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Hello! This week's number is the Billy Blowhard Concert Polka, published by Celian Kottaun in 1909, and was published as a solo for Eb tuba, Bb tuba, trombone, or Baritone. My version of the solo is performed on the Eb tuba. This music is public domain, as it was published before 1926, and is available at bandmusicpdf.org. If you download this, you need to know that it has several misprints in the band parts, including the tuba solo. If it doesn't sound or look right, it might not be right, but this is a good showpiece for any low brass player, and is fairly difficult, but worth the effort. I had a copy of this when I was a kid, but never got to perform or rehearse it with accompaniment, so this is the first time I have heard this. If you want to play a tuba solo with your local town band, now would be a good time to download your own copy, and yes, it is a free download. Please enjoy my performance; please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's number, appropriate for Memorial Day, is the National Emblem March, written by Edwin Eugene Bagley, copyright 1906, copyright renewed in 1933, and has been public domain since January 1, 1983; the printed band music can be downloaded free of charge at bandmusicpdf.org. I have personally performed this march many times, while an Air Force musician during the 1970's, with local town bands, and with the Iowa Military Veterans' Band. This is one of the most popular marches of all time. All parts are performed by me using Audacity multi track recording system. All cornet and trombone parts were performed with my 1912 York euphonium, along with the baritone tuba part. High and low tuba lines were performed on the Eb tuba, and percussion was performed using a tambourine and two different sounding cowbells. Please subscribe to my channel; subscribing is totally free! Enjoy the music! Brassman Bart

This week's recording is “Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile, copyright 1916, written by Felix Powell and arranged by Tom Clark. It's a World War 1 song, one of those that helped lift the spirits of the troops. The music is public domain and available at bandmusicpdf.org. The piano version, with all the lyrics, is available at the Levy Sheet Music website. This is a fun tune, and I used all 18 tracks available with Audacity in the production. Instruments used were euphonium, which is used in the majority of the parts, tuba, cowbell, tamborine, triangle, and cymbal. Please enjoy this production, please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Yes, I do perform all the parts myself. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello again! This week's music is a really old number “Anvil Chorus”, this arrangement published for brass band in 1859 by J. Schatzman. This was undoubtedly performed by civil war bands and town bands of the period, and was probably even performed by the military band in my own town in Iowa in the 1890's. The parts were published for Eb cornet, Bb cornet, tenor horns, baritone horns, but no trombones, as trombones came later. The slides would have jammed due to the dirt from marching along with the troops. This is performed as a euphonium octet, which probably neither you nor I have heard before. Hope you enjoy this. I remember my dad telling me a story about his mother listening to this music at a night time concert when she was a child. It was dark, they used real anvils and hammers, and you could see sparks. No sparks were produced in this production, as the closest I could come to an anvil was a triangle. This music is from a civil was collection, and it is public domain. All parts were performed by me. Please like my video, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's number is The Black Horse Troop, written by John Philip Sousa and performed by me, Brassman Bart. I perform all the parts using Audacity 18 track virtual recorder, and all 18 tracks were used in the production of this number. The Black Horse Troop was originally published in 1925 and just became public domain on January 1, 2021. This week's trivia questions are the following: 1. At what age did Sousa first join the Marines? 2. What was his first published composition? 3. How many services did Sousa serve in? Bonus question: How much did Sousa earn in royalties from the march, The Washington Post? Answers will be given at the end of next week's video. Please like and share my video, and please subscribe to my channel. Please enjoy. Brassman Bart

