Arthur Albert Clappé (1850–1920) was born in Cork, Ireland, and was educated at the Royal Military School in London, England. He enlisted as a Regiment Bandsman and eventually became Band Sergeant with clarinet as his major instrument. He served as bandmaster in the British Army in India, then in the Canadian Governor-General’s Foot Guards in Ottawa. He moved to New York, USA, where he was editor of the journal Metronome. He then became director of the U.S. Military Academy Band at West Point, organized the U.S. Army Music School at Fort Jay in N.Y., and founded a training school for bandmasters. He was one of the most popular composers and arrangers of music for concert band and authored several volumes including The Band Teacher’s Assistant, Musical Essays - Pertaining Particularly to Military Bands, and The Wind Band and its Instruments. He was often called “The father of the modern American military band”. He died in Washington, D.C.

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