Melvin H. Ribble

Melvin H Ribble was born on January 11, 1870; he died on May 3, 1964. In 1889 he was a cornetist with the Ashman Band of Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1898 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he obtained work as a staff arranger with Harry L. Alford's music publishing company. He worked writing custom arrangements. While in Chicago, Ribble composed and arranged for the Victor Music Co. [later Rubank ]. Ribble moved back to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1931 and established his own arranging business. He died there in 1964.

Works by Melvin H. Ribble (names in parentheses are publishers w/ copyright dates )

• Bennet's Triumphal March (Victor 1923/Rubank 1925)
• Blue Moon Waltz (Rubank 1931)
• Dainty Maid dancette (Rubank 1925)
• Invincible Yank March (Rubank 1937)
• Lizella Overture (Rubank 1912)
• Night's Enchantment tone poem (Rubank 1923)
• Spirit of America (Rubank)
• Starter March (Rubank 1931)
• Street King March (Rubank 1937)
• Teamwork March (Rubank 1925)
• Twilight Thoughts ( Victor 1925/Rubank 1931)
• Village Chapel tone poem (Rubank 1931)
• Warming Up March (Rubank 1931)

References

• William Harold Rehrig (born 1939), The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, Integrity Press, Westerville, Ohio, article by Robert Hoe, Jr. (1922–1983) (1991)
• Screamer (march)
• American march music

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Name	Ribble, Melvin H.
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Date of birth	1870
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Date of death	1964
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