Circus March from The Lion Tamer for Brass Quintet by John Philip Sousa (1891) Arranged by Jari Villanueva

An unknown Sousa work arranged for Brass Quintet!!

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“The Lion Tamer: Comic Opera, in Two Acts" is a musical work written by Richard Stahl and J. Cheever Goodwin. First published in 1891, the opera tells the story of a lion tamer named Leo, who falls in love with a wealthy woman named Flora. Despite their different social statuses, the two try to make their relationship work. However, Flora's father disapproves of their romance and tries to keep them apart. The story is filled with humor, romance, and catchy songs that were popular in the late 19th century.

Richard Stahl (October 19, 1859- July 5, 1899) was a German-American composer. Born in Germany, Stahl studied in Berlin and was the director for the opera in Danzig, Prussia for three years. He came to the United States in 1880. Known for his talent and good humor he worked at several theater and opera houses. He wrote several works and was best known for “Said Pasha”

John Philip Sousa wrote the orchestrations for the comic opera “The Lion Tamer: Comic Opera, in Two Acts". A side gig from his Marine Band duties no doubt, Sousa did many orchestrations and transcriptions during his lifetime. In the 1879 he did the orchestrations for an American production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore in Philadelphia. In Stahl’s “The Lion Tamer”, Sousa inserted an original march which would later be published as a separate composition under two titles, “On Parade” and “The Lion Tamer” He also wrote some incidental music for the operetta including this Circus March which was written for a Brass Sextet and Drums on stage accompanied by the pit orchestra. This previously unknown work was found in the Library of Congress. This has been transcribed for modern Brass Quintet.