On the Quarter Deck March
for Concert Band
On the Quarter Deck March
for Concert Band
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Series Southern Music Band
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Score
- Publisher Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
- Order no. 00172746
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Description:
Frederick J. Ricketts composed his famous marches under the pseudonym Alford. The march On the Quarter Deck was written in 1917 during the 1st World War and was written to commemorate the Battle of Jutland. The quarter deck is theraised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship: traditionally it was where the captain commanded his vessel and where the ship's colors were kept.