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Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational, reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. . Series: Band Expressions Book 2. Category: Concert Band. Format: Conductor Score and Parts. Instrument: Concert Band. Level: 2 (Very Easy). Genre: Masterwork Arrangement. Publisher: Alfred Publishing. Contributor: By John Philip Sousa / Arranged by Robert W. Smith and Michael Story. Length: 12. Width: 9. ... Read more

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Stimulating playing edition has 23 favorites that continue to enjoy wide appeal: Stars and Stripes Forever, Thunderer, King Cotton, Gladiator, Washington Post, Liberty Bell, Jack Tar, Semper Fidelis, Picador March, Hands Across the Sea, 13 others in reproductions of original sheet music. 24 illustrations.
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Sousa without the Oomph!
And it's not the fault of the editors either. There was such a clamor for Sousa marches after they had been played in public that his publishers, mainly Church Music in Philadelphia, made the bold move of reducing the band scores to smaller pianistic proportions. This creates an imbalance that is hard to correct. Unlike marches by E.T. Paull, Harry Lincoln and others that WERE written for piano, Sousa Marches were carefully crafted to suit the varying timbres of a military concert band. Therefore on pieces like Liberty Bell, Washington Post and Stars and Stripes Forever, much of the variety and excitement are lost along with some of the piccolo or percussion lines. Cymbal smashes are replaced by high chords, and bass lines are simplified for pianists of average skill. Some of the pieces were transcribed in the key of the brass instruments, making them a step higher on the piano. So why buy it? Historical interest, such as the song version of Stars and Stripes, and the short bio of Sousa contained in the beginning. Most of the covers are more or less identical save the title, but they are also included ... Read more

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Perform timeless Trumpet works with The Stuttgart Festival Orchestra! Perfect for practice, rehearsal, auditions, contest solos, performances, and more!This energetic and thrilling collection of marches for trumpet by the great John Philip Sousa is complemented by other march classics by such greats as Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz and others. It is a thrilling experience to play these classics with a huge orchestral band!

Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance in split-channel stereo, with the soloist on the right channel; and a second performance in full stereo minus the soloist.

MMO CD 3810
Performed by Peter Piacquadio, trumpet
Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Emil Kahn ... Read more

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Publisher: New York Book Co.Publication date: 1913Subjects: Biography ... Read more

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First published in 1907, this large collection includes short humorous prose and verse by such writers as Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Carolyn Wells, James Whitcomb Riley, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Bill Nye, Bret Harte, and John Philip Sousa. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more