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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
F0088 Viva Birkinshaw £26.50 Details
F0088/S Viva Birkinshaw (score) £10.00 Details
F0163 Eventide (Air Varie) £16.00 Details
F0166 The Cavalier £17.50 Details
F0231 The North Star £17.50 Details
F0239 Slaidburn £26.50 Details
F0239/S Slaidburn (score) £10.00 Details
F0251 Dawn of Freedom £17.50 Details
F0316 Cross of Honour £26.50 Details
F0316/S Cross of Honour (score) £10.00 Details
F0376 The Cossack £26.50 Details
F0376/S The Cossack (score) £10.00 Details
F0408 The Alpine Rose (Fantasia) £26.50 Details
F0423 Punchinello £26.50 Details
F0423/S Punchinello (score) £10.00 Details
F0468 The Australasian £26.50 Details
F0468/S The Australasian (score) £10.00 Details
F0604 Annie Laurie £26.50 Details
F0604/PA Annie Laurie (piano) £9.50 Details
F0709 Click Clack £26.50 Details
F0709/PA Click Clack (piano) £9.50 Details
F0938 Jenny Jones £26.50 Details
F0938/PA Jenny Jones B♭ (piano) £9.50 Details
F1285 Carnival of Venice £26.50 Details
F1285/PA Carnival of Venice B♭ (piano) £9.50 Details
F1411 Three Days Suite £50.00 Details
F1411/S Three Days Suite (score) £25.00 Details
F2000/PA Keel Row (piano) £9.50 Details
F2001 The Last Rose of Summer (piano) £8.00 Details
F2001/PA The Last Rose of Summer (piano) £9.50 Details
F2004/PA Swanee River (piano) £9.50 Details
F2005 Will Ye No Come Back Again £8.00 Details
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