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Work Title Blue Bells of Scotland Alt ernative. Title Composer I-Catalogue Number I-Cat.

IAP 1 Key F major Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. 1901 First Pub lication. 1904 Composer Time Period Comp.

Period Piece Style Instrumentation Trombone or baritone, band Misc. Reparar Inicio Windows Vista Hirens Boot on this page. Comments Because Pryor was a trombonist and band leader, it is likely that the instrumentation of the original was trombone and band.

However, since all of the published versions are with piano, and the versions with band or orchestra have been arranged by others (Simon Kerwin for band, and Peter Hope for orchestra) it is not possible at this point to know what the exact instrumentation was. Therefore, the instrumentation is tagged as undetermined until further details can be ascertained.

Contents • • • • • • • Early life and education [ ] He was born on September 22, 1869 on the second floor of the Lyceum Theater in. He was the son of Samuel Pryor, bandmaster and founder of the original Pryor band, and his wife. Arthur first took up music at a very young age under the tutelage of his father and was playing the by age 11. The story goes that whenever he hit a sour note while practicing, his father planted a resounding crack on his head with a violin bow. The boy developed until he was so skilled that he won a place in the John Philip Sousa's band.

He was hailed as a after this. Musical career [ ] Pryor went on to direct the in, until joining the Band in 1892. He played his first solo with the Sousa Band at age 22 during the 1893 in. During his 12 years with the Sousa Band, Pryor estimated that he played 10,000 solos. From 1895 to 1903, Pryor was assistant conductor of the Sousa Band.

During his association with the 'March King', Pryor toured throughout the USA and Europe. While in Europe, he entertained King Edward VII of England and Czar Nicholas II of Russia with his trombone solos. Once while in Germany, all the trombonists of the German Army bands were ordered to hear him play. They were so amazed at his playing that they insisted on taking his trombone apart, refusing to believe that it was natural. Finally one German said: 'No one can play so well.

It is a Yankee trick.' [ ] In 1902 after the death of his father, Pryor ended his association with Sousa and took over the reorganized Pryor band; he led its debut at the in on November 15, 1903.

For 30 years thereafter, Pryor's band was an American institution. He made his first appearance in at the Shore in 1904, where he continued to play until 1930. The Pryor Band toured until 1909, when he decided to settle down and make Asbury Park the home of the band. Also at this time, he became a staff conductor and arranger for the in. He organized a second band that played at the entertainment complex of, for a number of years.