Wisconsin Forward Forever March (arr Schissel)

From Wind Repertory Project
John Philip Sousa

John Philip Sousa (arr. Loras John Schissel)


General Info

Year: 1917 / 2017
Duration: c. 3:35
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig-Masters Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00   |   Score Only (print) - $15.00


Instrumentation

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

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Field Drum
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Snare Drum


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Sousa crossed out the title Solid Men to the Front on his manuscript of this march and substituted the present title. It may have originally been intended to salute Wisconsin's contribution to the war effort, because in press reports it was also referred to as Wisconsin to the Front and Wisconsin at the Front. "Forward" apparently took precedence as a title word, because that was the Wisconsin state motto.

Words to the march were written by the poet Berton Braley, a member of the University of Wisconsin's class of 1905, and the march was dedicated to the faculty, students and alumni of the university. Maxson F. Juddell, a senior at the university, was responsible for the march's promotion, and he persuaded the celebrated artist Howard Chandler Christy to do the artwork for the frontispiece of the sheet music.

- Program Note from John Philip Sousa: A Descriptive Catalog of His Works


Dedicated to the University of Wisconsin Students, Faculty and Alumni.

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

  • Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa) Symphonic Band (Scott Muntefering, conductor) – 13 October 2018


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Bierley, P. (1973). John Philip Sousa: A Descriptive Catalog of His Works. University of Illinois Press; Urbana, pp. 80.
  • "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 72/7 (February 2018), p. 41.