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Thomas Francis Darcy Jr. (May 7, 1895 – May 19, 1968) was a composer and leader of the United States Army Band in Washington, D. C. from 1935 to 1946.^[1]

Life edit

Darcy was born at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, where his father was on duty as an Army Band Leader.^[2]

He first enlisted in the Army, at Vancouver Barracks, on May 18, 1912, and served at various posts in this country and in foreign garrisons until he sailed for France with his regiment in June 1917.^[2]

He received his music training at the U.S. Army Bandmasters School in Chaumont, France, the Army Music School in Washington, D.C., and the Juilliard School of Music. He was associate conductor and cornet soloist with the official U.S. Army Band from 1924 to 1935 at which time he was promoted to leader of that organization. While living in Washington, D.C., Darcy became an authority on official ceremonies and music protocol; in 1940 he was appointed by the Secretary of War as "advisor on all band matters." In 1941 he became dean of the Army Bandmasters School, and two years later the band was transferred to General Eisenhower's Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. During that duty tour Darcy conducted over 500 concerts in eight countries before he returned to the United States in 1945.^[3]

Darcy appeared in Jean Negulesco's short The United States Army Band (1943) as himself.^[4]

He died in Somerset, Pennsylvania.^[5]

Works edit

Compositions edit

Festival Overture
Flashing Sabres
Marche Fantastique
March of the Free Peoples
The National Geographic March
Nocturne
La Princesita
Trio for trumpets
Tripoli, cornet or trumpet trio with band
The United States Army, march
Vanguard of Victory
Youth on Parade

Arrangements edit

National anthem of Chile^[6]
National anthem of Ecuador^[6]
National anthem of Egypt^[6]
National anthem of France
National anthem of Paraguay^[6]
National anthem of Peru^[6]
National anthem of Syria^[6]
National anthem of Uruguay^[6]
National anthem of Venezuela^[6]

References edit

^ "Thomas F. Darcy Jr".
^ ^a ^b Captain Robb S. MacKie (1937). "The United States Army Band: A Brief History". Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine. p. 121.
^ Norman E. Smith (1986). March Music Notes. p. 101. ISBN 9780961734619.
^ Capua, Michelangelo (2017). Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-4766-6653-2.
^ Thomas F. Darcy Jr. at IMDb.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Catalog of Copyright Entries, pt. 3, v. 40, n. 2, 1945, p. 1680.

External links edit

The National Geographic March

[1] "Thomas F. Darcy Jr".

[Daugthers_of_the_American_Revolution_Magazine-2] Captain Robb S. MacKie (1937). "The United States Army Band: A Brief History". Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine. p. 121.

[3] Norman E. Smith (1986). March Music Notes. p. 101. ISBN 9780961734619.

[4] Capua, Michelangelo (2017). Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-4766-6653-2.

[5] Thomas F. Darcy Jr. at IMDb.

[Catalog_of_Copyright_Entries-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Catalog of Copyright Entries, pt. 3, v. 40, n. 2, 1945, p. 1680.

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