Composition: The Last Days of Pompeii (Sousa, John Philip)

Title The Last Days of Pompeii
Alternative title Suite
Creators John Philip Sousa (composer)
Opus
Instrumentation wind ensemble and brass ensemble
brass ensemble and percussion
Number of movements 3
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Composition types Suites
Period Romantic
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Metronome Key Measures
In the house of Burbo and Stratonice
Nydia
The Destruction and Nydia's Death

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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete parts John Church 1912 Complete Parts (Wind band) · view
Complete Parts (Brass band) · view

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