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Program Notes |
El Capitan(1896)John Philip Sousa, composer John Philip Sousa was the composer of fifteen operettas, of which the best known is El Capitan. This march appears in the second act performed by a male chorus. Produced in 1896, the opera concerns a Peruvian viceroy of the sixteenth century who disguises himself as a notorious bandit to thicken the plot. In 1899, Sousa increased his band to more than a hundred musicians for Admiral Dewey’s victory parade and this march was used to salute the returning Spanish-American War veterans. —Band Music Notes INDEX |