“The Bride Elect March”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“The Bride Elect March”: publishing date: 1897. composer: Sousa, John Philip. publisher: John Church Company.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “The Bride Elect March.” The song was written by John Philip Sousa, and published by The John Church Company in 1897. The cover features an illustrated portrait of Sousa in the upper left hand corner, and lists the different arrangements of the march that could be purchased for different instruments.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1897
- composer: Sousa, John Philip
- publisher: John Church Company
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 14 in x 10 3/4 in; 35.56 cm x 27.305 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1983.0227.03
- accession number: 1983.0227
- catalog number: 1983.0227.03
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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