Sheet Music: With Pleasure

TitleWith Pleasure
Dance Hilarious
ComposerJohn Philip Sousa (1854–1932)
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyB-flat major
RangeD4–Bb6
Time signature2/4
Tempo100 BPM
Performance time2:40
Difficulty levelintermediate
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Date added2010-04-01
Last updated2010-04-01
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Marches, Ragtime

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Thursday 1 April 2010

Tune of the Day: With Pleasure

“Dance Hilarious” by J.P. Sousa

Written in 1912, “With Pleasure” was Sousa's first, and one of his few, compositions in the new Ragtime style. It was dedicated to the members of the “Huntingdon Valley Country Club” of Philadelphia, of which the composer was an active member.

Several years later he used the piece as one movement of a suite, which he called, “The American Girl”. Later, when Sousa would program this work, he would sometimes list it by its subtitle “Dance Hilarious”. This fun, pleasant venture into Ragtime has entertained audiences at band concerts for over 80 years.