El Capitan (Sousa, John Philip)

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English

 Complete Score
#27137 - 12.73MB - 197 pages - Scan Quality: No ratings yet - V/V/V

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Uploader: Carolus (24 January 2009)

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Publisher Info.:

Cincinnati: John Church, 1896.

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

Text in English. Plate number omitted.

Arrangements and Transcriptions

March

For Orchestra (Sousa)

 Complete Parts
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Publisher Info.:

Cincinnati: John Church, 1896. Plate 11921-9.

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

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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Publisher Info.:

Manuscript (Exeter, NH: April 30, 1896)

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

Colour scan of autograph manuscript.

For Piano solo (Sousa)

 Complete Score
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Uploader: Peter (17 September 2007)

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Publisher Info.:

Cincinnati: John Church, 1896. Plate 11840.

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

This file is from the MIT archive project.

 Complete Score
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PDF file, Typeset by Benjamin Bloomfield (Lilypond)
Uploader: Carolus (15 December 2006)

Editor:

Benjamin Bloomfield

Publisher Info.:

Mutopia Project

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Misc. Notes:

Source: Original edtion (Church)

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Commercial Recordings

Amazon.com (what is this commercial link and why is it here?):
TitleArtists
The Military Band: Salute to the ServicesFrancis Saltus Van Boskerek, Robert M. Crawford, John Stafford Smith, ...
John Philip Sousa: On StageMathus Betko, Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra, Horst Lindner, ...
Sousa: Marches; Band of HR Royal Marines; Lt. Col. G.A.C. HoskinsJohn Phillip Sousa, Lt. Col. G. A. C. Hoskins, Band of HR Royal Marines
Sousa Marches Played by the Sousa Band: The Complete Commercial Recordings ...Arthur Pryor, Edwin G. Clarke, Henry Higgins, ...
John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 3Keith Brion, John Philip Sousa
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General Information

Work Title El Capitan
Alternative Title
Composer Sousa, John Philip
Number of Movements/Sections 3 acts
Year/Date of Composition 1896
Year of First Publication 1896
Librettist Charles Klein (1867-1915)
Genre Opera
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices, Chorus / Orchestra
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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)
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