El Capitan March (Sousa, John Philip)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 march
Composition Year 1896
Genre Categories Marches; For wind band; Scores featuring wind band; For orchestra without strings; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 5 players (arr); For piano 6 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 6 hands (arr); For 3 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)
Related Works Based on themes from the operetta El Capitan

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#78072 - 3.27MB - 2:25 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6763×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/9/8)

Performer Pages United States Marine Band (band)
Michael Colburn (conductor)
Publisher Info. Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2010.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Performed Jan. 10, 2010, Fairfax, VA: George Mason University
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 Complete Recording
#474567 - 5.41MB - 2:21 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 606×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/6/5)

Performer Pages United States Marine Band (band)
Jason Fettig (conductor)
Publisher Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.52
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
Copyright
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#18026 - 17.50MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8118×⇩ - Romanov76110

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Romanov76110 (2008/7/3)

Publisher. Info. Exeter, NH: Holograph manuscript, 1896., dated April 30.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original images: 300dpi, color tif files approx. 3300 by 4280 pixels. Source of files: Library of Congress
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 Condensed Score
#474568 - 3.32MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 148×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/6/5)

Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: The John Church Co., 1896. Plate 34006-11.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#474560 - 3.69MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2410×⇩ - Ebe123

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Ebe123 (2017/6/5)

Editor Marine Band Library
Publisher. Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.52
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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Parts

 Complete Parts
#274386 - 1.47MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3815×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2013/3/22)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: The John Church Co., 1896. Plate 11878-5.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original images: 300dpi, color tif files approx. 2100 by 1650 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Source of files: Library of Congress. Includes a few parts from a latter printing by Presser (some with plate 34006-6).
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 Complete Parts
#474569 - 7.15MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 74×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2017/6/5)

Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: The John Church Co., 1896. Plate 11878-5.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1952).
Copyright
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 Complete Parts
#474562 - 4.09MB, 67 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1640×⇩ - Ebe123

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Ebe123 (2017/6/5)

Editor Marine Band Library
Publisher. Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.52
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
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Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Sousa)

 Complete Parts
#18230 - 1.14MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4219×⇩ - Romanov76110

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Romanov76110 (2008/7/6)

Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1896. Plate 11921-9.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original images: 300dpi, color tif files approx. 1920 by 2900 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; 2 Clarinets (B♭); 2 Bassoons; 2 Horns (F); 2 Cornets (B♭); Trombone; Drums;
Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Cellos; Double Basses; Piano
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For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Kriegler)

 Complete Score
#526834 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 465×⇩ - DianaHein519

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DianaHein519 (2018/6/7)

⇒ 5 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn (F)

 Flute
#526835 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 195×⇩ - DianaHein519

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DianaHein519 (2018/6/7)

 Oboe
#526836 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 171×⇩ - DianaHein519

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DianaHein519 (2018/6/7)

 Clarinet (B♭)
#526837 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 182×⇩ - DianaHein519

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DianaHein519 (2018/6/7)

 Bassoon
#526839 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 170×⇩ - DianaHein519

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DianaHein519 (2018/6/7)

 Horn (F)
#526838 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 179×⇩ - DianaHein519

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DianaHein519 (2018/6/7)

Arranger Mitchell Kriegler
Publisher. Info. Mitchell Kriegler
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
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For Piano 6 hands (Ahrem)

 Complete Score
#274405 - 0.92MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 954×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2013/3/23)

Arranger Jacques Ahrem (fl.1884–1914)
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: The John Church Co., 1896. Plate 11940-10-L.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original images: 300dpi, color tif files approx. 2900 by 3680 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Source of files: Library of Congress
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For Piano (Sousa)

 Complete Score
#672160 - 1.48MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2021/1/24)

Publisher. Info. Famous Marches by John Philip Sousa, No.301555
Philadelphia: The John Church Company, 1894.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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 Complete Score
#14050 - 0.19MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2124×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/9/17)

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1896. Plate 11840.
Reprinted Sousa's Great Marches
New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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 Complete Score
#02391 - 0.09MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1878×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2006/12/15)

Editor Benjamin Bloomfield
Publisher. Info. Mutopia Project
Copyright
Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Original edtion (Church)
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General Information

Work Title El Capitan March
Alternative. Title El Capitan
Composer Sousa, John Philip
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJS 13
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 march
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1896
First Publication. 1896 – Cincinnati: The John Church Co.
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2-3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation wind band
Related Works Based on themes from the operetta El Capitan
External Links US Marine Band article

Navigation etc.

  • Nearly all of Sousa's marches were issued simultaneously in versions for Band, Orchestra, and Piano solo.
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