The Bride-Elect March (Sousa, John Philip)
| Title | The Bride Elect March |
| Alternative title | Unchain the Dogs of War |
| Creators | John Philip Sousa, composer |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | wind ensemble, brass ensemble and percussion |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | D flat major |
| Composed | 1897 |
| First published | 1897 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 120 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Marches |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | orchestra | — |
| View | Complete | guitar, mandolin and piano | — |
| View | Complete | guitar and 2 mandolins | — |
| View | Complete | 2 mandolins and piano | — |
| View | Complete | piano 6 hands | — |
| View | Complete | 2 banjos | — |
| View | Complete | banjo and piano | — |
| View | Complete | 2 guitars | — |
| View | Complete | guitar and mandolin | — |
| View | Complete | mandolin and piano | — |
| View | Complete | 2 zithers | — |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| View | Complete | piano | — |
| View | Complete | banjo | — |
| View | Complete | guitar | — |
| View | Complete | mandolin | — |
| View | Complete | zither | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Church | 1897 | Complete Parts Complete Parts (later printing) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Parts Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra | Church | 1897 | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for guitar, mandolin and piano | Church | 1898 | Mandolin Solo Part Guitar Accompaniment Part Piano Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for guitar and 2 mandolins | Church | 1898 | Mandolin Solo Part Mandolin Accompaniment Part Guitar Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 mandolins and piano | Church | 1898 | Mandolin Solo Part Mandolin Accompaniment Part Piano Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 6 hands | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 banjos | — | — | Banjo Solo Part Banjo Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for banjo and piano | — | — | Banjo Solo Part Piano Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 guitars | — | — | Guitar Solo Part Guitar Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for guitar and mandolin | — | — | Mandolin Solo Part Guitar Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for mandolin and piano | — | — | Mandolin Solo Part Piano Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 zithers | — | — | Zither Solo Part Zither Accompaniment Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for banjo | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for guitar | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for mandolin | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for zither | — | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | United States Marine Band, performer Michael Colburn, conductor |
Complete Performance |
| View | United States Marine Band, performer Jason Fettig, conductor |
Complete Recording |
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