Name: Wasington Post March (arr. Will Corbin) by Will Corbin Brass Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Will Corbin
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Wasington Post March (arr. Will Corbin)
by Will Corbin Brass Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Wasington Post March (arr. Will Corbin)

Artist Will Corbin

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer John Philip Sousa

Arranger Will Corbin

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 19

Arrangement Brass Ensemble

Publisher Will Corbin

Level 3

Product ID 1511626

Genre March

Instruments French Horn Trombone Trumpet Tuba

Performance Group Brass Quintet

Product Description

Yes, the title is the name of the newspaper. Its new owners in 1889 wanted to celebrate with a song, so they hired John Philip Sousa, then director of the U.S. Marine Corps Band ("The President's Own") to write one for them. The result was "The Washington Post March," which became wildly popular (mostly a dance tune to accompany the two-step) in the U.S. and in Europe. It also led to his coronation as "The March King." A British journalist so anointed him on the strength of this march (although the reporter probably made him "The American March King," since Kenneth J. Alford ("Colonel Bogey," etc.) was already "The March King" in Great Britain. "Washington Post" debuted in a ceremony on the grounds of the Smithsonian Institution, with President Benjamin Harrison among the throng of attendees.
If you require alternate instrumentation, I'm happy to accommodate. Contact me at wilcor@aol.com.

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