John Philip Sousa: Mittelschwere Noten

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...

America, ein atemberaubendes Originalwerk unseres geliebten "March King", zeichnet ein schönes und aufregendes Bild vom Aufbau einer großen Nation. Mit klirrendem Stahl, brünierten Äxten, die die Wäld...

Sousa schrieb viel mehr als nur Märsche. Dieses besondere Werk, arrangiert von Loras John Schissel, stammt aus einer Suite mit dem Titel Camera Studies---Music for an Imaginary Film. Es ist eindeutig...

Nathaniel Dett was one of John Philip Sousa's favorite composers, even in a time when racial relations in the United States were less than optimal. Dett's music is filled with melodic charm and harmon...