lowdown Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) Maybe this should be in theory ? Might only appeal to a very few, but the "The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa" are available for free. Three albums/Volumes for download, plus all the scores in PDF and Scrolling Scores. Excellent for studying scoring and arranging. [url="http://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/"]http://www.marineban...n-Philip-Sousa/[/url] Edited June 23, 2017 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1498214893' post='3323160']... Excellent for studying scoring and arranging.... [/quote] Indeed; thanks for posting. The pdf's have to be downloaded one by one; the mp3 files can be had as albums. Just for kicks, here's a extract from one of the pdf's... The poor fellow, marching along with his triangle, waiting for his moment..! Edited June 23, 2017 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1498216173' post='3323167'] Indeed; thanks for posting. The pdf's have to be downloaded one by one; the mp3 files can be had as albums. Just for kicks, here's a extract from one of the pdf's... The poor fellow, marching along with his triangle, waiting for his moment..! [/quote] The poor fellow ain't waiting for his moment - He is the moment !! A lonely sixteen bars to get it wrong before his sidekick comes roaring in at ff to save the day. I wonder what is happening in the forty bars before ? I was going to say, possibly tacet. But, the racket of twenty pairs of marching military boots is hardly a tacet. Edited June 23, 2017 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1498244911' post='3323425']... I wonder what is happening in the forty bars before ? I was going to say, possibly tacet... [/quote] If my reading is up to scratch, it is indeed [i]tacet [/i]until 40, and after his high spot until the end..! Why do I never get those gigs..? Edited June 23, 2017 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorturedSaints Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) Thanks for posting! Many happy hours spent playing his marches in my formative years with a symphonic/marching band Some cracking themes and counterpoint/descant parts. Not always easy to play. Edited July 5, 2017 by RalphDWilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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