Sousa!

From Wind Repertory Project
John Philip Sousa

John Philip Sousa (arr. Warren Barker)


Subtitle: A Modern Tribute to the World's March King, John Philip Sousa


General Info

Year: 1981
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00   |   Score Only - $7.50

For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.


Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Marimba
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Wood Block
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

No one is held in higher esteem by American music enthusiasts than John Philip Sousa. Sousa!, arranged in a diversity of form and style, is a modern tribute to the world's march king. It contains excerpts from nine of Sousa's most famous marches: The High School Cadets, Washington Post, Semper Fidelis, The Thunderer, EI Capitan, King Cotton, Hands Across the Sea, Manhattan Beach, and the Official March of the United States of America, The Stars and Stripes Forever.

- Program Note from liner notes from CD An American Pageant, U.S. Air Force Band of Flight, 2009.


Media


State Ratings

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Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


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Resources

  • Sousa, J.; Barker, W. (1981). Sousa! : A Modern Tribute to the World's March King, John Philip Sousa [score]. Jenson Publications: [U.S.]