High School Cadets Holiday Swiss Dance is lilting 6/8

Swiss Dance is lilting 6/8 composition for young flute students

Tom Tucker

The work is crafted for young bands and careful attention to ranges and rhythms make the work very accessible

Triumphant Overture has much variety in styles and textures

Geared for a very beginning group the piece literally is in no more than six pitches for each instrument

High School Cadets Holiday Swiss Dance is lilting 6/8High School Cadets Lee Shook Grade 2 John Phillip Sousa (1854 1932) the American composer known as "The March King", was born in Washington, D. C. The 3rd of 10 children, Sousa was a violinist by trade. Sousa enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1867 and served until 1875 after which he began a career conducting theater orchestras. In 1880, Sousa returned to Washington as conductor of the United States Marine Band, a position he held for 12 years. In 1892