Charles Edward Duble
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September 13, 1884 - August 1960
Charles (Charlie) Edward Duble was born on September 13, 1884, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He became a trombone player, and in this respect he joined a long list of composers of circus music who played the lower brass instruments: trombone, euphonium, baritone, or tuba.
At an early age, he exhibited a strong talent for music and a great love of the circus. The impressive number of circus or minstrel bands with which he performed attests to his proficiency on the trombone. Details of his youth have not been fully documented, but it is known that he played with the Sun Brothers Circus in the 1909 season. Other organizations with which he performed are the Norris and Rowe Circus, the Gentry Brothers Famous Dog and Pony Show, the Great Dode Fisk Shows, John Robinson's 10 Big Shows, the H.W. Campbell's United Shows (carnival), the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Robinson's Famous Shows, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows, the John H. Sparks Shows, the John Robinson Circus, the Sells Floto Circus, the Sparks Circus, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, the Robbins Brothers Circus, the Downie Brothers Circus, the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West, the Russell Brothers Circus, the DeRue Brothers All-Star Minstrels, and William F. Kibble's Uncle Tom's Cabin Company.
Duble was a man of unique character. He had a clever sense of humor but was quiet and reserved. His best known march is Bravura, the authorship of which has often been incorrectly attributed to other composers. His two marches, Wizard of the West, and Battle of the Winds, are among the most difficult of all marches to play at the fast circus tempo. Duble apparently returned to his home in the town of Jeffersonville after a career of 23 years on the road, and he died there in August of 1960.
He was elected to the Windjammers Circus Musicians' Hall of Fame in 1980.
Marches composed by Charles Edward Duble:
- Gallrein's Triumphal 1907
- Heroes of Luzon 1907
- On the Florida Shores 1926
- Salute to Williamsport 1906
- Bravura 1918
- Battle of the Winds 1917
- Wizard of the West 1908
- Under the White Tents 1908
- Ringling Bros. Grand Entree 1906
- Across Canada 1909
- Barnum and Bailey's Royal Pageant 1917
- Berry's U.S. Republic Band 1907
- The Circus King 1916
- Evan's Fashion Plate 1922
- Floral City 1907
- La Garde d'Honneur 1908
- The Gay American 1921
- Luna Dome 1909
- The Magnificent 1907
- Old Glory Triumphant 1919
- Olivett 1909
- Our Congress 1906
- Prince Imperial 1908
- Radio Fans 1928
- Red Coat Battery 1910
- Royal Tournament 1917
- Salute to Dalbey 1906
- Trooper's Greeting 1910
- The Warrior
