Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
by John Philip Sousa (1854–1932) · Early modern · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | F major | 2:25 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 2:25 of Hail to the Spirit of Liberty in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Early modern (1890–1930)
- Mood
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty is a calm early-20th-century piece by John Philip Sousa (1854–1932). The version here is level 3 of 5 (intermediate), in F major and about 2:25 long.
About John Philip Sousa (1854–1932): American composer and bandmaster known as the March King, the composer of The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896).
How to play Hail to the Spirit of Liberty on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
- Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
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License and credits
Typeset by Benjamin Bloomfield for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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