Published: 2024

Publisher: Print Music Source

Duration: 2:09

Grade: 3

Difficulty: Medium Easy

"The Melody Shop" is one of Karl King's most popular marches. The march is written in Eb, with its trio section changing keys to the subdominant Ab as is typical for marches and polkas. Excerpts of the march are commonly used in auditions for euphoniums and baritone horns auditioning for a spot in a military band, a university band, brass bands, and city and state ensembles. King originally released this march in 1910. 1910 was King's first year as a circus musician.