L. P. Laurendeau

Louis-Philippe Laurendeau (1861 in St-Hyacinthe, Canada East – 13 February 1916 in Montreal) was a Canadian composer and bandmaster. He also held an editorial position with Carl Fischer, the New York music publishers.

Most of Laurendeau's compositions and arrangements were for concert or military band and were published primarily by Fischer and Cundy-Bettoney. He also composed works of specific Canadian interest, such as Shores of the St Lawrence, a medley for band, and Land of the Maple, Opus 235, a march. He wrote, as well, on music pedagogy, including volumes on band instruction and arranging for band. He occasionally wrote under the pseudonym, Paul Laurent.

He is most familiar to audiences throughout the world through his band arrangement of Julius Fučík's 1897 march, Entrance of the Gladiators (originally entitled Grande Marche Chromatique). Laurendeau arranged the march for American Wind bands, and Carl Fischer published this in 1901 under the title Thunder and Blazes." The work is the best-known circus march in the world and has become a musical icon for that form of entertainment.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1861, Died February 13, 1916

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-355 10-in. 8/27/1903 Under the Double Eagle (march) Sousa's Band Band arranger  
Victor A-1262 7-in. 4/25/1904 Russian war march Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-1262 10-in. 4/25/1904 Russian march Victor Band [i.e., Pryor's Band] Band composer  
Victor B-2060 10-in. 12/19/1904 Favorite songs of Canada Sousa's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-2663 10-in. 6/22/1905 Before the mast Victor Dance Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-3483 10-in. 6/19/1906 Bewitching beauty Chris Chapman Bells solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-4229 8-in. 1/30/1907 Flag of truce march Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-4825 10-in. 9/20/1907 Pilgrims' chorus Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-6436 10-in. 9/21/1908 French National Defile march Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-6437 10-in. 9/21/1908 The peacock Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-7053 12-in. 5/7/1909 Norma overture Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-8094 10-in. 7/6/1909 Laurentian echoes Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor C-8880 12-in. 4/22/1910 Rocked in the cradle of the deep Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-9116 10-in. 6/16/1910 The land of the maple Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-10318 10-in. 5/11/1911 Dead march Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11240 10-in. 11/15/1911 That flying rag Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11264 10-in. 11/16/1911 Swing song Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11369 10-in. 12/14/1911 The dollar princess waltz Sousa's Band Band arranger  
Victor C-11695 12-in. 3/12/1912 Wedding march Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11846 10-in. 4/10/1912 Arion carnival march Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11851 10-in. 4/10/1912 Extase d'amour Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-11853 10-in. 4/11/1912 The grizzly turkey trot Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12213 10-in. 7/22/1912 Minuetto e gavotta Conway's Band Band arranger  
Victor C-12347 12-in. 9/9/1912 Ekko fra norden Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12348 10-in. 9/9/1912 Sanctus Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12853 10-in. 1/27/1913 Argentine tango Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor C-13209 12-in. 4/29/1913 Gold and silver Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-13255 10-in. 5/8/1913 Blue Danube waltz Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-13377 10-in. 6/3/1913 Longing for home Neapolitan Trio Instrumental trio arranger  
Victor B-13459 10-in. 6/19/1913 Valse Boston Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-13547 10-in. 7/9/1913 The whistlers Conway's Band Band, with bells arranger  
Victor B-13952 10-in. 10/13/1913 Old comrades march Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-14321 10-in. 1/14/1914 Serenade Vessella's Italian Band Band arranger  
Victor B-14339 10-in. 1/16/1914 Caprice espagnole Vessella's Italian Band Band arranger  
Victor C-14605 12-in. 3/21/1914 Vision United States Marine Band Band arranger  
Victor B-14610 10-in. 3/22/1914 Old comrades march United States Marine Band Band arranger  
Victor B-14942 10-in. 6/10/1914 Soldiers of the king Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor C-15120 12-in. 8/5/1914 Serenade Hongroise Conway's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-15226 10-in. 9/25/1914 Tanzweise Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-15551 10-in. 12/29/1914 Le Sambre et Meuse Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-16298 10-in. 8/2/1915 Victorious America Conway's Band Band arranger  
Victor C-16524 12-in. 9/21/1915 Memories of the War : 1861-1863 Conway's Band Band arranger  
Victor C-17129 12-in. 2/8/1916 Cupid and the butterfly : Intermezzo Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor C-18113 12-in. 7/13/1916 Breezes of the night Conway's Band Band arranger  
Victor C-19314 12-in. 2/27/1917 The standard-bearer march Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor C-19316 12-in. 2/27/1917 Marguerite waltz Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor C-20394 12-in. 7/13/1917 The standard bearer march Conway's Band Band arranger  
Victor C-21442 12-in. 2/5/1918 War march of the priests Victor Band Band arranger  
Victor B-28574 10-in. 9/19/1923 The lion chase Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-30458 10-in. 7/3/1924 The bouquet : Overture March Junior High School Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-49805 12-in. 1/29/1929 War march of the priests Victor Symphonic Band Band arranger  
Victor CVE-49806 12-in. 1/29/1929 Lustspiel : Overture Victor Symphonic Band Band arranger  
Victor CVE-49810 12-in. 1/30/1929 Coronation march Victor Symphonic Band Band arranger  
Victor BVE-62432 10-in. 5/25/1930 Entry of the gladiators Merle Evans ; Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Band Band, with calliope arranger  
Columbia 427 7-in. ca. 1901 In the village tavern Columbia Band Band, with clog effects composer  
Columbia 427 10-in. ca. 1901 In the village tavern Columbia Band Band, with clog effects arranger  
Columbia 3958 10-in. between January and November 1908 Arion carnival march Prince's Military Band Band arranger  
Columbia 19121 10-in. 11/16/1910 Medley of Canadian airs Prince's Military Band Band arranger  
Columbia 19122 10-in. 11/16/1910 Medley of Canadian airs Prince's Military Band Band arranger  
Columbia 19123 10-in. 11/16/1910 Land of the maple (March) Prince's Military Band Band arranger  
Columbia 36779 12-in. 8/27/1913 War songs of the boys in blue Remington Typewriter Company Band Band composer  
OKeh 154 10-in. ca. May 1918 Land of the maple OKeh Concert Band Band composer  
OKeh 9178 10-in. June 1925 Before the mast U.S. Naval Academy Band Band composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 5142-b] 10-in. approximately Sept. 1917 Land of the maple Empire Military Band [Prince's Military Band] Band composer  
Edison 2502 10-in. 10/17/1913 The Darkville dance New York Military Band Band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Laurendeau, L. P.," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111904.

Laurendeau, L. P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111904.

"Laurendeau, L. P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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