Frank Roman
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Frank Roman was a musician, composer, and band director of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band
at the Georgia Institute of Technology
from 1913 to 1929. He is most known for his arrangement of Georgia Tech's fight song, Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
, which he copyrighted in 1919.
. He came to Tech in 1913 to play piccolo in the band, and became the director the next fall. He continued until his death on December 19, 1928. He wrote Tech's Alma Mater, as well as the arrangement
s for Ramblin' Wreck
and Up With the White and Gold.
The Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi
, a national honorary band fraternity
, was founded under Roman's directorship in 1924.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band is the official marching band of the Georgia Institute of Technology...
at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
from 1913 to 1929. He is most known for his arrangement of Georgia Tech's fight song, Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
" Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" is the fight song of the Georgia Institute of Technology, better known as Georgia Tech. The composition is based on "Son of a Gambolier", composed by Charles Ives in 1895, the lyrics of which are based on an old English and Scottish drinking song of the same...
, which he copyrighted in 1919.
Georgia Tech
Roman was Georgia Tech's first professional band leader, succeeding Robert L. BidezRobert L. Bidez
Robert L. Bidez was the first director of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band, which he founded in 1908 as a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was succeeded in that role by Mike Greenblatt....
. He came to Tech in 1913 to play piccolo in the band, and became the director the next fall. He continued until his death on December 19, 1928. He wrote Tech's Alma Mater, as well as the arrangement
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
s for Ramblin' Wreck
Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
" Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" is the fight song of the Georgia Institute of Technology, better known as Georgia Tech. The composition is based on "Son of a Gambolier", composed by Charles Ives in 1895, the lyrics of which are based on an old English and Scottish drinking song of the same...
and Up With the White and Gold.
The Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi is a fraternity for college and university band members. It was founded on November 27, 1919 at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in Stillwater, Oklahoma. William Scroggs, now regarded as the "Founder," together with "Mr. Kappa Kappa Psi" A...
, a national honorary band fraternity
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
, was founded under Roman's directorship in 1924.