The march is “addressed to no particular nation, but to all of America’s friends abroad.” Sousa prefaced the sheet music’s score with a quotation from the English diplomat John Hookham Frere: “A sudden thought strikes me; let us swear eternal friendship.” The march was composed in the wake of the Spanish–American War and is idealistic, in addition to patriotic, in nature.
(Source: Wikipedia)
| Type: | March |
| Year: | 1899 |
| Key(s): | F major, Bâ™ major |
| Time Signature: | 2/2 |
| Musical Form: | AABBCDCDC (with stinger) |
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Hands Across the Sea (March) Concert band sheet music available |
Additional information:
Wikipedia
Complete band parts (Library of Congress)
Complete orchestra parts (Library of Congress)
Piano sheet music (Library of Congress)
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