William Rimmer (music)

William Rimmer (music)

William Rimmer (d. 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 1862 into a musical family. His father was bandmaster of the Lancashire Volunteer Rifles, and encouraged both William and his brother Robert in their musical studies. At the age of 15 William joined the Southport Rifle band as a side-drummer and then moved onto the cornet, eventually becoming the bands principal cornet soloist. As a young man he made himself into one of the finest cornet players in the country under the eye of Alex Owen at Besses o’ th’ Barn. 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.

On 29th July 2007, Phillip Hunt devoted his weekly "Sounds of Brass" radio programme on BBC Radio Devon to Rimmer and his works.

elected works

*"Punchinello"
*"Ravenswood"
* [http://www.zen83088.zen.co.uk/ssb/history/04.html "Slaidburn"]
*"The Cossack"
*"Cross of Honour"
*"The Hailstorm (Cornet Polka)"

External links

* [http://www.fodensband.co.uk/recordings/rimmer.htm Rimmer Biography]


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