America Victorious

Edwin Eugene Bagley

E.E. Bagley

General Info

Year: 1919
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Walter Jacobs
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet Solo-I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Tenor Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

America entered World War I in April 1917, and it was several months before its support was visible in Europe. However by the fall of 1918, the Americans had 29 divisions engaged in the battle of the Meuse-Argonne and were deeply engaged in other battles on land and sea and in the air. Of the 1,200,000 Americans who participated, over 100,000 died and over 200,000 others were wounded. Including loans to its allies, the U.S. spent over 37 billion dollars on the war. When the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, the victory parades began.

Like many patriotic American composers of the tie, Bagley wrote a march which he felt would exemplify the feeling of victory in finally helping to create a "world safe for democracy."

- Program Note from March Music Notes

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. U.S. Coast Guard Band

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• KIlgore (Tx.) College Wind Symphony (Derrick Logozzo, conductor) - 28 February 2026
• Encore Concert Band (Mokena, Ill.) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) - 4 July 2018
• Cary (N.C.) Town Band (Stuart Holoman, conductor) – 3 July 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

• The Ambassador
• America Victorious (1919)
• Bagley's Imperial (arr. Hildreth) (1939)
• Father of His Country (1931)
• Front Section (1909)
• Front Section (arr. Gregory) (1909/2016)
• Front Section (arr. Rhea) (1909/2017)
• The Imperial
• National Emblem (arr. Hautvast) (1906/2011)
• National Emblem March (1906)
• National Emblem March (arr. Conaway) (1906/2014)
• National Emblem March (arr. Custer) (1906/1998)
• National Emblem March (arr. Fennell) (1906/1981)
• National Emblem March (arr. Jacobs) (1906/1934)
• National Emblem March (arr. Kostelantez and Wiggins) (1902/1905)
• National Emblem March (ed. Neumann) (1906/2021)
• National Emblem March (arr. Oliver) (1906/2015)
• National Emblem March (arr. Schissel) (1906/2000)
• National Emblem March (arr. Walters) (1906/1963)
• National Emblem March (arr. Williams) (1906/1934)

Resources

• Bagley, E. (1919). America Victorious [score]. Walter Jacobs: [Boston].
• Smith, Norman E. (1986). March Music Notes. Lake Charles, La.: Program Note Press, pp. 22.