"National Emblem March" (Vermonter E.E. Bagley)

What's the best known musical composition by a Vermonter? The National Emblem March, written in 1906 by Craftsbury's E.E. Bagley.

John Phillip Sousa named this the finest march he *didn't* write--the National Emblem March quotes extensively from "The Star Spangled Banner" (which wouldn't become America's official national anthem until 1931).

Here's Bagley's Wikipedia entry:

Edwin Eugene Bagley (1857-1922) was born in Craftsbury, Vermont. He began his music career at the age of nine as a vocalist and comedian with Leavitt's Bellringers, a company of entertainers that toured many of the larger cities of the United States. He began playing the cornet, traveling for six years with the Swiss Bellringers.

After his touring days, he joined Blaisdell's Orchestra of Concord, New Hampshire. In 1880, he came to Boston as a solo cornet player at The Park Theater. For nine years, he traveled with the Bostonians, an opera company. While with this company, he changed from cornet to trombone. He performed with the Germania Band of Boston and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Edwin Eugene Bagley is best known for composing marches. His most famous march, National Emblem, is played as a patriotic tune at Independence Day celebrations in the United States and features an excerpt of The Star-Spangled Banner. A theme from this march is popularly sung with the words "and the monkey wrapped his tail around the flagpole".

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[tinkerfan226]

i have to play this for jr. honors band and im terrible at the saxophone and we only have like 2 practices and the concert is on december 5th so this comment is basically saying that this is a hard song!

[RReady555]

Hope your concert went well, young friend!

-RR

[glaufenberg]

If someone could post "The Monkey Wrapped his Tail around the Flagpole"....

[RReady555]

In Googling those lyrics you'll find choices from "G" to "X" ratings... ;)

-RR

[Ibrabdeledl]

This march is amazing. I love it

[RReady555]

Thanks--amazing interweaving of themes. Bagley was an underrated genius.

Best,

-RR

[re6356]

This is a very driving march, you would`nt want to lay in bed if this was being played.

I bet a guy with one leg could march to this rouser; great stuff.

[xL4dx7]

1:44 is the best :D

[LittleMonster099]

i play alto sax and this peice is SOOOOO EFFING HARD!!! the rhythms are easy but, technically the song is HARD!!!!!!

[MegaSmashMonkey]

@tinkerfan226 mee too!

[FlierFrank172]

Which three flags are the most instantly recognizable? Great Britain, the USA and Israel. Now let the protests begin.

[FlierFrank172]

A pox upon those who run ads before the videos begin.

[FlierFrank172]

It doesn't get any better than this.....National Emblem performed by the New York Philharmonic with Leonard Bernstein.

[petey815]

1:43! That's what I've been playing in the middle of jingle bells at Tubachristmas!

[Mikehooperz]

My parrot can whistle this tune - and he's British.

[TheDapperdan75]

@Rready555 I'm glad you disabled the ratings for this video. This song will forever outlast any youtube ratings attributed to it. Thanks for uploading it.

[mmh41593]

Go America!

[rwhit9351]

@dmelevator1 Correct