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May 31, 1856 Died on 22 Dec 1909 (aged 53)
American composer
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About F. W. Meacham
- Frank White Meacham (May 31, 1856 – December 22, 1909) was an American composer and arranger of Tin Pan Alley. Meacham was born in Brooklyn, New York.
- His most famous work is American Patrol (1885), a popular march.
- Written originally for piano, it was then arranged for wind band and published by Carl Fischer in 1891.
- It was later arranged for Glenn Miller's swing band by Jerry Gray, and was also arranged by composer Morton Gould. Meacham lived in New York City for much of his life.
- Many of his works were military marches, tribute pieces, and early ragtime works.
- He died in New York City of pneumonia and is buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.
