John Philip Sousa

Die Ouvertüre zu The Charlatan, eines der vielen meisterhaften, aber wenig bekannten Werke von John Philip Sousa, ist ein Beispiel für den Komponisten auf seinem melodischen Höhepunkt. Dieses Arrangem...

The Directorate wurde von John Philip Sousa als Dank für eine Auszeichnung geschrieben, die ihm vom Vorstand der Weltausstellung in St. Louis 1893 verliehen wurde. Es war eines der ersten Stücke, die...

The Thunderer is among the early set of marches Sousa sold outright to the Philadelphia publisher, Harry Coleman, for thirty-five dollars apiece. Its unusual second strain, music taken from Sousa's "T...

The Gallant Seventh honors the 107th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard. One of the 'March King's' finest efforts, it contains the traditional 'trumpet and drum' writing associated with...

John Philip Sousa wrote music in a variety of styles and was particularly adept at dance music, which, of course, was the original purpose of the march. The Gliding Girl is a tango, and its relaxed te...

The 'March King' wrote this in honor of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Schissel has prepared this edition for the modern concert band with corrected pitches, unified dynamics, and articulations. A bri...

Sousas zweites Jahrzehnt der Marschkomposition begann mit The Corcoran Cadets (1890). Das Stück ist ein Achtelmarsch, der eher für das Spielen im Sitzen als für das Spielfeld gedacht ist. Es scheint,...

The musical comedy The Yankee Girl (1909) needed a march and Sousa was asked to provide one. The result was one of his most melodic efforts, with wonderful euphonium countermelodies and a great piccol...

In addition to his well known marches, Sousa was also a prominent composer of operettas and musical comedies.  This delightful work was originally written as an opening to the first act of an un-...

The Gallant Seventh honors the 107th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard. One of the 'March King's' finest efforts, it contains the traditional 'trumpet and drum' writing associated with...

John Philip Sousa wrote music in a variety of styles and was particularly adept at dance music, which, of course, was the original purpose of the march. The Gliding Girl is a tango, and its relaxed te...

The 'March King' wrote this in honor of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Schissel has prepared this edition for the modern concert band with corrected pitches, unified dynamics, and articulations. A bri...

Keiner kann Sousa besser als Schissel! Hier ist ein weiterer seiner fachkundigen Beiträge zu seiner eigenen "Heritage of the Concert Band"-Serie, mit erweiterten historischen Anmerkungen, modernen Ins...