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Sub-titles “For Jamie, Who Liked To Lay In The Sun”, this happy little piece demands no major technical work from the band. With great parts for the soprano, xylophone (not essential) and a little bass trombone solo to end with, this is a welcome addition to any bands library.
Categories: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC, NEW & RECENT Publications, MARCHES Composer: Abe Holzmann Arranger: John Dutton
Abraham "Abe" Holzmann was born in New York in 1874 to a Hungarian-immigrant father and American mother, and studied music in Germany. Holzmann became the manager of the Orchestra Department at Jerome Remick & Company, the New York music publisher, and was an early member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). He earner his livlihood as a composer/arranger for Tin Pan Alley publishers, including Leo Feist. He was later an advertising manager for the American Federation of Musicians publication, International Musician. Holzmann died in East Orange, New Jersey at the age of 64 in 1939. His music was especially revered by ragtime enthusiasts, although he composed marches, waltzes, and other light music. He is most famous today for his march Blaze-Away! Yankee Grit was written in 1905, and follows in the tradition and style of the great American marches of the era.
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