Liberty Bell (Sousa, John Philip)

Composition Year 1893
Genre Categories Marches; For wind band; Scores featuring wind band; For orchestra without strings; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#276805 - 3.95MB - 3:27 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 4144×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

MP3 file (audio)
Cypressdome (2013/4/11)

Performer Pages United States Army Field Band (band)
Publisher Info. In Concert
Washington, D.C.: United States Army Field Band, 2006.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Recording
#482438 - 8.22MB - 3:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 515×⇩ - MP3 - Ebe123

MP3 file (audio)
Ebe123 (2017/7/18)

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.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#482439 - 3.88MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5352×⇩ - Ebe123

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Ebe123 (2017/7/18)

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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Public Domain [tag/del]
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Parts

 Complete Parts
#613644 - 3.21MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 105×⇩ - M lefebvre

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M lefebvre (2020/3/16)

Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1894.
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Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Parts
#617385 - 4.19MB, 35 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 107×⇩ - M lefebvre

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M lefebvre (2020/4/2)

Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1894. Plate 34040.
Copyright
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 Complete Parts
#482440 - 4.46MB, 74 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4581×⇩ - Ebe123

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Ebe123 (2017/7/18)

Editor Marine Band Library
Publisher. Info. The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.48
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2016.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Sousa)

 Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos and Basses
#303500 - 0.48MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1269×⇩ - Homerdundas

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Homerdundas (2013/11/17)

Publisher. Info. Detroit: Luck's Music Library, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Reproduced from a copyist's manuscript
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For Theatre Orchestra (Winter)

 Condensed Score
#271373 - 0.63MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 4060×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

⇒ 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

 Condensed Score (booklet format)
#271374 - 0.63MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1706×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Flute 1/2
#271375 - 0.24MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1918×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Clarinet 1
#271376 - 0.24MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1637×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Alto Saxophone
#271377 - 0.26MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1124×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Tenor Saxophone
#271378 - 0.24MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 965×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Cornet 1
#271379 - 0.21MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1651×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Trombone 1/2
#271380 - 0.20MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1318×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Drums
#271381 - 0.26MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1333×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Violins I
#271382 - 0.28MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1208×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Violins II
#271383 - 0.26MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 789×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Violas
#271384 - 0.22MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 732×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

 Cellos/Basses
#271385 - 0.46MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/26 - 1141×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/2/27)

Arranger Aubrey Winter (1870-1955)
Publisher. Info. London: Hawkes & Son, n.d. Plate H. & S. 2864.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Irwin Collection Project.
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For Strings (Fine)

 Complete Score and Parts
#575934 - 0.89MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 452×⇩ - Elainefine

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Elainefine (2019/6/5)

Arranger Elaine Fine (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Elaine Fine, 2019.
Copyright
Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del]
Misc. Notes with easy added Violin 2b
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For Piano (Sousa)

 Complete Score
#582333 - 2.69MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 125×⇩ - Pianoman121

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Pianoman121 (2019/7/22)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1893.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#725158 - 1.53MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 40×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2021/8/17)

Publisher. Info. Famous Marches by John Philip Sousa
Philadelphia: The John Church Company, 1893. Plate 30044-4.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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 Complete Score
#14743 - 0.25MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5002×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/9/29)

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1893.
Reprinted Sousa's Great Marches
New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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 Complete Score
#499046 - 0.12MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 501×⇩ - JamesBrigham

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JamesBrigham (2017/11/1)

 Engraving Files (MuseScore and MusicXML)
#499047 - 0.09MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 330×⇩ - JamesBrigham

ZIP typeset by editor
JamesBrigham (2017/11/1)

Editor James Brigham (b. 1974)
Publisher. Info. James Brigham, 2015.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
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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 Complete Score
#02390 - 0.15MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4647×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2006/12/15)

Editor Benjamin Bloomfield
Publisher. Info. Mutopia Project, 2005
Copyright
Public Domain (dedicated) [tag/del]
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
External Links Wikipedia article

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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.

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