INAUGURATION PRELUDE AND CEREMONY MUSIC
The Marine Band’s musical involvement in the ceremony began at 8 a.m. with two hours of pre-recorded music. At 10 a.m. the band took their place
directly beneath the inauguration platform
to begin live music with “Washington’s March,” written in honor of President George Washington. The program also included “The Union March,” written by the former Marine Band Director Francis Scala for Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration.
*Please note that the pieces selected for the inaugural prelude were chosen based on the mood each piece lent to the event. Colonel Michael J. Colburn programmed music for the right amount of pomp of circumstance and in the spirit of inauguration.
*March, “Seventeen Come Sunday” from English Folk Song Suite, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, is one of President Bill Clinton’s favorite marches.
INAUGURATION PRELUDE
Washington’s Grand March (1784)
anonymous
arranged by Richard Franko Goldman
Jefferson’s March (1805)
Alexander Reinagle
arranged by Roger Smith
President Lincoln’s Inaugural March (The Union March) (1861)
Francis Scala*
edited by MSgt Donald Patterson*
Chester Overture
William Schuman
March, “Washington Post”
John Philip Sousa*
March, “Solid Men to the Front”
John Philip Sousa*
“Amazing Grace”
setting by Frank Ticheli
March, “The Rifle Regiment”
John Philip Sousa*
Shaker Song and Hymn (“Simple Gifts”)
arranged by MSgt Stephen Bulla*
March, “The Invincible Eagle”
John Philip Sousa*
March, “The Gridiron Club”
John Philip Sousa*
“America, the Beautiful”
Samuel Augustus Ward
arranged by Carmen Dragon
March, “The Bride Elect”
John Philip Sousa*
March, “The High School Cadets”
John Philip Sousa*
March on the Colors, Trio of “National Emblem”
E. E. Bagley
March, “El Capitan”
John Philip Sousa*
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Entrance of President Jimmy Carter:
March, “The Glory of the Yankee Navy”
John Philip Sousa*
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Entrance of President George H. W. Bush
March, “The Chimes of Liberty”
Edwin Franko Goldman
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Entrance of President Bill Clinton
March, “Seventeen Come Sunday” from English Folk Song Suite
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Entrance of Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Cheney
March, “Daughters of Texas”
John Philip Sousa*
Entrance of Mrs. Obama
March, ‘The Fairest of the Fair”
John Philip Sousa*
Four Ruffles and Flourishes (The Army Herald Trumpets)
Entrance of President George W. Bush
“Hail to the Chief” (Marine Band)
James Sanderson
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Entrance of Vice President-Elect Joe Biden
“Homage to the Pioneers”
Jaromir Weinberger
Fanfare by The Army Herald Trumpets
Entrance of President-Elect Barack Obama
“Hail, America!”
George Drumm
arranged by Tom Clark
INAUGURATION CEREMONY
Four Ruffles and Flourishes (The Army Herald Trumpets)
“Hail Columbia” (Marine Band)
Four Ruffles and Flourishes (The Army Herald Trumpets)
“Hail to the Chief” (Marine Band)
James Sanderson
The National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”
John Stafford Smith
The U.S. Navy Sea Chanters perform a cappella
words by Francis Scott Key
March, “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
John Philip Sousa*
Trio of “National Emblem”
E. E. Bagley
INAUGURATION PARADE
“Semper Fidelis," by John Philip Sousa, on the march
Four Ruffles and Flourishes and The Marines’ Hymn in front of the presidential reviewing stand
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Hail to the Chief.
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