Victor matrix B-256. Liberty Bell march / Sousa's Band

TitleSource
Liberty Bell march (Primary title)Victor catalog
Con repiques de campanas (Title descriptor)Victor catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
John Philip Sousa (composer)
PersonnelNotes
Sousa's Band (Musical group)
Herbert L. Clarke (conductor)Takes 5-8.
Arthur Pryor (conductor)Takes 1 & 2.
Walter B. Rogers (conductor)Takes 9-11.
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)Takes 9-11.
Additional Information
  • Description: Band
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Conductor of takes 3 and 4 is unknown.
Also recorded as [PM-]1193.
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); trade catalog.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
8/13/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Master Victor 1193 10-in.
8/17/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Master Victor 1193 10-in.
8/17/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Unknown
8/18/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 Unknown
12/7/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Master Victor 1193 10-in.
12/7/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 Master Berliner (Canada) 1193 10-in.
10/26/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7 Unknown
10/26/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8 Master Victor 1193 10-in.

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Liberty Bell march / Sousa's Band

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Liberty Bell march / Sousa's Band - Victor 1193 - Take 8 - 10/26/1905
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10/20/1908 Camden, New Jersey 9 Destroy
10/20/1908 Camden, New Jersey 10 Destroy
10/22/1908 Camden, New Jersey 11 Master Victor 1193 10-in.

Liberty Bell march / Sousa's Band

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Liberty Bell march / Sousa's Band - Victor 1193 - Take 11 - 10/22/1908
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
10/22/1908 Camden, New Jersey 11 Master Victor 62446 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-256. Liberty Bell march / Sousa's Band," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200000427/B-256-Liberty_Bell_march.

Victor matrix B-256. Liberty Bell march / Sousa's Band. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200000427/B-256-Liberty_Bell_march.

"Victor matrix B-256. Liberty Bell march / Sousa's Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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