The Washington Post sheet music

John Philip Sousa (1854–1932), Level 10 · Advanced, 2:32

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  • Some held notes in bars 9, 17–18, 25, 33–34 are shown shorter because that hand plays more than one rhythm at once. No notes were removed.
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 1 of 14The Washington PostJohn Philip Sousa (1854–1932). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC3C5C668DDD♯D♯EEEED♯D♯DDC♯C♯DDD♯D♯EEEED♯D♯DDD♯D♯EEEED♯D♯DDC♯C♯DDD♯D♯EEEED♯D♯C3C5C64DDC♯C♯DDD♯D♯EED♯D♯DDC♯C♯CCBBAADDC♯C♯DDD♯D♯EED♯D♯DDC♯C♯CCBBAAC3C5C67DF♯ADDDC♯DCECEF♯DDCECAECAECADDCA"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 1 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 2 of 14C3C510CF♯BABGBGGGF♯ECDCD♯DCADCAGDBGDBGDBGGDBGDBGDBGF♯DCC3C513CECD♯CDCDCDCDCDBDBD♯BEBD♯BDDDDCF♯DCDDCGDBDDBGDBC3C516DC♯DAEAEF♯ADF♯ADDBC♯AGC♯AGCAF♯CAF♯BGDC3C519GDGGDGGGF♯GF♯F♯F♯F♯F♯GGG♯G♯AAAABGDB♭GDB♭GDAAF♯DAAF♯DAAGE"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 2 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 3 of 14C3C5C622AABBC♯C♯DDGAC♯F♯ADGAC♯F♯ADDDC♯DCEAAGEAF♯DADDADDCECAC3C525CEF♯CF♯BABGBGGECAECADDCADCADCAGDBGDBGDBGGDBGC3C528GF♯ECDCD♯CECD♯CDCDCDCDCDBDBD♯DBGDBGF♯DCDDCF♯DCDDCGDBC3C531BEBD♯BDDDC♯DAEAEF♯DDBGDBDDBC♯AGC♯AGCAF♯"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 3 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 4 of 14C3C534ADF♯AGDGGDGGGF♯GF♯F♯F♯CAF♯BGDBGDB♭GDB♭GDAAF♯DC3C5C637F♯F♯GGG♯G♯AAAAAABBC♯C♯DDGAC♯F♯ADGAC♯F♯ADDAAF♯DAAGEAAGEAF♯DADDADDC3C5C640DDDDDDF♯F♯AAEEEEEEF♯DCADDCAF♯DCADDCAGDBGC3C5C643EEEEDDDDBBDDEEEEEECCDDBGGDBGDDBGF♯DCADDCAF♯DCA"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 4 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 5 of 14C3C5C646CCAACCEEEEEEDDBBGGDDDDCAGDBGDDBGGDBGDDBGF♯DCAC3C5C649F♯F♯AAEEEEEEEEEEDDDDCAF♯DCADDCAGDBGDDBGGDBGC3C5C652DDBBDDGGGGAABBGGAADDBGD♯D♯B♭GD♯D♯B♭GDDBGDBGF♯DCF♯"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 5 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 6 of 14C3C5C655AAGGGGGGF♯F♯EEDDF♯F♯AAEEDDCF♯DBGF♯DCADDCAF♯DCAC3C5C658EEEEEEEEDDDDBBDDEEDDCAGDBGDDBGGDBGDDBGF♯DCAC3C5C661EEEECCCCAACCEEEEEEDDDDCAF♯DCADDCAGDBGDDBGGDBGC3C5C664BBGGDDF♯F♯AAEEEEEEDDBGF♯DCADDCAF♯DCADDCAGDBG"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 6 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 7 of 14C3C5C667EEEEDDDDBBDDGGGGAABBDDBGGDBGDDBGD♯D♯B♭GD♯D♯B♭GDDBGC3C570GGAAAAGGGF♯GEGDBGF♯DCF♯DDCF♯DBGCGEC373F♯GFBCDEGGEGEDGFGFGFEGBGFCGEC3C576F♯GEGCECGFBGGEGECGEGEGEDGFGFGFECGC379GGGF♯GAAG♯AAACGCGCCGECGECGEFCACACAEC♯AG"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 7 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 8 of 