Piano-Vocal Score. 255 pp. Signed and inscribed by Sousa on the illustrated titlepage: "To Mrs. Dewey from John Philip Sousa 1904." From the estate of Mildred Dewey, wife of Admiral George Dewey. Spine heavily chipped and lacking front wrapper, internally fine and otherwise very good. A scarce copy of Sousa's operetta about June brides, which includes the popular Sextett, modeled on the operatic sextet from Donizetti's Lucia Di Lamermoor. Sousa later arranged the music for brass sextet and often performed it with his band.
Piano-Vocal Score. 255 pp. Signed and inscribed by Sousa on the illustrated titlepage: "To Mrs. Dewey from John Philip Sousa 1904." From the estate of Mildred Dewey, wife of Admiral George Dewey. Spine heavily chipped and lacking front wrapper, internally fine and otherwise very good. A scarce copy of Sousa's operetta about June brides, which includes the popular Sextett, modeled on the operatic sextet from Donizetti's Lucia Di Lamermoor. Sousa later arranged the music for brass sextet and often performed it with his band.