On May 19, 1908, the first recording of E. E. Bagley's "National Emblem" or "National Emblem March" was made.

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Edwin Eugene Bagley

Edwin Eugene Bagley (May 29, 1857 – January 29, 1922) was an American composer most famous for composing the march National Emblem.

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National Emblem

National Emblem
March by Edwin Eugene Bagley


Composed: 1902
Published: 1906
Recorded: 19 May 1908

"National Emblem", also known as the National Emblem March, is a U.S. march composed in 1902 and published in 1906 by Edwin Eugene Bagley. It is a standard of the U.S. march repertoire, appearing in eleven published editions. The U.S. military uses the trio section as ceremonial music for the entry of the ceremony's official party.

History

Bagley composed the score during a 1902 train tour with his family band, Wheeler's Band of Bellows Falls, Vermont. He became frustrated with the ending, and tossed the composition in a bin. Members of the band retrieved it and secretly rehearsed the score in the baggage car. Bagley was surprised when the band informed him minutes before the next concert that they would perform it. It became the most famous of all of Bagley's marches. Despite this the composition did not make Bagley wealthy; he sold the copyright for $25.

In the first strain, Bagley incorporated the first twelve notes of "The Star-Spangled Banner" played by euphonium, bassoon, alto clarinet, tenor saxophone, and trombone, disguised in duple rather than triple time. The rest of the notes are all Bagley's, including the four short repeated A-flat major chords that lead to a statement by the low brass that is now reminiscent of the national anthem. Unusually, Bagley's march does not incorporate either a breakstrain or a stinger. However the exact repetition of the trio's melody at a chromatic mediant (A-flat Major/m.3 of Trio, then C Major/m.10 of Trio) is suggestive of a breakstrain.

The band of Arthur Pryor made the first recording of the march on May 19, 1908, followed by a United States Marine Band recording on March 21, 1914 (both recordings by the Victor Talking Machine Company).

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In popular culture
• In 1960 a group of studio musicians led by Ernie Freeman recorded a rock and roll arrangement of the tune, which was subsequently released as a Liberty Records single under the title National City and credited to the Joiner (Arkansas) Junior High School Band. It became a minor hit, reaching #53 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
• The march has been featured in films such as Miracle on 34th Street, The Dirty Dozen, Protocol and Hot Shots!.
• A theme from the march is quoted in Phil Ochs's song The War Is Over.

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The text with the YouTube clip says the recording was made on May 22, 1908. Anyone?

Popular 1908 Music - Arthur Pryor's Band - National Emblem March @Pax41

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Popular 1908 Music - Arthur Pryor's Band - National Emblem March @Pax41 1900s era music
recorded 5/22/1908 take 3, the photo in the video is a picture of the band doing a concert in Florida.

composer E.E. Bagley

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1960 HITS ARCHIVE: National City - Joiner Arkansas Junior High School Band

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The artist name is a put-on….actually a studio group headed by Ernie Freeman with a fun arrangement of the famous “National Emblem” march.

Chart Peaks: Billboard 53, Cash Box 54, Music Vendor 63

CD audio, originally issued on 45rpm: Liberty 55244 - National City (adapt. Collier) by the Joiner, Arkansas Junior High School Band
Transcript

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The Parallax View (9/10) Movie CLIP - Hammond's Assassination (1974) HD

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Cast: Warren Beatty, Jim Davis
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I have to include one performance on a band organ.

Wurlitzer band organ model 164 plays National Emblem March

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