The Free-Lance (Sousa, John Philip)

For the later march (also known as "On to Victory"), based on themes from this operetta, see The Free-Lance (march).
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Composition Year 1905
Genre Categories Operettas; Theatrical Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
#18025 - 32.13MB, 274 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 713×⇩ - Romanov76110

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Romanov76110 (2008/7/3)

Language English
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1906. Plate 15200.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

See also The Free-Lance (march).

Selections

For Piano (Sousa)

 Complete Score
#279660 - 1.21MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 148×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: The John Church Co., 1906. Plate 15273-15.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original images: 300dpi, color tif files approx. 2960 by 3820 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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Libretti

 Complete Libretto
#1051471 - 23.00MB, 98 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1×⇩ - Matthew stephens

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Publisher. Info. New York City: M. Witmark & Sons, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original typescript libretto. No date given. Approximately 1905 when the show was composed.
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General Information

Work Title The Free-Lance
Alternative. Title Operetta in Two Acts
Composer Sousa, John Philip
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJS 37
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1905
First Performance. 1906-03-26 in Springfield, MA
First Publication. 1906 – Cincinnati: The John Church Co.
Librettist Harry Bache Smith (1860-1936)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation vocal soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra
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