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On April 6, 2020, the United States Marine Band released Volume 6 of The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa. This multi-year recording project offers a wealth of free, in-depth educational resources including full scores, individual parts, historical notes, recordings, performance practices, and scrolling score videos. PLEASE NOTE: Only six marches from Volume 6 are in the public domain and included for download. - On April 6, 2020, the United States Marine Band released Volume 6 of The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa. This multi-year recording project offers a wealth of free, in-depth educational resources including full scores, individual parts, historical notes, recordings, performance practices, and scrolling score videos. PLEASE NOTE: Only six marches from Volume 6 are in the public domain and included for download.

The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa: Vol. 6

On April 6, 2020, the United States Marine Band released Volume 6 of The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa. This multi-year recording project offers a wealth of free, in-depth educational resources including full scores, individual parts, historical notes, recordings, performance practices, and scrolling score videos. PLEASE NOTE: Only six marches from Volume 6 are in the public domain and presently have Marine Band editions. Recordings of non-PD marches are only available for streaming on YouTube. To purchase a published edition of one of those marches, please visit the sheet music vendor of your choice.

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From a list of 32 marches, the competition came down to a pair of marches by Julius Fucik, the "Czech March King." In a close fight to the finish, Florentiner was crowned the 2020 Sousa's March Mania Champion, beating Entry of the Gladiators 4,911 to 4,454! - From a list of 32 marches, the competition came down to a pair of marches by Julius Fucik, the "Czech March King." In a close fight to the finish, Florentiner was crowned the 2020 Sousa's March Mania Champion, beating Entry of the Gladiators 4,911 to 4,454!

Fucik Fight to the Finish: Sousa’s March Mania 2020

Since 2014, “The President’s Own” has hosted Sousa’s March Mania, a competition in which students and online fans around the globe rally behind their favorite marches as they advance through a series of match-ups and onto the championship game. Now in its 7th year, it was a Fucik fight to the finish with Julius Fucik’s “Entry of the Gladiators” battling his “Florentiner” in the final round. Ultimately, fans voted “Florentiner” to victory with a score of 4,911 to 4,454.

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