Concert Band - Level 5 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1007976
Composed by Louis Jullien. Arranged by John M. Laverty. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 154 pages. Zephyrwindmusic.com #4347645. Published by zephyrwindmusic.com (A0.1007976).
The American Polka is a typical early Victorian era composition written for military band. It was originally published in London as part of the Jullien Band Journal in 1849 and uses music from America as thematic material in a manner in which Louis Jullien (1812-1860) did with his other polkas and quadrilles written to showcase music from different countries.
French-born Louis Jullien was an international superstar conductor, composer and music publisher. Among other things in his career, he led his Jullien Orchestra on a tour of America in 1853 and founded the concert series in London known as the Proms Concerts. He also employed some of the biggest names in the music world at one time or another including Hector Berlioz, Jean-Baptiste Arban, and Theodore Thomas (founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra).
