Editing Concert march

{{Short description|Marches notated to be performed in a concert}}
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A '''concert march''' is a march specifically composed for a [[concert band]], [[brass band]] or an [[orchestra]] (to be played at a formal [[concert]] or other [[audience]] event). See [[march music]].

Concert marches are mostly similar to regular [[military]] marches or field marches except for these differences:

*Concert marches usually contain more difficult [[rhythm]]s which in other cases, such as [[marching]], would be awkward to play.
*Concert marches may have more intricate [[harmonies]]
*Although most concert marches follow the standard march form, some do not. [[William P. Latham|William Latham]]'s "[[Brighton Beach (march)|Brighton Beach]]" for example, follows an IAABABATITCoda form.
*Concert marches tend to have [[coda (music)|codas]].
*Concert marches may be played slower (100-120 b/m)
*Concert marches tend to be longer.
*Concert marches tend to have longer [[Introduction (music)|introductions]].
*Concert marches tend to be in forte, to play louder.

As with every single type of march (from Military to Concert to [[Screamer (march)|Screamer]] and contest marches), they usually have an introduction, at least three [[melody|melodies]], and a [[trio (music)|trio]].

Some of the most-performed concert march composers are [[Edward Elgar]], [[William Walton]], [[Johann Strauss I]], [[Johann Strauss II]], [[Josef Wagner (composer)|Josef Wagner]], [[Julius Fučík (composer)|Julius Fučík]], [[John Philip Sousa]], [[John Williams]], [[Karl L. King]], [[Henry Fillmore]], [[Charles Lloyd Barnhouse|C.L. Barnhouse]], [[Kenneth J. Alford|Kenneth Alford]], and [[J. J. Richards]].

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