Russell Alexander
# Russell Alexander

Russell Alexander (February 26, 1877 – October 1, 1915) was an entertainer and composer, active primarily with vaudeville shows and musical comedy organizations.

Alexander was born in Nevada, Missouri, and became a euphonium virtuoso who joined the circus band of Belford's Carnival at the age of 18. At 20, he became arranger and euphonium soloist with the Barnum & Bailey Circus Band and toured Europe from 1897 to 1902. Following his tour with Barnum & Bailey, Russell Alexander worked in a novelty musical vaudeville act with his brothers. Although his compositional output was relatively small, he is considered a great composer of marches. He wrote 33 marches, 6 galops, and several overtures, novelties, and other works. For part of his career he worked in acts with his brothers, Newton and Woodruff.

On July 20, 2015, a memorial plaque honoring Alexander was unveiled on the Main Street Stage in Liberty, NY, just a short distance from the Old Town Cemetery in which Alexander is buried. The ceremony included a performance of seven Alexander works, and the event was sponsored by Windjammers, Unlimited.

## Works

Unless noted, his works were published by C. L. Barnhouse Co., to whom Alexander's widow sold the rights to his music shortly after his death.

* Across the Atlantic March (1899)
* Americans Before Havana Overture (unpublished)
* Baltimore's Boast March (1899)
* Bastinado Galop (1908)
* Belford's Carnival (1897)
* Burr's Triumphal (1897)
* The Butterfly Dance (unpublished)
* The Cantonians March (1908)
* Charioteers of Semiramis Galop (unpublished)
* Colossus of Columbia (1901)
* The Comedy Club March (1907) White Publishing
* Congressional Limited Galop (unpublished)
* The Conquest March (1913) Fillmore Bros. Music House
* Conway's Cantata March (unpublished)
* The Crimson Flush March (1897)
* The Darlington March (1896)
* Decatur at Tripoli Overture (unpublished)
* Embossing the Emblem March (1902)
* The Exposition Four March (1903)
* The Four Gladiators (1899) (unpublished)
* From Tropic To Tropic March (1898)
* Hampton Roads March (1919) Fillmore Bros. Music House
* International Vaudeville (1897)
* Memphis the Majestic (1900)
* Olympia Hippodrome March (1898)
* Pall Mall Famous March (1909) Star Music Co
* Paramour of Panama March (1904) McMillin
* Patriots of the Potomac March (1903)
* La Reine March (1907)
* Rival Rovers March (1899)
* Round Up The (1916)
* Salute to Seattle March (1905)
* Shoot the Chutes Galop (1901)
* Song of the South (1905) [Solo with Band Acc.]
* The Southerner March (1908)
* The Southerners Galop (unpublished)
* Steeplechase Galop (1900)
* Storming of El Caney Galop (1903)
* Storming El Caney March (unpublished)
* Vicksburg the Valiant March (unpublished)
* Vienna to Vicksburg (unpublished)
* Yankees in Vienna March (unpublished)