This week's musical offering is Cotton Top Rag, written by Will Huff, published in 1916 by Fillmore Music House, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Never heard of Will Huff? Actually, you have, but not by this name. Will Huff is an alias for a famous composer of that era, and this will be the basis of this week's trivia questions. The first question is obvious: 1. What was Will Huff's real name? 2. Why did he use an alias? 3. How many works did he publish? You get bragging rights if you get all three right. This is listed as a march and two step, which were quite popular in the era, and this one is not terribly difficult to perform, and would be a good number for a school band or city band. The music is available as a free download at bandmusicpdf.org, and is fun to perform and fun to listen to. All parts are performed by me, using Audacity multi track recording program. Parts covered are solo, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cornet, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trombone, baritone, tuba; percussion is covered using low cowbell for the bass drum part, high cowbell and tambourine for the snare drum part, and cymbal and triangle. Please watch the video to the end to hear the answers to last week's trivia questions about Karl King's True Blue march, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Let's try a little trivia contest this week. This week's music is a Sousa march, The Fairest of the Fair, composed in 1908. I have two questions, and please let me know if you think you know the answers, by leaving them in the comments at the bottom of the screen. The first question is for what event did Mr. Sousa compose this for, and the second question is what was his inspiration for writing this? Next week, I will tell you the answers. Whoever gets it right, gets bragging rights for their knowledge of music history, and if you need to look up the answer, that's ok, it's a learning experience. The music used in this video is public domain and available as a free download at bandmusicpdf.org. Producing the audio for this video required me to use all 18 tracks available with Audacity, including the metronome track. Most parts were played using my 1912 vintage euphonium, which you see in the video. Tuba part was played on my 1924 vintage Climax brand American made tuba, and percussion was covered with cowbell, tambourine, triangle, and cymbal. I believe we played this in the Air Force Band that I performed with way back in the 1970's, and have also played it in the Iowa Military Veterans' Band more recently. Just to see how many people read my notes to the end, here is one more question: I added a part that J.P. Sousa didn't write in the original version. Tell me what part I added, and you will have expert bragging rights. All parts were performed by me, using Audacity multi track virtual recording program. Please enjoy this video, please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's number is The 20th Century Rag, by Maurice Abrahams, published originally in 1914 by Maurice Abrahams Music Co. It is public domain, and the arrangement used in this video is available free of charge at bandmusicpdf.org for anyone wanting to try this with their own band. Ragtime was quite popular in 1914 and this number was probably performed many times by hometown bands who played concerts outdoors in the summertime all over America. Instruments used in this production: first, second, and third cornets, first, second, and third trombones, and baritone, were all performed on my vintage 1912 York euphonium; the tuba part was performed on my vintage Climax Brand American made Eb tuba; percussion parts were covered with two different cowbells and the tambourine. Recording was made using Audacity multi-track recording program. Please enjoy this music, please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's video is on acapella harmonica and is seasonal. The first tune is God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, which dates back to the 16th centuriy, and the second tune, O Come O Come Emanuel, dates back 1200 years and originated as a Gregorian Chant. These are definitely traditional Christmas Carols, and both are in natural minor keys. Played on a Seydel Paddy Richter harmonica in the key of G, both tunes are performed in the key of E minor. If that seems a little strange, look up Paddy Richter tuning; the minor scale starts on blow 3, versus blow 4 for the major scale, and no, it is not the same as playing cross harp. Please enjoy these Christmas tunes, and please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's video has a couple of tunes from a band number named Five Favorite Yule-Tide Songs, arranged by G. H. Reeves, of whom I could find no information, but this was published by Carl Fischer in 1911, and is public domain. This is the Christmas season, so these tunes are appropriate, and next week, I may do more from this collection. The final version uses 9 audio tracks. The euphonium covers most of the parts, which solo cornet, first, second, and third cornet, first, second, and third trombone, and baritone. Tuba track is covered on my Eb tuba, and all parts are played by me. Hope you enjoy this, and please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's number is The Bell Cow Novelty March, written by George Rosenkrans, originally published in 1914. Listen and you will know why it is called a novelty march, as it uses some unusual instrumentation. Many of the parts were performed on my vintage 1912 York euphonium; those parts are solo cornet, cornet 1,2, and 3; trombone 1,2, and 3, and the euphonium part. Tuba part was played on my Eb tuba, and percussion was performed using tambourine, cowbell, cymbal, and a steel bucket. If you have ever milked a cow, you will know the significance of the steel bucket. Hope this makes you smile. Please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel, Brassman Bart. You can find this video on YouTube and on Rumble under Brassmanbart1. Thank you very much. Brassman Bart

