The American Polka (arr. John M. Laverty) by Louis Jullien Sheet Music for Concert Band at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Title The American Polka (arr. John M. Laverty)

Artist Louis Jullien

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Arranger John M. Laverty

Composer Louis Jullien

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 154

Arrangement Concert Band

Publisher zephyrwindmusic.com

Level 5

Product ID 1104174

Genre Romantic Period

Performance Group Concert Band

Product Description

The American Polka is a typical early Victorian era composition written for military band. It was originally published in London as part of the Jullien Band Journal in 1849 and uses music from America as thematic material in a manner in which Louis Jullien (1812-1860) did with his other polkas and quadrilles written to showcase music from different countries.

French-born Louis Jullien was an international superstar conductor, composer and music publisher. Among other things in his career, he led his Jullien Orchestra on a tour of America in 1853 and founded the concert series in London known as the Proms Concerts. He also employed some of the biggest names in the music world at one time or another including Hector Berlioz, Jean-Baptiste Arban, and Theodore Thomas (founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra).

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