Thomas F. Darcy Jr.
Thomas Francis Darcy Jr. (May 7, 1895 – May 19, 1968) was a
Washington, D. C. from 1935 to 1946.[1]
Life
Darcy was born at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, where his father was on duty as an Army Band Leader.[2]
He first enlisted in the Army, at Vancouver Barracks, on May 18, 1912, and served at various posts in this country and in foreign garrisons until he sailed for France with his regiment in June 1917.[2]
He received his music training at the U.S. Army Bandmasters School in
Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. During that duty tour Darcy conducted over 500 concerts in eight countries before he returned to the United States in 1945.[3]
Darcy appeared in Jean Negulesco's short The United States Army Band (1943) as himself.[4]
He died in Somerset, Pennsylvania.[5]
Works
Compositions
- Festival Overture
- Flashing Sabres
- Marche Fantastique
- March of the Free Peoples
- The National Geographic March
- Nocturne
- La Princesita
- Trio for trumpets
- Tripoli, cornet or trumpet trio with band
- The United States Army, march
- Vanguard of Victory
- Youth on Parade
Arrangements
- National anthem of Chile[6]
- National anthem of Ecuador[6]
- National anthem of Egypt[6]
- National anthem of France
- National anthem of Paraguay[6]
- National anthem of Peru[6]
- National anthem of Syria[6]
- National anthem of Uruguay[6]
- National anthem of Venezuela[6]
References
- ^ "Thomas F. Darcy Jr".
- ^ a b Captain Robb S. MacKie (1937). "The United States Army Band: A Brief History". Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine. p. 121.
- ISBN 9780961734619.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-6653-2.
- IMDb.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Catalog of Copyright Entries, pt. 3, v. 40, n. 2, 1945, p. 1680.
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