Melvin H. Ribble

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Melvin H. Ribble (January 11, 1870[1] – May 3, 1964) was an American cornetist, baritone hornist, and prolific composer and arranger of concert band music.[2][3][4]

Career

In 1889 Ribble, moved from his hometown, Clarinda, Iowa, to Lincoln, Nebraska, to play cornet with the Ashman Band. 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. Victor was a small predecessor to Rubank. Ribble moved back to Lincoln in 1931 and established his own arranging business. During this time, Ribble did many arrangements for Billy Quick, who directed the University of Nebraska

band for many years.

Selected works

Compositions

Band arrangements published by Victor

Band arrangements published by Milton Weil

  • "Wherever You Go — Whatever You Do," by Bernie Grossman (né Bernard Leopold Grossman; 1885–1951), Joe Goodwin (né Joseph A. Goodwin; 1889–1943), Larry Shay, & Benny J. Meroff (1901–1973), arranged by Ribble (Milton Weil Music Co. ©1926) Template:Catalog lookup link
  • "Sweethearts on Parade," by Carmen Lombardo & Charles Newman, arranged by Ribble (Milton Weil Music Co. ©1928) Template:Catalog lookup link

Band arrangements published by other publishers

  • "Looking at the World Through Rose-Colored Glasses"
  • "Dream Train"
  • "Highways Are Happy Ways"
  • "So Tired," slow march, by George A. Little (1890–1946) & Arthur Sizemore (1891–1954), arranged by Ribble (Harold Rossiter Music Co. ©1927) Template:Catalog lookup link

Arrangements for the University of Nebraska Band

  • "March of the Cornhuskers," lyrics and music by Ribble and William T. Quick
  • "Hail Varsity," lyrics by Joyce Ayres, music by Wilbur Chenoweth, arranged by Ribble
  • "Fight Song"

See also

References

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  1. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, search name: Melvin H. Ribble, Census Place: Nodaway, Page, Iowa; Roll: M593_414; Page: 467A; Image: 198; Family History Library Film: 545913
  2. ↑ The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and their music, two volumes, by William H. Rehrig & Paul E Bierley (born 1926), Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1991 Template:Catalog lookup link
  3. ↑ The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and Their Music — Supplement, by William H. Rehrig, Paul E Bierley (born 1926), & Robert Hoe, Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press (1996) Template:Catalog lookup link
  4. ↑ Das neue Lexikon des Blasmusikwesens (The New Lexicon of Band Music) by de:Wolfgang Suppan & de:Armin Suppan, published in conjunction with the de:Bund Deutscher Blasmusikverbände, Freiburg-Tiengen: Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH (1994) Template:Catalog lookup link

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