Sousa's Great Marches in Piano Transcription Contributor(s): Sousa, John Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486231321 ISBN-13: 9780486231327 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2012 Annotation: Stimulating playing edition has 23 favorites that continue to enjoy wide appeal: "Stars and Stripes Forever," "The Thunderer," "King Cotton," "Gladiator," "Washington Post," "Liberty Bell," "Jack Tar," "Semper Fidelis," "Picador March," "Hands Across the Sea," 13 others in reproductions of original sheet music. Includes 24 illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | Printed Music - Piano & Keyboard Repertoire - Music | Genres & Styles - Military & Marches |
Dewey: 786.44 |
LCCN: 74093543 |
Series: Dover Music for Piano |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.9" W x 11.7" (0.80 lbs) 128 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this playing edition of Sousa's great marches, Lester S. Levy has included 23 favorites that have continued to enjoy universal appeal to this day. Here are the great standards that are everyone's favorites" "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (both piano transcription and song publication), "The Gladiator," "Semper Fidelis," "The Thunderer," "The Washington Post," "The High School Cadets," "El Capitan," "King Cotton," "The Manhattan Beach March," and "The Liberty Bell." Here are the favorites that brass band musicians will remember: "The March Past of the Corcoran Cadets," "The Free Lance," "The Invincible Eagle," "The March Past of the National Fencibles," "The March Past of the Rifle Regiment," and "Jack Tar." Sousa fans will find some of their own favorites -- "The Diplomat," "Hail to the Spirit of Liberty," "Hands Across the Sea," "Imperial Edward" -- and the editor has included three of his personal favorites -- "The Picador March," "The Beau Ideal March," and "The Bride-Effect." |