David Wallis Reeves

David Wallis Reeves (February 14, 1838 – March 8, 1900), also known as D. W. Reeves or Wally Reeves, was an American composer, cornetist, and bandleader. He developed the American march style, later made famous by the likes of John Philip Sousa, and his innovations include adding a countermelody to the American march form in 1876. Sousa called Reeves "The Father of Band Music in America", and stated he wished he himself had written Reeves' "Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard March". Charles Ives also borrowed from the "Second Connecticut" on four occasions.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 14, 1838 (Oswego), Died March 8, 1900 (Providence)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 50 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	01284	7-in.	Before June 1900	The night alarm	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]284	7-in.	1/19/1901	The night alarm	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]284	10-in.	5/1/1902	The night alarm	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix C-]284	12-in.	5/1/1902	The night alarm	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1217	7-in.	1/29/1902	Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard march	Kendle's First Regiment Band	Band, with drum solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1217	10-in.	1/29/1902	Second Connecticut march	Kendle's First Regiment Band	Band, with drum solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1432	7-in.	6/18/1902	United Service passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1432	10-in.	6/18/1902	United Service passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix C-]1432	12-in.	6/18/1902	United Service passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1743	7-in.	11/11/1902	Second Connecticut march	American Band of Providence	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1743	10-in.	11/11/1902	Second Connecticut march	American Band of Providence	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix C-]2211	12-in.	between 1901 and 1903	Narragansett march	Victor Grand Concert Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3028	10-in.	2/28/1901	Second Connecticut march	Kendle's First Regiment Band	Band	composer
Victor	A-207	7-in.	7/28/1903	The night alarm	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-207	10-in.	7/28/1903	The night alarm	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	A-210	7-in.	7/29/1903	Second Connecticut march	Clarke's Band of Providence	Band	composer
Victor	B-210	10-in.	7/29/1903	Second Connecticut march	Clarke's Band of Providence	Band	composer
Victor	C-210	12-in.	7/29/1903	Second Connecticut march	Clarke's Band of Providence	Band	composer
Victor	A-273	7-in.	8/14/1903	United Service passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-273	10-in.	8/14/1903	United Service passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-273	12-in.	8/14/1903	United Service passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	A-311	7-in.	8/18/1903	United Service passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-311	10-in.	8/18/1903	The United Services passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-311	12-in.	8/18/1903	The United Services passing in review	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	A-1603	7-in.	7/14/1904	Second Connecticut march	Kendle's First Regiment Band	Band	composer

(Results 1-25 of 50 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reeves, David Wallis," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106132.

Reeves, David Wallis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106132.

"Reeves, David Wallis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

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