Written for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal. The trio melody undergoes a time modulation: it first appears in a shortened version then recurs with note values doubled.

Type: March
Year: 1915
Key(s): B♭ major, E♭ major
Time Signature:2/2
Musical Form: AABBCDC'DC' (with stinger)
Cover tiny file look inside The Pathfinder of Panama (March)
Concert band sheet music available

 

 

Additional information:

Complete band parts (Library of Congress)