Liberty Bell, The
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1893
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Cost: Score & Parts - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I
Bassoon I
Bb Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Baritone (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Cymbals (crash)
- Side Drum/Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
"The Liberty Bell", probably most famously known as the theme song for the British comedy show "Monty Python's Flying Circus", is one of Sousa's most famous melodies. Written in 1893, "The Liberty Bell" was almost known as "The Devil's Deputy".
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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- Palisades High School (Nathaniel Kirby, conductor) - May 2008
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Across the Danube (Opus 36) (1877)
- America First (1916)
- Anchor and Star (1918)
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (1924)
- Atlantic City Pageant, The (1927)
- Aviators, The (1931)
- Beau Ideal, The (1893)
- Belle of Chicago, The (1892)
- Ben Bolt (1888)
- Black Horse Troop, The (1924)
- Bonnie Annie Laurie (1883)
- Boy Scouts of America (1916)
- Bride Elect, The (1897)
- Bullets and Bayonets (1919)
- El Capitan (1896)
- Century of Progress, A (1931)
- Chantyman's March, The (1918)
- Charlatan, The (1898)
- Circumnavigators Club, The (1931)
- Columbia's Pride (1914)
- Comrades of the Legion (1920)
- Congress Hall (1882)
- Corcoran Cadets (1890)
- Crusader, The (1888)
- Daughters of Texas (1929)
- Dauntless Battalion, The (1922)
- Diplomat, The (1904)
- Directorate, The (1894)
- Esprit de Corps (1878)
- Fairest of the Fair, The (1908)
- Federal, The (1910)
- Flags of Freedom (1918)
- La Flor de Sevilla (1929)
- Foshay Tower Washington Memorial (1929)
- Free Lance, The (1906)
- From Maine to Oregon (1913)
- Gallant Seventh, The (1922)
- George Washington Bicentennial (1930)
- Gladiator, The (1886)
- Globe and Eagle (1879)
- Glory of the Yankee Navy, The (1909)
- Golden Jubilee (1928)
- Golden Star, The (1919)
- Gridiron Club, The(1926)
- Guide Right (1881)
- Hail to the Spirit of Liberty (1900)
- Hands Across the Sea (1899)
- Harmonica Wizard (1930)
- High School Cadets, The (1890)
- Homeward Bound (probably 1891 or 1892)
- Honored Dead, The (1876)
- Imperial Edward (1902)
- In Memoriam (Garfield's Funeral March) (1881)
- Invincible Eagle, The (1901)
- Jack Tar (1903)
- Kansas Wildcats (1931)
- Keeping Step with the Union (1921)
- King Cotton (1895)
- Lambs' March, The (1914)
- Legionaires, The (1930)
- Liberty Loan (1917)
- Library of Congress (1932)
- Loyal Legion, The (1890)
- Man Behind the Gun, The (1899)
- Manhattan Beach (1893)
- March of the Mitten Men (Power and Glory) (1923)
- March of the Pan Americans (1916)
- March of the Royal Trumpets (1892)
- Marquette University March (1924)
- Mikado March (1885)
- Minnesota March, The (1927)
- Mother Goose (1883)
- Mother Hubbard March (1885)
- National Fencibles (1888)
- National Game, The (1925)
- Naval Reserve, The (1917)
- New Mexico (1928)
- New York Hippodrome, The (1915)
- Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (1923)
- Northern Pines, The (1931)
- Occidental, The (1887)
- Old Ironsides (1926)
- On Parade (The Lion Tamer) (1892)
- On the Campus (1920)
- On the Tramp (1879)
- Our Flirtation (1880)
- Pathfinder of Panama, The (1915)
- Pet of the Petticoats (1883)
- Phoenix March, The (1875) [lost]
- Picadore, The (1889)
- Powhattan's Daughter (1907)
- President Garfield's Inauguration March (1881)
- Pride of Pittsburgh, The (Homage to Pittsburgh) (1901)
- Pride of the Wolverines, The (1926)
- Prince Charming (1928)
- Quilting Party March, The (1889)
- Recognition March (1880 or before)
- Resumption March (1879)
- Review (Opus 5) (1873)
- Revival March (1876)
- Riders for the Flag (1927)
- Rifle Regiment, The (1886)
- Right Forward (1881)
- Right-Left (1883)
- Royal Welch Fusiliers, The (No I) (1929)
- Royal Welch Fusiliers, The (No II) (1930)
- Sabre and Spurs (1918)
- Salutation (1873) [lost - poss. revised as "Recognition March"]
- Salvation Army, The (1930)
- Semper Fidelis (1888) M
- Sesqui-Centennial Exposition March (1926)
- Solid Men to the Front (1918)
- Sound Off (1885)
- Stars and Stripes Forever, The (1896)
- Thunderer, The (1889)
- Triton, The (1892)
- Triumph of Time (1885)
- Universal Peace (probably 1925 or 1926)
- University of Illinois (1929)
- University of Nebraska (1928)
- USAAC March (1918)
- United States Field Artillery (1917)
- Volunteers, The (1918)
- Washington Post, The (1889)
- Wedding March (Sousa) (1918)
- White Plume, The (1884)
- White Rose, The (1917)
- Who's Who in Navy Blue (1920)
- Wildcats, The (Salute to Kansas) (1930 or 1931)
- Wisconsin Forward Forever (1917)
- Wolverine March, The(1891)
- Yorktown Centennial (1881)
- Untitled march (1930)
Additional Resources
None discovered thus far.
