The Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa, John Philip)

Composition Year 1896-97
Genre Categories Marches; For wind band; Scores featuring wind band; [27 more...]For orchestra without strings; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For wind band (arr); For orchestra without strings (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For brass band (arr); Scores featuring brass band (arr); For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); For 4 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For piano 6 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 6 hands (arr); For 3 players (arr); For voice, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); For clarinet, piano (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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 Complete Score
#18027 - 1.87MB, 8 pp. -  4.6551724137931/10 2 4 6 8 10 (29) - V/V/V - 28802×⇩ - Romanov76110

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Publisher. Info. Boston: Holograph manuscript, 1897., dated April 26.
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Misc. Notes Color scan
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Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1897.
Reprinted Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., n.d.(after 1930). Plate 34002.
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Misc. Notes black and white, 300 dpi
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Editor Marine Band Library
Publisher. Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.53
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
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Parts

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1897. Plate 12340–5.
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Misc. Notes Original images: 300dpi, color tif files approx. 2680 by 3430 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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Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1897.
Reprinted Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., n.d.(after 1930). Plate 34002-6.
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 Complete Parts
#474542 - 4.05MB, 74 pp. -  6.4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V - 9560×⇩ - Ebe123

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Editor Marine Band Library
Publisher. Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.53
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
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 Bassoons
#82873 - 0.14MB, 1 pp. -  6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 2974×⇩ - Editor

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Editor (2010/10/25)

Editor Bibliotecario RWO Contrabasso
Publisher. Info. Japan: Nellafonte Music Press, n.d.
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⇒ 8 more: Clarinet • Trumpet • Timpani • Piano • Violin 1 • Violin obbligato • Cello • Bass

Publisher. Info. Hamburg: Anton J. Benjamin, 1879. Plate 871.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Theatre Orchestra
Arranger Composer ?
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1897. Plate 34011-19, 12376-9.
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Misc. Notes #646741: This file is part of the Submission Project.
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For Wind Band (Gardner)

 Complete Parts
#267155 - 7.15MB, 45 pp. -  5.3846153846154/10 2 4 6 8 10 (13) - !N/!N/!N - 10059×⇩ - Gerald Gardner

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Gerald Gardner (2013/1/23)

Arranger Gerald Gardner
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Misc. Notes Arranged for an expanded marching or concert band
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For Brass Band (Colmer)

 Complete Score and Parts
#121426 - 0.67MB, 78 pp. -  3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 8242×⇩ - arranger

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arranger (2011/9/10)

Arranger Geoff Colmer
Publisher. Info. Geoff Colmer, 2010.
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Epstein)

 Complete Score and Parts
#269370 - 0.26MB, 16 pp. -  7.3333333333333/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - !N/!N/!N - 5310×⇩ - Ravpapa

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Arranger Yoel Epstein
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For Piano 6 hands
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1897. Plate 30113.
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Misc. Notes Plate 30113 is probably from Theodore Presser, who absorbed Church in 1930.
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For Voice and Piano (Sousa)
Editor First edition
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932), lyrics
Language English
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1898. Plate 12675.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932), lyrics
Language English
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1898. Plate 12675.
Reprinted Sousa's Great Marches
New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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For Clarinet and Piano (Gokan)
Arranger Yuji Gokan
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For Piano 4 Hands (Parodi Ortega)

 Complete Score
#610945 - 0.26MB, 18 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1038×⇩ - LFPO

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Arranger Luis Félix Parodi Ortega
Publisher. Info. Luis Félix Parodi Ortega
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For Piano (Sousa)
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1897. Plate 12187-4.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1897. Plate 12187.
Reprinted Sousa's Great Marches
New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
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Publisher. Info. Philadelphia: The John Church Company, 1897. Plate 30111.
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 Complete Score
#02397 - 0.08MB, 4 pp. -  4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - !N/!N/!N - 7431×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2006/12/15)

Editor Benjamin Bloomfield
Publisher. Info. Mutopia Project, 2005.
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Misc. Notes Source: Original edition (Church)
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General Information

Work Title The Stars and Stripes Forever
Alternative. Title
Composer Sousa, John Philip
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key E-flat major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1896-97
First Performance. 1897-05-14 near Philadelphia, Willow Grove Park
The Sousa Band, John Philip Sousa (conductor)
First Publication. 1897 – Philadelphia: Church
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3-4 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Military Band, also arranged for Orchestra, Piano by the composer
External Links Wikipedia article
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