F. W. Meacham
Frank White Meacham (May 31, 1856 – December 22, 1909) was an American composer and arranger of Tin Pan Alley. Meacham was born in Brooklyn, New York. His most famous work is American Patrol (1885), a popular march.
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F. W. Meacham

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- 1856 · Brooklyn.
- Died
- 1909 · New York City.
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Frank White Meacham (May 31, 1856 – December 22, 1909) was an American composer and arranger of Tin Pan Alley. Meacham was born in Brooklyn, New York. His most famous work is American Patrol (1885), a popular march.
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Written originally for piano, it was then arranged for wind band and published by Carl Fischer in 1891. It was later arranged for Glenn Miller's swing band by Jerry Gray, and was also arranged by composer Morton Gould. Meacham lived in New York City for much of his life. Many of his works were military marches, tribute pieces, and early ragtime works. He died in New York City of pneumonia and is buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.
• Meacham, F. W. American Patrol (1885) • Meacham, F. W. Dance of the fairies: polka rondo. New York: Willis, Woodward & Co, 1886. • Meacham, F. W. Grand fantasia on the famous theme of the mocking bird. New York: De Luxe Music Co, 1905. • Meacham, F. W. Marching Through Georgia. New York: De Luxe Music Co, 1908. • Meacham, F. W., and Stephen Collins Foster. Old black Joe: Foster's original theme with variations. New York: Century Music Pub, 1904. • Meacham, F. W., and Stephen Collins Foster. Old folks at home: way down upon the Suanee River. New York (Broadway and 37th St., New York): Conservatory Publication Society, 1904. • Meacham, F. W. Shooting the Chutes: Medley Lancers for Piano. New York: Howley, Haviland & Dresser, 1903. • Burke, Joe, Edgar Leslie, and F. W. Meacham. We Must Be Vigilant. New York: Bregman, Vocco and Conn, Inc, 1942. • Meacham, F. W. Yankee patrol: (two-step). New York: Brooks & Denton, 1904.

* Descriptive subtitle: Patriotic song and chorus. On cover: Washington, Grant, Lee and American flag. Statement of responsibility: words by W.G. Evans; music adapted and arranged by F.W. Meacham.
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* Descriptive subtitle: Patriotic song and chorus. On cover: Washington, Grant, Lee and American flag. Statement of responsibility: words by W.G. Evans; music adapted and arranged by F.W. Meacham.
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1856
F. W. Meacham was born on 31 May 1856.
1909
F. W. Meacham died on 22 December 1909.
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- 1.Ancestry.com. Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- 2.Year: 1880; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 840; Family History Film: 1254840; Page: 192A; Enumeration District: 009; Image: 0637.
- 3.Death Certificate no. 36924 for 1909, New York County, Municipal Archives of the City of New York, 32 Chambers Street, Room 103, New York City
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