El Capitan (Sousa, John Philip)
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English
Complete Score
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Cincinnati: John Church, 1896.
Text in English. Plate number omitted.
Arrangements and Transcriptions
March
For Orchestra (Sousa)
Complete Parts
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Cincinnati: John Church, 1896. Plate 11921-9.
2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; 2 Clarinets (B♭); 2 Bassoons; 2 Cornets (B♭); Trombone; Drums;
Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Cellos; Double Basses; Piano
For Band (Sousa)
Full score
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Manuscript (Exeter, NH: April 30, 1896)
Colour scan of autograph manuscript.
For Piano solo (Sousa)
Complete Score
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Cincinnati: John Church, 1896. Plate 11840.
This file is from the MIT archive project.
Complete Score
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Benjamin Bloomfield
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Source: Original edtion (Church)
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Recordings
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General Information
| Work Title | El Capitan | ||
| Alternative Title | |||
| Composer | Sousa, John Philip | Genre | opera |
| Opus/Catalogue Number | Librettist | Charles Klein (1867-1915) | |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 3 acts | Language | |
| Dedication | Piece Style | Romantic | |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1896 | Instrumentation | Voices, Chorus / Orchestra |
| Year of First Publication | 1896 | Discuss this piece | |
Misc. Comments
- The march was excerpted from the operetta El Capitan, composed in 1895-96 and published in 1896 by Church.
- Nearly all of Sousa's marches were issued simultaneously in versions for Band, Orchestra, and Piano solo.
- Link for sound excerpt (Real Audio format)


