El Capitan (operetta)
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El Capitan comes from John Philip Sousa's first successful operetta with the same name. Written in 1896, (the operetta itself was written in 1895) this march is like other operetta marches (1897's Bride Elect, 1900's Man Behind the Gun, and 1906's Free Lance) with its use of both 6/8 (parts A & B) and 2/4 (parts C & D) sections. Also like the Bride Elect and the Man Behind the Gun this march has an introduction between part C and D. It follows style IAABBCCIDD
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