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Sousa's birthplace on G St., S.E. in Washington, D.C. John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of 10 children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (September 22, 1824 – April 27, 1892), who was born in Spain to Portuguese parents, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus (May 20, 1826 – August 25, 1908), who was German and from Bavaria.
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. [1] He composed 136 marches from 1873 until his death in 1932. [ a ] [ 2 ] He derived a few of his marches from his other musical compositions such as melodies and operettas .
This led to a British journalist dubbing Sousa "The March King". Sousa is honored in The Washington Post building for his contribution to the newspaper and his country. The composition is in the public domain in the US, as its copyright has expired, due to Sousa's death more than 70 years ago and its publication before the early 1920s.
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"The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress , it is the official National March of the United States of America .
[3] [4] Upon Bulla's retirement from the Marine band, John Williams cited him as "one of the most accomplished musicians of his generation." [5] Stephen Bulla (left) and John Williams. In 2003, the Library of Congress commissioned Bulla to complete the final march of John Philip Sousa, the Library of Congress March. Sousa died in 1932 before ...
In his 1984 book, The Works of John Philip Sousa, Paul E. Bierley described the history and background of the march: "Sousa’s love for horses is reflected in this march dedicated to the mounted troops of a Cleveland National Guard unit. Their exclusive use of black horses was the inspiration for the title. Troop A, once known as the First ...
The John Philip Sousa Baton is a conducting baton originally presented to John Philip Sousa upon his resignation as the director of the United States Marine Band. After his death, it was donated to the Marine Band, and since it has been traditionally passed to the new director from the outgoing director of the band during the change of command ...