Transit of Venus

Transit of Venus (1896)
by John Philip Sousa

The Transit of Venus March is a march scored for military brass band written by John Philip Sousa in 1883 to celebrate the 1882 Transit of Venus. It was thought to be lost for over 100 years, but a piano transcription published in 1896 was found by a Library of Congress employee in 2003.Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Sheet music as played by Sousa's Peerless Band, published in 1896 by J. W. Pepper.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

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Transit of Venus

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