El Capitan
in E♭ major
John Philip Sousa 1854–1932
E♭ major
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Tempo di marcia
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Themes & character
Drawn from his own operetta·Stage-music origins·Buoyant character·Composed 1896
At a glance
- Key
- E♭ major
- Tempo / character
- Tempo di marcia
About the piece
Composed in 1896 from themes in Sousa's own comic operetta El Capitan, which was among the most successful American stage works of its decade and toured for years.
Sousa was a prolific composer of operettas as well as marches, and this piece shows the two sides of his output meeting: theatrical tunes written for singers, recast as a concert march for his band.
The composer
John Philip Sousa
1854–1932
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for US military marches. He is known as "The March King". Among Sousa's best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever", "Semper Fidelis", "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", and "The Washington Post".
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