![]() ![]() If you are looking for the famous piccolo solo, you can find it on top of page 2 of our transcription. One example of its use was at the Hartford Circus Fire in July 1944. The Stars and Stripes Forever 9.95 - See more - Buy online Lead time before shipment : 1 to 2 weeks Format : Solo Part By John Philip Sousa. Circus bands never play it under any other circumstances. This helps theater personnel to handle events and organize the audience's exit without panic. In show business, particularly theater and the circus, this piece is called “the Disaster March”, as it is traditionally used to signal a life-threatening emergency. He complained that many conductors played the piece too fast, resulting in music that is “hackneyed”. In an interview, Horowitz opined that the march, being a military march, is meant to be played at a walking tempo. The Russian born pianist Vladimir Horowitz, who lived most his life in the United States, wrote a famous transcription of Stars and Stripes Forever for solo piano to celebrate becoming an American citizen. He committed the notes to paper on arrival in America. Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa Arranged by Julie A. Sousa was on a ferry in Europe at the time, and he composed the march in his head. He had just learned of the recent death of his good friend David Blakely. 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' Toccata and Fugue in C, BWV 564 (click link to download mp3 files) Johann Sebastian Bach/transcribed by Thomas Knox Score Score (keyboard) Parts (woodwinds). In his autobiography, Sousa writes that he composed the march on Christmas Day 1896. By act of Congress, it is the National March of the United States of America. This well known patriotic march is widely considered to be the magnum opus of composer John Philip Sousa. National March of the United States of America ![]()
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