14C3C582G♯AAFEC♯DAGGC♯AGC♯AGDDAFDAFDAFEC♯AGFDAGECC3C585F♯GF♯AF♯AFBFGECGECECE♭CGE♭CGDBGDBGCCGGF♯F♯GGGGC388F♯GEGF♯GFBCCGEGEGEDGFGFGFEGC3C591DEGF♯GEGCECGFBGFCGEGEGECGEGEGEDGFC394BGGGGF♯GAAGFGFECGCGCGCCGECGECGEFCA"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 8 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 9 of 14C3C597G♯AAAG♯AAFEC♯CACAEC♯AGC♯AGC♯AGDDAFDAFDAFEC♯AGC3C5100DAGGF♯GF♯AF♯AFBFGECFDAGECECECE♭CGE♭CGDBGDBGCCGGC3C5C6103GGF♯F♯GGGGGGF♯F♯GGGGGGF♯F♯GGGGC3C5C6106F♯F♯GGGGGGF♯F♯GGGGGGGGF♯F♯GGGGGG"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 9 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 10 of 14C3C5C6109G♯G♯G♯G♯AAAAB♭B♭B♭B♭BBGBDGGGG♯G♯G♯G♯AAAAB♭B♭B♭B♭BBGGC3C5C6112F♯F♯GGEEGGF♯F♯GGFFBBCCCCCGECGECGEDDBGFBGFBGFEECGC3C5C6115DDEEGGF♯F♯GGEGCECGFFBBDGFCCCGECGECGEDCCGECGECGEDDBGF"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 10 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 11 of 14C3C5C6118BBGGGGGGGGF♯F♯GGAAAABGFBGFEECGCGCGCCCGECGECGEFFCAC3C5C6121G♯G♯AAAAAAG♯G♯AAAAFFEEC♯C♯CACAEEC♯AGC♯AGC♯AGDDDAFDAFDAFEEC♯AGC3C5C6124DDAAGGGGF♯F♯GGAF♯AAF♯ABFBBFGCECFFDAFGGECGECGECGGE♭CAGDBGCCGG"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 11 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 12 of 14C3C5C6127GGF♯F♯GGGGGGF♯F♯GGGGGGF♯F♯GGGGC3C5C6130F♯F♯GGGGGGF♯F♯GGGGGGGGF♯F♯GGGGGGC3C5C6133G♯G♯G♯G♯AAAAB♭B♭B♭B♭BBGBDGGGG♯G♯G♯G♯AAAAB♭B♭B♭B♭BBGG"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 12 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 13 of 14C3C5C6136F♯F♯GGEEGGF♯F♯GGFFBBCCCCCGECGECGEDDBGFBGFBGFEECGC3C5C6139DDEEGGF♯F♯GGEGCECGFFBBDGFCCCGECGECGECCCGECGECGEDDBGFC3C5C6142BBGGGGGGGGF♯F♯GGAAAABGFBGFEECGCGCGCCCGECGECGEFFCA"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 13 of 14
The Washington Post, keyboard staff, page 14 of 14C3C5C6145G♯G♯AAAAAAG♯G♯AAAAFFEEC♯C♯CACAEEC♯AGC♯AGC♯AGDDDAFDAFDAFEEC♯AGC3C5C6148DDAAGGGGF♯F♯GGAF♯AAF♯ABFBBFGCECFFDAFGGECGECGECGGE♭CAGDBGCCGGC3C5C6151FGBEGCEGCF♯F♯GGCCCC"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.The Washington Post · Page 14 of 14
Sheet music cover of The Washington Post march
The Washington Post march, sheet music cover. Unknown cover artist; published by Harry Coleman, 1889. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

Key facts

Level
Level 10 · Advanced. Estimated from the notes (6 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
6/8
Length
153 bars, 14 pages
Playing time
2:32
Notes
1,936
Range
G1 to F7

Source and licence

This keyboard staff edition and its PDF are shared under CC BY-SA 3.0, the same licence as the source.

"The Washington Post", typeset by Renato Biolcati Rinaldi, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=1321. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.

Source: The Mutopia Project, from the edition D. Davis & Co. Sydney, 189-?.

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.