String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.527757 Composed by J. P. Sousa. Arranged by Diego Marani. Classical,Instructional,Patriotic,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 23 pages. Diego Marani #3378927. Published by Diego Marani (A0.527757). The Stars and Stripes Forever is a patriotic American march widely considered to be the magnum opus of composer John Philip Sousa. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America.The Stars and Stripes Forever follows the standard American military march form. The march begins with a four-bar introduction, which is followed by a dotted, playful melody. Its trio is the most famous part of the march. Violin I player play the famous obbligato in the first repeat of the trio (the one after the breakstrain). In the final repeat of the trio (grandioso), the Viola joins the Violin I player with a prominent countermelody.This arrangement for string quartet includes the following parts: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello.
