Title | El Capitan | |||
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Composer | Sousa, John Philip |
Marshall’s Civic Band Topeka, KS Est’d 1884 |
Number | O-747 |
Type | CB | |||
Date | 1896 | |||
Key | F | |||
Arranger | None | Length | 0.00 | |
Publisher | John Church Co. | Vocal | No | |
Association | Operetta: El Capitan | Grade/Difficulty | ?/? | |
Last Performed | Unknown | |||
Manuscript | No | |||
Style | Medley, Operetta | Location | Marshall's Band Library | |
Cataloger | Rick Baker | |||
Date Cataloged | 09/17/1994 | |||
Notes |
Composed in 1895. An operetta in three acts. "Libretto by Charles Klein, Lyrics by Tom Frost and John Philip Sousa. First produced at the Tremont Theatre, Boston, April 13, 1896. "'El Capitan' earned a place among the great operettas of its day and was by far the most successful of Sousa's stage works. It played almost continuously for four years in the United States and Canada and for another six months in England. It has been produced in several other countries and still enjoys an occasional revival. "The libretto of 'El Capitan' was the first libretto written by the dramatist Charles Klein. It was read by comedian De Wolf Hopper, who immediately wanted it for himself, and then by Sousa, who was equally enthusiatic. Sousa's enthusiasm did not wear off; a quarter century later he was still referring to it as the finest libretto ever produced in America. Inasmuch as Klein had never written lyrics, Sousa teamed up with Tom Frost to produce them, each furnishing approximately half the total. Sousa's most notable contribution to this effort was 'Typical Tune of Zanzibar,' which was set to the words of an old poem he reportedly had written for a periodical. "....Since 'El Capitan' experienced such a long life, there was little need for transplanting any of its tunes into later works, and Sousa made the most of its popularity by programming many excerpts with the Sousa Band. Outstanding among these was the 'El Capitan' march, which still ranks as one of Sousa's most popular compositions." (text continues to give synopsis and list of songs) The Works of John Philip Sousa pgs. 19-20 Paul E. Bierley Integrity Press 1984 |
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