"Rolling Thunder" is a

screamer The screamers are three South American bird species placed in Family (biology), family Anhimidae. They were thought to be related to the Galliformes because of similar beak, bills, but are more closely related to the family Anatidae, i.e. ducks ...

composed by

Henry Fillmore Henry Fillmore (December 3, 1881 – December 7, 1956) was an American musician, composer, publisher, and bandleader, best known for his many march (music), marches and Screamer (march), screamers, a few of which he wrote for the Band of the Hou ...

in 1916. Featuring a fast and extremely technical

trombone The trombone (, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's lips vibrate inside a mouthpiece, causing the Standing wave, air c ...

part, it is usually performed at a quick tempo as an opener or encore of concerts. The piece is considered one of Fillmore's most popular marches.

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* March music 1916 compositions Concert band pieces Public domain music {{classical-composition-stub