Item Detail
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Bierley, Paul E.
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The works of John Philip Sousa
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Book
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Columbus, Ohio
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c1984
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Integrity press
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xi, 234 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
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English
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0918048044; 9780918048042
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Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932--Bibliography.
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Compositions; Composers; Nineteenth Century; Twentieth Century; John Philip Sousa
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ML 134 .S6715 B6 1984
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Bierley, Paul E. The Works of John Philip Sousa. Columbus, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1984.
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A catalogue documenting the works of John Philip Sousa, both musical and literary, for the Sousa scholar or aficionado.
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An attempt to document the complete works of John Philip Sousa, both musical and literary. Information gleaned from Sousa Band press books and concert programs. Publishers listed refer only to original editions.
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The work begins with a list of illustrations used throughout the catalogue. A preface follows, describing the state of Sousa research, a brief reception history, and a flow diagram of the author’s research. After the foreword and acknowledgements pages is the introduction, which better describes Sousa’s career in detail. The main body of the work follows, which is divided into 18 sections based on genre. Each section begins with a brief introduction describing Sousa’s efforts in that field. Entries in all sections are organized alphabetically by title and include the composition’s date, a brief contextual history, the location and description of the manuscript if available, the publisher, and the copyright holders. The work concludes with two appendixes (a chronology of Sousa’s compositions and a list of Sousa’s publishers) and a general index. Black and white photos are scattered throughout.
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Manuscript and copyright holder information is not readily comprehensible and requires close study of the author’s example entry in the Introduction.
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Reviews: Eiland, Dianna. American Music 5 (Winter 1987): 458-59.
Elkus, Jonathan. Nineteenth Century Music 9 (Spring 1986): 251-52.
Kroeger, Karl. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association 43 (March 1987): 559-60. -
BYU Mus Ref
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2740