The Stars and Stripes Jig  
a 6/8 march

Length:3:33 minutes
File Size:3.415 MB

 

A portrait of John Philip Sousa

I have always wondered if John Philip Sousa's march The Stars and Stripes Forever would sound better in six-eight time. Now the computer has enabled me to find out.

The instruments portrayed are the basic electronic trinity, in nine parts.

 

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© 2010 by William S. Hirsch

Sousa's march has long been public domain, but this particular electronic arrangement I regard as my own intellectual property and I do not give permission for it to be used in any advertising or in any commercial venture I receive no compensation from.