SOUSA'S GREAT MARCHES IN PIANO TRANSCRIPTION. ORIGINAL SHEET MUSIC OF 23 WORKS BY JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. by Sousa, John Philip. Selected, with an introduction, by Lester S. Levy - 1975

New York: Dover, 1975. 111 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H). "In this playing edition of Sousa's great marches, Lester S. Levy has included 23 favorites that have continued to enjoy universal appeal to this day. Here are the great standards that are everyone's favorites: 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' (both piano transcription and song publication), 'The Gladiator', 'Semper Fidelis', 'The Thunderer', 'The Washington Post', 'The High School Cadets', 'El Capitan', 'King Cotton', 'The Manhattan Beach March', and 'Liberty Bell'. Here are the favorites that brass band musicians will remember: 'The March Past of the Corcoran Cadets', 'The Free Lance', The Invincible Eagle', 'The March Past of the National Fencibles', 'The March Past of the Rifle Regiment', and 'Jack Tar'. Sousa fans will find some of their own favorites - 'The Diplomat', 'Hail to the Spirit of Liberty', 'Hands Across the Sea', 'Imperial Edward' - and the editor has included three of his personal favorites - 'The Picador March', 'The Beau Ideal March', and 'The Bride-Elect'. All these favorites are presented in reproductions of the original sheet music, along with reproductions of the original sheet music covers." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, small bump at top of spine.. Soft Cover. Very Good.