Preview: Semper Fidelis (for String Quartet)
Listen
Look
Share
Details
Description
SKU: A0.723075
Composed by John Philip Sousa. Arranged by Joel Jacklich (ASCAP). Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 16 pages. Joel Jacklich #2157853. Published by Joel Jacklich (A0.723075).America’s March King, John Philip Sousa, was the director of the U.S. Marine Band from 1880-1892. As such, he brought the band to new heights of professionalism, turning it into one of the world’s premiere bands. Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful) is the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps, and is meant as a tribute those gallant fighting men for whom his band served as the musical voice.
The U.S. Marine Corps is a versatile armed service–land, sea, and air–and is attached to the U.S. Navy. This arrangement was written to be performed in October, 2007 at the U.S. Navy Birthday Ball at the Naval Air Facility, El Centro, California, where there are sure to be many Marines in attendance.
When performed by the U.S. Marine Band, there is an eight measure drum cadence prior to the trio. In this arrangement, the drums are simulated using a guitar technique - golpe - by drumming the fingers of the left hand on the body of the instrument (or, alternately, by dropping the bow stick, col legno fashion, onto a C on the strings).
The bugle-call melody in the first part of the trio was originally intended as a slow love song from one of Sousa’s ventures into operetta. Nowadays, one can hardly think of that famous tune in any context other than this march.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).