[78-L] James Reese Europe "Hellfighters"

[Sammy Jones]

March tempo is usually considered to be 120 beats per minute, but I'm sure
performers of old could and did take a great deal of liberty with the tempo.

Sammy Jones

> Tempo is also important,
> and in a presentation about the march background of ragtime I think
> they
> indicated that 60 BPM is the acceptable march tempo -- likewise for
> ragtime.  You might look thru some of the journals of band history
> which
> are published.  It's not my field so I have no leads, but Fred might.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>