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Portrait of John Philip Sousa

Composer

John Philip Sousa

1854–1932

881 works in the index

Born
1854
Died
1932
Birthplace
Washington, D.C.
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Sousa wrote 136 marches and effectively defined what a concert band is. Everything he wrote is out of copyright in the United States, which is why the catalogue is thick with free editions.

The Stars and Stripes Forever, The Washington Post and Semper Fidelis are the ones everyone plays. Band sets are published complete with parts; individual instrument parts and piano reductions are separate purchases, and buying a "score" when you needed a full set of parts is the standard error here.

Modern editions sell on the editing rather than the music: the original parts have inconsistencies and errors that a century of performance has corrected, and a good recent edition incorporates them. For a school band, a graded simplified arrangement is usually the right choice over the original, which is harder than its familiarity suggests.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Trumpet, Piano, Orchestra, Trombone, Flute
Genres represented
Classical, American, Pop, Jazz, Country
Works with composition dates
31 of 881

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 14 of 19

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Washington Post - Tuba 2 — —— —— —
The Stars and Stripes Forever - Horn in F — —— —— —
Manhattan Beach - Trumpet 2 — —— —— —
Hands Across the Sea - B-flat Trumpet 1 — —— —— —
Washington Post March - Trumpet 1 — —— —— —
The Liberty Bell - B-flat Trumpet 2 — —— —— —
Sound Off March - Trombone — —— —— —
The Thunderer - Tuba 2 — —— —— —
Semper Fidelis - Flute 1 — —— —— —
Semper Fidelis - Percussion 1 — —— —— —
The Gladiator - Flute 1 — —— —— —
The Gladiator - Bass Clarinet in B-flat — —— —— —
The Gladiator - Trumpet 1 in B-flat — —— —— —
The Gladiator - Trombone 2 — —— —— —
The Gladiator - Percussion 1 — —— —— —
King Cotton - Flute 2 — —— —— —
King Cotton - Bass Clarinet in B-flat — —— —— —
King Cotton - Trombone 2 — —— —— —
King Cotton - Percussion 1 — —— —— —
Semper Fidelis - Euphonium 2 BC/TC — —— —— —
Stars And Stripes Forever - Horn in F — —— —— —
The Manhattan Beach March — —— —— —
The March Past Of The Corcoran Cadets — —— PianoClassical 1
The March Past Of The Rifle Regiment — —— PianoClassical 1
The Picador March — —— PianoClassical 1
Power And Glory — —— —Classical 1
The Stars And Stripes Forever [Sousa, John Philip] — —— —— —
Simply Sousa — —— —Classical —
The Gallant Seventh: Piccolo — —— —— —
The Liberty Bell: Flute — —— —— —
The Liberty Bell: 2nd Flute — —— —— —
The Liberty Bell: 2nd Trombone — —— —— —
The Stars and Stripes Forever: 1st Violin — —— —— —
The Stars and Stripes Forever: 2nd Violin — —— —— —
The Stars and Stripes Forever: 3rd Violin (Viola ) — —— —— —
The Stars and Stripes Forever: Viola — —— —— —
The Stars and Stripes Forever: Cello — —— —— —
Semper Fidelis: E — —— —— —
The Fairest of the Fair: 1st B — —— —— —
The Gallant Seventh: Score — —— —— —
The Stars and Stripes Forever: Piano Accompaniment — —— —— —
Hands Across the Sea: Flute — —— —— —
Hands Across the Sea: Oboe — —— —— —
Hands Across the Sea: Bassoon — —— —— —
Hands Across the Sea: 1st B — —— —— —
Hands Across the Sea: 2nd B — —— —— —
Hands Across the Sea: E — —— —— —
Hands Across the Sea: 2nd E — —— —— —

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 197714. Portrait: Elmer Chickering, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.