Composition: The Directorate (Sousa, John Philip)
| Title | The Directorate |
| Alternative title | March |
| Creators | John Philip Sousa (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1894 |
| Dedication | To the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall Association |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Marches |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
(No sections)
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | military band | — |
| view | Complete | guitar and 2 mandolins | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | guitar, mandolin and piano | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | guitar and mandolin | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | banjo and piano | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | mandolin and piano | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | 2 banjos | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | 2 guitars | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | 2 zithers | Johann Baptist Bauer |
| view | Complete | piano 6 hands | Harry C. Jordan |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Harry C. Jordan |
| view | Complete | banjo | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | guitar | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | mandolin | F. W. Wessenberg |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Complete | zither | Johann Baptist Bauer |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | St. Louis: September 21 | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Copyist's manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for military band | St. Louis: September 30 | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for military band | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar and 2 mandolins |
— | — | Mandolin Solo Part · view Mandolin Accompaniment Part · view Guitar Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar, mandolin and piano |
— | — | Mandolin Solo Part · view Piano Accompaniment 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 banjo and piano |
— | — | Banjo Solo Part · view Piano Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mandolin and piano |
— | — | Mandolin Solo Part · view Piano Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 banjos |
— | — | Banjo Solo Part · view Banjo Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
— | — | Guitar Solo Part · view Guitar Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 zithers |
— | — | Zither Solo Part · view Zither Accompaniment Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 6 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for banjo |
— | — | Banjo Solo Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Guitar Solo Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mandolin |
— | — | Mandolin Solo Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for zither |
— | — | Zither Solo Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | United States Air Force Heritage of America Band (performer) and Lowell Graham (conductor) | For Military Band (Sousa) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | United States Marine Band (performer) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | For Military Band (Sousa) | Complete Recording · file |
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