Hello! Take a few minutes out from the news and enjoy my music video. This week's number is The Cubanola Glide, written by Harry Von Tilzer, originally published in 1909. The music is public domain and is available at bandmusicpdf.org, if you would like to perform this with your favorite band. This is a ragtime piece of music, as ragtime was very popular in 1909. Some ragtime was played in slower tempos, as is this number. This performance used about a dozen tracks to produce using Audacity, a free audio recording program. All parts are performed by yours truly. Hope you enjoy this, and please like, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you very much. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's number is the Tiger Rag, by Original Dixieland Jazz Band, arranged by Paul Yoder, and published by Leo Feist in 1917. The printed music is public domain and is available free of charge at bandmusicpdf.org. You see me playing by Eb tuba, but all the parts you hear are performed by me, using multracking with Audacity virtual multitrack recording program. Parts performed are tuba with the Eb tuba you see in the video, 1st, 2nd, 3rd cornets, 1st, 2nd, 3rd trombones, and baritone performed on the euphonium, and percussion using cowbell and cymbal. The two high note phrases on the 1st cornet part are played on my Eb altonium, which looks like a shrunken baritone tuba. Hope you enjoy this, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This weeks music video is “Bugle Call Rag” by J Hubert Blake and Carey Morgan. J. Hubert Blake is better known as Eubie Blake, who lived from 1887 to 1983, 96 years, and was a well known composer, lyricist, and pianist who performed in vaudeville, and in 3 early sound films, in 1923, which were the first ever music videos! This number is definitely ragtime style, which was popular in 1916, when this was published. Instruments used in this performance are tuba, euphonium, cowbell, and cymbal. The tuba part is covered on my Eb tuba, and cornet 1,2, and 3, trombone 1,2,and 3, and baritone are covered on euphonium, which you see me playing in this video. I perform all of the parts, which are recorded with Audacity and a Blue Yeti Nano microphone. Please enjoy, and please like, share, and subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's video is “Barnyard Blues”, written by D.J. La Rocca and published by Leo Feist in 1917. This number is public domain and all the parts can be downloaded at bandmusicpdf.org for free, if you would like to try it out with your own group. The audio was recorded using 12 tracks with Audacity, and even though you hear animal noises, no real animals were used in the recording. This is early jazz and gives a glimpse of the music our grandparents and great grandparents would listen to on the old Victrola or the old Edison record player, and was probably played by a lot of hometown bands in its day. Please enjoy this, and please like, please share, and please subscribe to my Rumble channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart

Hello! This week's music is K-K-K-Katy, written by Geoffrey O'Hara, published by Leo Feist in 1918, with all parts performed by me, Brassman Bart, using Audacity Virtual multi-track recording program for the audio portion. K-K-K-Katy was a very popular World War One song, and original recordings can be heard on YouTube. This is appropriate for Veterans' Day, which is on November 11, and dates back to World War One. Originally known as Armistice Day, it was made a holiday to celebrate the end of hostilities. The name was later changed to Veterans' Day to honor all veterans. For this video, I covered the cornet part, trombone part, and baritone part on the euphonium, tuba part on my Eb tuba, and percussion with cowbell and cymbal. The complete band arrangement is available as a free download on bandmusicpdf.org and is public domain. Please enjoy my performance of this number, and please like, please share, and please subscribe to my Rimble channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart.

Hello! This week's offering is Dixie Doodle Dandy Medley March, written by George Rosenkrans, published by Jenkins in 1915, and all parts performed by me, Brassman Bart. This is a patriotic march and is appropriate for Veterans' Day. Parts covered are on the euphonium are solo cornet, 1st, 2nd, and third cornet, euphonium, 1st,2nd, and 3rd trombone; tuba part is covered on the Eb tuba, cymbal, triangle, and bass drum part covered on the cowbell. Please enjoy this music, and please like, please share, and please subscribe to my Rumble channel. Thank you very much. Brassman Bart