Editing Henry Fillmore (section)

===Music===
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|title="Troopers Tribunal" (1905)
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|description=Fillmore's "Troopers Tribunal", a [[circus march]] in which Fillmore used a punning name – it actually refers to troupers, as in a circus troupe – in order to conceal whom he wrote the march for from his conservative father.<ref>[https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/ Liner notes to Front & Center, a Collection of American Marches], U.S. Air Force Band</ref>
|title2="Miss Trombone" (1908)
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|description2=Fillmore's "Miss Trombone", performed for the Indestructible Record Company in 1911.
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|title3="The Circus Bee"
|description3=Fillmore's "[[The Circus Bee]]" performed by the [[United States Marine Corps Band]]
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|title4="Rolling Thunder"
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|title5="The Man of the Hour" (1924)
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Fillmore wrote over 250 pieces and [[arrangement (music)|arranged]] orchestrations for hundreds more. He published under a variety of pseudonyms, including Gus Beans, Harold Bennett, Ray Hall, Harry Hartley, Al Hayes, and Henrietta Moore. Only the name Will Huff caused any issues, as another [[Will Huff]] composed marches and resided in Fillmore's state. Fillmore used many pseudonyms throughout his career and was worried that flooding the market with music published under "Henry Fillmore" would dissuade others from purchasing his music. His pseudonyms are associate with grade, or difficulty level, or genre. In a 1953 interview with Jack H. Mahan, Fillmore explained his pseudonym uses: "Harold Bennett" was easy and non-progressive, if you can play one, you can play them all. "Al Hayes" was a little more difficult. "Will Huff" was a duplicate composer (Fillmore's "Will Huff" was usually easy grade). "Henry Fillmore" could be the easiest marches or the most difficult. "Harry Hartley" are all solos; cornet, trombone, and baritone that are easy grade with no triple-tonguing or cadenzas. Solos under other names are just incidental. "Henrietta Moore" is all twilight songs.

A musical trade journal explained matters similarly in 1928: “The Harold Bennett Group includes selections for various instruments covering a specific range and not too difficult. The Al Hayes group is written for the same instruments, but with a more difficult arrangement; the Harry Hartley group is mostly teachers’ solos; and the Ray Hall group interesting miscellaneous compositions. Under his own name Mr. Fillmore has written many trombone solos and marches.”<ref>“Alias Henry Fillmore.” Metronome 44:12 (December 1928), 55.</ref>

While best known for [[march music]] and [[Screamer (march)|screamers]], he also wrote [[waltz]]es, [[Foxtrot (dance)|foxtrots]], [[hymns]], novelty numbers, and [[overtures]]. Fillmore's best-known compositions include:

* "The President's March" (1956)
* "The Footlifter" (1935)
* "Americans We" (1929)
* "Men of Ohio" (1921)
* "The Man of the Hour" (1924)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.msu.edu/findaid/ua16-86.html|title=School of Music Records UA.16.86|website=archives.msu.edu|access-date=November 16, 2018|date=2007|quote='The Man of the Hour' march by Henry Fillmore (folio #HM-17) 1924}}</ref>
* "His Honor" (1934)
* "The Klaxon" (1930)
* "Lassus Trombone" (1915)
* "(We're) Men of Florida"
* "Military Escort March" (1923)
* "Mt. Healthy" (1916)
* "The Crosley March"
* "Noble Men" (1922)
* "Orange Bowl March" (1939)
* "[[Rolling Thunder March]]" (1916)
* "[[The Circus Bee]]" (1908)
* "King Karl King" (1957)

Fillmore gained fame as the "Father of the Trombone Smear",<ref>{{cite book
|title=Ohio Jazz: A History of Jazz in the Buckeye State
|last1=Meyers
|first1=David
|last2=Watkins
|first2=Candice
|last3=Howard
|first3=Arnett
|last4=Loeffler
|first4=James
|page=26
|date=2012
|location=Charleston, SC
|publisher=The History Press
|isbn = 9781609495756|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiY3n31sWoQC&pg=PA26
|access-date=2015-12-18}}</ref> writing a series of 15 novelty tunes featuring [[trombone smear]]s called "The Trombone Family". A number of these have a strong [[ragtime]] influence. The tunes have subtitles printed on the parts, some of which contain racial slurs. Many were advertised specifically for the minstrel performers of the era.  <ref>{{cite web |last1=Yeo |first1=Douglas |title=Trombone Players: It's Time to Bury Henry Fillmore's Lassus Trombone |url=https://thelasttrombone.com/2020/06/28/trombone-players-its-time-to-bury-henry-fillmores-lassus-trombone/ |website=The Last Trombone |date=June 28, 2020 |access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref>  All of Fillmore's trombone rags are as follows:

[[Image:TromboneFamilyFillmore.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Music to Fillmore's popular "Trombone Family" series]]
* "Miss Trombone (A Slippery Rag)" (1908)
* "Teddy Trombone (A Brother to Miss Trombone)" (1911)
* "Lassus Trombone (De Cullud Valet to Miss Trombone)" (1915)
* "Pahson Trombone (Lassus Trombone's 'Ole Man')" (1916)
* "Sally Trombone (Pahson Trombone's Eldest Gal Some Crow)" (1917)
* "Slim Trombone (Sally Trombone's Cousin - the Jazzin' One Step Kid)" (1918)
* "Mose Trombone (He's Slim Trombone's Buddy)" (1919)
* "Shoutin' Liza Trombone (Mose Trombone's Ah-finity)" (1920) (Also known as "Hallelujah Trombone" for the quote from [[Messiah Part II#44|Handel's "Messiah"]])
* "Hot Trombone (He's Jes a Fren' ob Shoutin' Liza Trombone)" (1921)
* "Bones Trombone (He's Jes as Warm as Hot Trombone)" (1922)
* "Dusty Trombone" (1923)
* "Bull Trombone (A Cullud Toreador)" (1924)
* "Lucky Trombone" (1926)
* "Boss Trombone" (1929)
* "Ham Trombone" (1929)

Occasionally, as in "The Footlifter" credit, Fillmore [[pseudonym|wrote with the name]] Harold Bennett.<ref>{{cite news
|url = http://www.justsheetmusic.com/sheet-music/harold-bennett-henry-fillmore-the-footlifter/ 
|last1 = Bennett
|first1 = Harold 
|first2 = Henry
|last2 = Fillmore 
|magazine = Just Sheet Music 
|access-date = 2013-09-07 
|date = September 17, 2013 
|title = The Footlifter
}}</ref>