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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
A0383 Memories of Mozart £33.00 Details
A0388 4 Christmas Hymns £26.50 Details
A0389 Hail, Smiling Morn £26.50 Details
A0391 Reign of Beauty £33.00 Details
A0393 Sons of Victory £26.50 Details
A0401 Long Live the King £26.50 Details
A0402 The Cycle Parade £26.50 Details
A0405 The Bostonian £26.50 Details
A0406 The Village Blacksmith £26.50 Details
A0407 River of Pearls £33.00 Details
A0410 Memories of Britain £40.00 Details
A0421 The Grenadiers £33.00 Details
A0422 Mozarts 12th Mass £33.00 Details
A0427 Memories of Meyerbeer £33.00 Details
A0429 Cascade of Rubies £33.00 Details
A0431 The Coronation £33.00 Details
A0441 Sons of Britannia £33.00 Details
A0443 Our Glorious Empire £26.50 Details
A0455 Heroique £26.50 Details
A0456 The West Yorks £26.50 Details
A0487 Echoes of Scotland £33.00 Details
A0489 Echoes of Erin £33.00 Details
A0512 Blencathra £26.50 Details
A0513 The King's Royal Rifles £26.50 Details
A0545 The Northumbrian £26.50 Details
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