Charles Trussell

[1] He is not to be confused with American banjoist and composer H. C. Trussell (of Quincy, Ill.) who was also active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Trussell commenced his musical education in a school boys band in London from the age of 11 playing tenor horn.

[4] In 1887, after 13 years service in the army, Trussell followed relatives to Australia and settled in Maryborough, before moving to Tasmania.

[5] He also became conductor of the Deloraine Band, conducted a church choir, and later on entertained as part of a group called the Federal Minstrels.

[9] In 1901 he composed the march Joys of Life for the national band contest held that year in New Plymouth.

[12] During this time his compositional output increased, with several marches written each year (including Rimutaka (1905), Mount Egmont (1905), N. I.

(1907)), arrangements of operatic selections for contests (including L’ Ebreo (1904) and La Traviata (1906)) and a fantasias Concordia (1903) and The Tournament (1906).

[13] In April 1907 Trussell hosted the prestigious Besses o' th' Barn Band from England as part of their world tour.

It seems this is a misunderstanding and that Charles Trussell and T. Russell appear to be two different people, as both apparently were conducting different bands in different places at the same time.

He continued playing with bands and was active composing and arranging (mostly contest pieces for brass bands) during this time receiving high praise for the quality of his music, especially his various selections from Verdi operas[4] Charles Trussell died on 23 December 1946 aged 85.