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Rimmer, W

Biography

William Rimmer (1861/2–1936) was a Lancashire composer and conductor of brass band music who was particularly well known for his marches. Rimmer was born in Southport in 1861 or 1862 into a musical family. His father was bandmaster of the Lancashire Volunteer Rifles and encouraged both Rimmer and his brother Robert in their musical studies. At the age of 15 he joined the Southport Rifle band as a side-drummer and then moved onto the cornet, eventually becoming the band's principal cornet soloist. As a young man he made himself into one of the finest cornet players in the country under the eye of Alexander Owen at Besses o' th' Barn Band. His prowess on the instrument became well known, and he was engaged as a soloist by many of the best bands of the day. He eventually gave up playing to concentrate on training and conducting bands, and at the height of his fame conducted every winning band at both the Crystal Palace and Belle Vue competitions between 1905 and 1909.

Cat No. Title Composer Price
A0179 Hercules (march) £26.50 Details
A0197 Indomitable £26.50 Details
A0198 Impregnable £26.50 Details
A0204 Idle Hours £33.00 Details
A0218 Jubilant £26.50 Details
A0222 Keel Row £33.00 Details
A0231 Love and Duty £26.50 Details
A0234 Lady Caprice £33.00 Details
A0243 Love in a Mist £26.50 Details
A0254 Merry Men £26.50 Details
A0256 Men of Harlech (march) £26.50 Details
A0261 Minstrel Memories £33.00 Details
A0276 Merry Go Round £33.00 Details
A0278 My Syrian Maid £26.50 Details
A0282 Melodious Gems £33.00 Details
A0283 Melodious Revue £33.00 Details
A0285 Memories of the Opera £33.00 Details
A0298 The Old Belfry £33.00 Details
A0323 Queen of the South £26.50 Details
A0325 The Field Day £26.50 Details
A0327 The Cavalier £26.50 Details
A0337 La Russe £26.50 Details
A0371 Leviathan £26.50 Details
A0374 Ireland £33.00 Details
A0375 John Peel £26.50 Details
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