Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
(No sections)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Church | 1897 | Complete Parts · view Complete Parts (later printing) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Parts · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra | Church | 1897 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar, mandolin and piano | Church | 1898 | Mandolin Solo Part · view Guitar Accompaniment Part · view Piano Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar and 2 mandolins | Church | 1898 | Mandolin Solo Part · view Mandolin Accompaniment Part · view Guitar Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 mandolins and piano | Church | 1898 | Mandolin Solo Part · view Mandolin Accompaniment Part · view Piano Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 6 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 banjos | — | — | Banjo Solo Part · view Banjo Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for banjo and piano | — | — | Banjo Solo Part · view Piano Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 guitars | — | — | Guitar Solo Part · view Guitar Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar and mandolin | — | — | Mandolin Solo Part · view Guitar Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mandolin and piano | — | — | Mandolin Solo Part · view Piano Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 zithers | — | — | Zither Solo Part · view Zither Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for banjo | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mandolin | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for zither | — | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | United States Marine Band (performer) and Michael Colburn (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | United States Marine Band (performer) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
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