On the Mall

{{Short description|1923 march composed by Edwin Franko Goldman}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} '''"On the Mall"''' is a famous march composed by American bandmaster Edwin Franko Goldman (1878–1956). It vies with Goldman's "Chimes of Liberty" as his two most popular compositions. As indicated by Jack Kopstein, it (as of 2013) remains a featured march and continues to be performed and recorded by bands throughout America and around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldmilitarybands.com/biography-of-edwin-franko-goldman/ |title=World military bands: The heritage of military bands |work=Biography of Edwin Franko Goldman |first=Jack |last=Kopstein |date=January 21, 2013 |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |archive-date=June 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620194556/http://www.worldmilitarybands.com/biography-of-edwin-franko-goldman/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

It was premiered on the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts at the Naumburg Bandshell opening concert, Sept. 26, 1923.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notable Events and Performers |url=https://naumburgconcerts.org/notable-events-and-performers |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Naumburg Orchestral Concerts |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Publication history== The score of "On the Mall" was first published in 1923 by Carl Fischer LLC. A version edited by Edward S. Lisk is frequently used. Goldman wrote a number of marches whose titles begin with words ''On the'', with the first being "On the Green" in 1920.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/actions.DisplayEADDoc.do;jsessionid=12C6B210903F2EBDE14509AFA7121930?source=MdU.ead.scpa.0084.xml&style=ead#series6.a |title=Mabel Rosenthal Collection on Edwin Franko Goldman |magazine=ArchivesUM |location=College Park, MD |publisher=University of Maryland Special Collections |date=1980 |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |pages=10–142–ABA |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053141/http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/actions.DisplayEADDoc.do;jsessionid=12C6B210903F2EBDE14509AFA7121930?source=MdU.ead.scpa.0084.xml&style=ead#series6.a |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Meaning of title== The phrase "On the Mall" refers to the Mall in Central Park, New York City, where Goldman's Band frequently performed. Goldman composed "On the Mall" possibly as early as 1922, but published the march in 1923 to honor Elkan Naumburg, who funded the construction of the new Naumburg Bandshell. "On the Mall" premiered there on September 29, 1923, with Franz Kaltenborn as conductor and Naumburg in attendance.<ref>{{cite web |magazine=Naumburg Orchestral Concerts |date=2013 |accessdate=September 15, 2013 |url=http://www.naumburgconcerts.org/artist.php?view=bio&bid=2311 |title=Music pavilion |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023310/http://www.naumburgconcerts.org/artist.php?view=bio&bid=2311 |archivedate=March 4, 2016 }} * See {{cite web |url=http://americanbandmasters.org/pdfs/ABA_Goldman_Citation.pdf |title=The Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation |first1=Victor William |last1=Zajec |first2=Raoul F. |last2=Camus |year=2012 |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |location=New York |publisher=American Bandmasters Association |archive-date=December 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204220319/http://www.americanbandmasters.org/pdfs/ABA_Goldman_Citation.pdf |url-status=dead }} * See also {{cite news |url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/vc_majorthefts/arttheft/NSAF/010303/view |title=The Goldman Band on the Mall, Central Park |magazine=National Stolen Art File |first=Frank |last=Keane |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |date=1933 |accessdate=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305152442/https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/vc_majorthefts/arttheft/NSAF/010303/view |archivedate=March 5, 2016 }}</ref>

==Singing, whistling, lyricizing== In a technique identified with Goldman, the trio (third strain) is predominantly sung by the band members and then repeated, after a breakstrain, with whistling. A great believer in public participation as Goldman toured with his band in countless venues, he encouraged audiences likewise in "On the Mall" to sing along and then whistle with the band.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jwpepper.com/2477467.item#.UjOfSJco6P8 |title=On the mall concert march |magazine=JWPepper |date=2013 |accessdate=September 13, 2013}}Item 2477466. Bands frequently camouflage the piccolo into the whistling to enhance its volume.</ref> Audience clapping in sync with the score is also common. The concluding strain of the march can be sung with lyrics written by Goldman's wife Adelaide Maibrunn Goldman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lyricszoo.com/river-city-brass-band/on-the-mall/ |title='On the Mall' lyrics |location=Chatham, New Jersey |publisher=River City Brass Band |first=Adelaide Maibrunn |last=Goldman |date=1923 |accessdate=September 15, 2013 |magazine=Lyrics zoo}}</ref> To reinforce the physical setting and the title, renditions have been known to substitute the words ''On the Mall'' in lieu of some of the lyrics.

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==External links== * {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXsKAeWwlsI |editor=South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble (SJAWE) |date=2008 |title=On the Mall |magazine=Side by Side Concert |publisher=Stockton University Performing Arts Center |accessdate=September 16, 2013 |first1=Edwin Franko |last1=Goldman |first2=Adelaide Maibrunn |last2=Goldman}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldfuZuURHac |magazine=Columbia Summer Winds Ensemble |first=Edwin Franko |last=Goldman |title=On the Mall |date=July 10, 2010 |accessdate=September 23, 2013}} (performed at the Naumburg Bandshell)

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