American Patrol
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"American Patrol" is a popular swing-era instrumental piece best known through Glenn Miller's famous big band arrangement.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
World War II
NERFINISHED
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swing era ⓘ |
| composer | Frank W. Meacham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresMusicalElement |
brass fanfares
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call-and-response between sections ⓘ drum breaks ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ woodwind passages ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
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march ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasArrangementStyle | big band swing arrangement ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic American patriotic instrumental
ⓘ
representative of swing-era big band sound ⓘ |
| hasForm |
instrumental medley style
ⓘ
march form ⓘ |
| hasKeyCharacteristic |
brass-led melody
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up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasNotableArrangementBy |
Glenn Miller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Glenn Miller greatest hits collections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
big band swing compilations ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Glenn Miller Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Jerry Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | piano ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| periodOfPopularity | World War II era ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Arthur Fiedler
NERFINISHED
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Billy May NERFINISHED ⓘ Boston Pops Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ United States military bands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | patriotic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | American military patrol ⓘ |
| usedAs |
marching band piece
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military band repertoire ⓘ patriotic concert piece ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.