Publisher's Synopsis
Scroll below for a video of the score as performed in Finale. The Washington Post is one of John Philip Sousa's most popular marches. In 1889, the owners of the The Washington Post newspaper asked him to compose a march for the newspaper's essay contest awards ceremony. The work was premiered at a ceremony on June 15, 1889. President Benjamin Harrison was in attendance before a huge crowd on the grounds of the Smithsonian Museum. The march quickly became popular in both the United States and Europe as the standard musical accompaniment to the two-step, a late 19th-century dance craze. Programming this arrangement would be an ideal way to feature the trombone or low brass section of your high school band. It is arranged for a trombone or low brass ensemble of 6 parts. Those parts could be doubled as needed between trombones, baritones, and tubas. Playing in the keys of F and Bb major (range extends to high Bb) in cut-time can be demanding, but the arrangement is very playable and provides young musicians an excellent, collaborative learning opportunity as they learn the constructs of an important genre of American music.The Washington Post is a festive, vibrant, rousing march. Audiences will love it. So will you!
