By: Henry Fillmore
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Lassus Trombone Original Copyright: 1915 by: Fillmore Bros.
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Lassus Trombone
Fillmore, Henry
Lassus Trombone by: Henry Fillmore Original Copyright: 1915 By: Fillmore Bros.
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Program notes – The Begian Years Vol. IV.
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Program note researched by Marcus L. Neiman Medina, Ohio
Fillmore is often called the “Father of the Trombone Smear.”
Fillmore wrote 15 characteristics, or trombone smears, over a period of 21 years. All were ragtime pieces reflecting the minstrel show idiom of vaudeville and all were deeply in the ragtime style.
In the southern United States, there is a food substance which may be largely unknown in other regions, called molasses. This is a thick, pungent, sugary syrup, usually a by-product of the process of extracting sugar from sugar cane. The syrup is thick under any circumstances, and much more so when it is cold. A favorite saying in this part of the world is “slow as molasses in January.” In the southern dialects, the first syllable is sometimes elided, producing “’lasses.” That likely is the origin of the “Lassus” in “Lassus Trombone.” In this sense, it would refer to the slides and glissandos 2 (smears) which are required of the trombonists who perform it.
Lassus Trombone (Characteristic). This characteristic was Henry Fillmore’s favorite of his “trombone smears.” It was also recognized by John Philip Sousa, who included it on every concert of his last tour with his band. The sheet music to “Lassus Trombone” sold over two million copies.
Fillmore was a true free spirit. He was brought up by a conservative family in a conservative town. When he couldn’t do as he wished, he ran away with a circus and played trombone in the circus band. 1 To top it all off, he married an exotic dancer.
According to Herb Block, Henry got into a conflict with his father (who composed and published liturgical music in Cincinnati) over the kind of music that Henry was composing. Henry liked march music and said, “I will huff and puff and I will write my own music.” Hence, the name Will Huff, one of Fillmore’s pseudonyms.
Henry Fillmore was one of our most prolific composers with 256 compositions to his record and almost 800 arrangements. He published under various pseudonyms as well as his own name: Henry Fillmore 114; Gus Beans – 2; Harold Bennett – 65; Ray Hall – 3; Harry Hartley – 6; Al Hayes – 57; Will Huff – 8; and Henrietta Moore – 1.
DOB: December 3rd, 1881 (Cincinnati, Ohio) DOD: December 7th, 1956 (Miami, Florida)
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