Theme from "Guadalcanal March" (revised)

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Theme from "Guadalcanal March" (revised) is a reworked musical theme by Richard Rodgers associated with the World War II Pacific theater, known for its stirring, martial character.

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  • Theme from "Guadalcanal March" (orchestral) ×1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
associatedWith Pacific theater of World War II
World War II
associatedWithConflict Pacific War
basedOn Guadalcanal March
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States
genre film score
military march
orchestral music
hasNoLyrics true
hasRevisedVersion Theme from "Guadalcanal March" (revised)
hasVersion Guadalcanal March
intendedEffect evoke military determination
evoke patriotic sentiment
isReworkingOf original Guadalcanal March theme
language instrumental
musicalCharacter martial
stirring
notableFor association with World War II Pacific naval operations
primaryInstrumentation orchestra
rhythmicCharacter march-like
stylePeriod 20th-century music
subjectMatter naval warfare in the Pacific theater
tonalQuality heroic
patriotic
usesMusicalForces brass
percussion
strings

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers ("Theme from "Guadalcanal March" (orchestral)")
notableWork
Theme from "Guadalcanal March" (revised)
hasRevisedVersion

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