Our Fallen Heroes - Score
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of the first Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having afine bass voice, and had won much reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
"Our Fallen Heroes" Funeral March was composed in 1894. Nothing is known about who, or even if, Peckham composed this march in memory of a specific person. This march was performed by the "President's Own" United States Marine Band during the funeral procession for President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of the first Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having afine bass voice, and had won much reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
"Our Fallen Heroes" Funeral March was composed in 1894. Nothing is known about who, or even if, Peckham composed this march in memory of a specific person. This march was performed by the "President's Own" United States Marine Band during the funeral procession for President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Joseph S. Peckham was born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1848. He served in the Navy achieving the rank of Musician 1st Class and was a member of the first Naval Training Station Band in Newport in the late 1800s. He was the choir director at Channing Memorial Church in the city and a member of the church's vocal quartet. "He was a singer of much merit, having afine bass voice, and had won much reputation as a composer." (Newport Mercury, Saturday, December 3, 1904.) He composed over 30 marches before his death in 1904.
"Our Fallen Heroes" Funeral March was composed in 1894. Nothing is known about who, or even if, Peckham composed this march in memory of a specific person. This march was performed by the "President's Own" United States Marine Band during the funeral procession for President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
