James Ferguson, engraving from Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles..., 1790. About this image
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In June of 2004, the Library of Congress joined with NASA in celebrating this rare celestial event (the silhouette of the planet Venus again crossing the face of the Sun) by providing access to the score and band parts of John Philip Sousa's "Transit of Venus March." In addition to this music, which can be printed directly from this web site, a recording, sheet music for solo piano and for banjo accompanied by piano, and other material relating to the transit of Venus are also available.
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General
- Span Dates
- 1769-2003
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 20
- Contents
- Sheet music, Sound recordings, Drawings/engravings
