Frank White Meacham composer

Meacham Frank W.
*Buffalo, New York, 1855/56, +New York City, 22. Dezember 1909. Sein Name wurde vor allem durch den Evergreen "American Patrol" (C. Fischer 1891; bearb. Yoder, Kalmus 1941/1981; bearb. Scott, Rubank; bearb. A. Delhaye, Molenaar 1951) bekannt. Zunächst als Lehrer und Buchhändler tätig, konnte er nach dem Erfolg des o. g. Stückes als freischaffender Komponist in New York sich niederlassen.

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.