Senate Resolution 20 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                  BY  RAGAN and GASKILL
  1  3 A Resolution declaring the trombone Iowa's premier
  1  4    musical instrument.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the trombone is certainly the most
  1  6 recognizable of the brass instruments, being the only
  1  7 one with a true slide section, having been in
  1  8 existence for over five centuries, and remaining
  1  9 relatively unchanged; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, the trombone holds a unique place in
  1 11 Iowa's musical heritage; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, two of Iowa's favorite sons, Meredith
  1 13 Willson and Glenn Miller have made the trombone a
  1 14 centerpiece of their careers; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, the trombone was made famous by Mason City
  1 16 native Meredith Willson in that rousing song "76
  1 17 Trombones," which was part of his Broadway hit and
  1 18 Hollywood movie "The Music Man"; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, Clarinda native Glenn Miller made dynamic
  1 20 use of the trombone in his big band hits "In the
  1 21 Mood," "Moonlight Serenade," "Chattanooga Choo=Choo,"
  1 22 "Pennsylvania 6=5000," and "A String of Pearls"; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, the trombone is a mainstay of every
  1 24 marching band and jazz band in Iowa and in the nation;
  1 25 NOW THEREFORE,
  1 26    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate,
  1 27 honoring the lives and music of those great Iowans,
  1 28 Meredith Willson and Glenn Miller, declares the
  1 29 trombone Iowa's premier musical instrument.
  1 30 LSB 2546SS 82
  2  1 jr:rj/es/88