed Forces.

[thumperuk2002]

@bazinesh Not forgetting the formers Ravenswood and the latters Gladiators Farewell

[bazinesh]

I agree that Alford Hall and Sousa wrote great marches,but William Rimmer and Hermann Louis Blankenberg also wrote some tremendous marches. Blankenbergs Flying Eagle is superb,as is Rimmers Slaidburn.

[FluffyGoat10]

@MegaWilland I agree but R.B Hall was good as well, he wrote great marches like The New Colonial and Death Or Glory

[MegaWilland]

The two greatest March-kings ever were Alford and Sousa!

[plane15man]

@SpeedyNeutrino43 I love Semper Fidelis, especially the Trio. I found that to be a pretty easy tuba part.

[plane15man]

@SpeedyNeutrino43 Gotta love tubas working hard. I'm going into the United States Marine Corps Band, pending my audition for the tuba.

[neutronbastard]

@rnr04jul79 Oh, go and fuck off somewhere - America loses much, but wins this one. Sousa!

[GrimleySweden]

Great march and great recording/ sound quality, good work!:)

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

@54autocar Another great composer who might interest you is Julius Fucik, a Czech. Incidentally, his last name is pronounced Foo chick.  His name does lend itself to mis-use. A great number he wrote is "Entrance of the Gladiators", also known by some as the "Thunder and Blazes" march even though this is incorrect.

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

@54autocar Just for your own listening pleasure I suggest you find "Marsz Rzeczpospolita" which I THINK means "Rebublic March" it's a Polish march and is one of the best I've ever heard. I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to it, in case you're not already familiar with it. The tubas REALLY get a work out in this piece.