Liberty Bell (Sousa, John Philip)

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Performances

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Performer Pages United States Army Field Band (band)
Publisher Info. In Concert
Washington, D.C.: United States Army Field Band, 2006.
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Performer Pages United States Marine Band (band)
Jason Fettig (conductor)
Publisher Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.48
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
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Sheet Music

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Editor Marine Band Library
Publisher. Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.48
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
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Parts

Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1894.
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Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1894. Plate 34040.
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Editor Marine Band Library
Publisher. Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.48
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Sousa)
Publisher. Info. Detroit: Luck's Music Library, n.d.
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Misc. Notes Reproduced from a copyist's manuscript
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For Theatre Orchestra (Winter)

12 more: Condensed Score (booklet format) • Flute 1/2 • Clarinet 1 • Alto Saxophone • Tenor Saxophone • Cornet 1 • Trombone 1/2 • Drums • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Arranger Aubrey Winter (1870-1955)
Publisher. Info. London: Hawkes & Son, n.d. Plate H. & S. 2864.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Irwin Collection Project.
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For Strings (Fine)
Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine, 2019.
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Misc. Notes with easy added Violin 2b
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For Piano (Sousa)
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1893.
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Publisher. Info. Famous Marches by John Philip Sousa
Philadelphia: The John Church Company, 1893. Plate 30044-4.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1893.
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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Editor James Brigham (b. 1974)
Publisher. Info. James Brigham, 2015.
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Misc. Notes Typeset to faithfully match the sheet music in the pubic domain. For notes on this engraving see the editor's account on musescore.com.
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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 Liberty Bell
Alternative. Title March
Composer Sousa, John Philip
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJS 56
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1893
First Publication. 1893
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation wind band / orchestra / piano
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Nearly all of Sousa's marches were issued simultaneously in versions for Band, Orchestra, and Piano solo.

This piece is well known as the theme from Monty Python's Flying Circus.