Edwin Franko Goldman

Overview - Recordings - Scores - Books - Links

Born: January 1, 1878, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died: February 21, 1956, New York, New York, USA

Edwin Franko Goldman was one of the driving forces behind developing the concert band as a serious means for musical expression. It was he who started commissioning composers such as Ottorino Respighi, Albert Roussel, Virgil Thomson, Paul Creston, and Morton Gould to write for the Goldman Band. But Goldman was also a top-quality march composer, leaning more towards concert marches vs. the parade or circus. Fennell's March Time LP (now coupled with Screamers on CD) showcased 6 of Goldman's marches. Other CDs bring the total up to twelve marches and one virtuoso showpiece--not as much as we should have, but enough to show the quality of Goldman's compositions.

Recordings

Works	Performers	Reviews	Stores
Boy Scouts of America Bugles and Drums Children's March Illinois March The Interlochen Bowl Onward-Upward	Eastman Wind Ensemble Frederick Fennell	McColley	Tower Amazon
Bugles and Drums Chimes of Liberty On the Campus On the Mall	Detroit Concert Band Leonard B. Smith		Tower Amazon
Chimes of Liberty Pride of America	Goldman Band Richard Franko Goldman	McColley	Tower Amazon
On the Mall	Eastman Wind Ensemble Frederick Fennell		Tower Amazon
Toledo Blade From Coast to Coast	Matthew H. Phillips & His Circus Band		Tower Amazon
Scherzo	Brian Bowman, euphonium Cincinnati Wind Symphony Eugene Corporon	Salas	Tower Amazon