This edition features music composed by a Slovenian and music composed by the Swedish march king. But this edition opens with a march by Herman Ludwig Blankenburg, a German composer who was born in 1876. He may actually be the most prolific of all march composers with over 1,300 marches to his credit. Although he was a member of German Army bands, a British music publisher made his marches famous when Blankenberg won a march contest in 1904. Blankenburg’s favorite instrument was the one he learned to play first: the piccolo. But he also learned how to play the bassoon, tuba, and violin. He conducted his school orchestra when he was 10. He played in and conducted community bands for much of his adult life and also performed in orchestras.
- Eagle Flight
Composer: Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg (1876-1956)
Performer: Royal Swedish Navy Band
Album: Marinens Marscher (Navy Marches)
- Sydkustens marinkommandos marsch (South Coast Naval Command March)
Composer: Viktor Widqvist (1881-1952)
Performer: Royal Swedish Navy Band
Album: Marinens Marscher (Navy Marches)
- Oresunds marindistrikts marsch (Oresund Marine District March)
Composer: Sam Rydberg (1885-1956)
Performer: Royal Swedish Navy Band
Album: Marinens Marscher (Navy Marches)
- Take the A Train (1941 recording)
Composer: Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967)
Performer: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Album: Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need
- Free Spirit Overture
Composer: Jerry Williams (1951-2001)
Performer: Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band
Album: New Wind Repertoire 1996
- Hymnus Antverpiae
Composer: Jan Van Der Roost (1956- )
Performer: Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band
Album: New Wind Repertoire 1996
- Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Composer: John Barry (1933-2011)
Performer: Band of the Portuguese Air Force
Album: Spices
- Against All Odds
Composer: Phil Collins (1951- )
Performer: Band of the Portuguese Air Force
Album: Spices
- Sounds from the Hudson: Valse Brilliant (1914)
Composer: Herbert Lincoln Clarke (1867-1945)
Performer: Eastman Wind Ensemble & Wynton Marsalis
Album: Carnaval
- Enjoy Yourself (1948)
Composer: Carl Sigman (music , 1909-2000) & Ben Schenck (new lyrics, 1964- )
Performer: Panorama Jazz Band
Album: Good Music for You
