Melvin H. Ribble


Melvin H. Ribble was an American cornetist, baritone hornist, and prolific composer and arranger of concert band music.

Career

In 1889 Ribble, moved from his hometown, Clarinda, Iowa, to Lincoln, Nebraska, to play cornet with the Ashman Band. In 1898, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he obtained work as a staff arranger with Harry L. Alford's music publishing company. He worked writing custom arrangements. While in Chicago, Ribble composed and arranged for the Victor Music Co., later Rubank. Victor was a small predecessor to Rubank. Ribble moved back to Lincoln in 1931 and established his own arranging business. During this time, Ribble did many arrangements for Billy Quick, who directed the University of Nebraska
band for many years.

Selected works

Compositions
  • "The World Holds But One For Me," lyrics by Lora Evelyn Slater, music by Ribble, arranged by Carlton Lee Colby
  • "Lovers' Lane," lyrics & music by Ribble, arranged by Carlton Lee Colby
  • "Lizella Overture"
  • "Song of the Bull Moose"
  • "Night's Enchantment," tone poem
  • "Bennet's Triumphal March"
  • "Twilight Thoughts," serenade
  • "Dainty Maid dancette"
  • "Teamwork," march
  • "Blue Moon," waltz
  • "Spirit of America"
  • "Starter March"
  • "Village Chapel," tone poem
  • "Warming Up," march
  • "The Street King," march
  • "Invincible Yank," march
Band arrangements published by Victor
  • "London Hippodrome," by William Edward Flathers, arranged by Ribble
  • "The World's Military, by William Edward Flathers, arranged by Ribble
  • "Spirit of the West," by Herman August Hummel , arranged by Ribble
  • "Bull's Triumphal March," by William Edward Flathers, arranged by Ribble
  • "Harmoniana," by John Francis Galuska, arranged by Ribble
  • "Jubilant: Overture," by John Francis Galuska, arranged by Ribble
  • "A Novel Novelette," by Edward S. Chenette, arranged by Ribble
  • "Simplicity," by Ira S. Loos, arranged by Ribble
  • "Slidin' Some," by Edward S. Chenette, band arrangement by Ribble
Band arrangements published by Milton Weil
Band arrangements published by other publishers
  • "Looking at the World Through Rose-Colored Glasses"
  • "Dream Train"
  • "Highways Are Happy Ways"
  • "So Tired," slow march, by George A. Little & Arthur Sizemore, arranged by Ribble
Arrangements for the University of [Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band|University of Nebraska Band]
  • "March of the Cornhuskers," lyrics and music by Ribble and William T. Quick
  • "Hail Varsity," lyrics by Joyce Ayres, music by Wilbur Chenoweth, arranged by Ribble
  • "Fight Song"