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"The Stars and Stripes Forever" is considered Sousa's most famous composition. [3] A British journalist named Sousa "The March King", in comparison to "The Waltz King" — Johann Strauss II. [4] However, not all of Sousa's marches had the same level of public appeal. [2] Some of his early marches are lesser known and rarely performed. [2]
List of compositions by John Philip Sousa "The Gallant Seventh", was Sousa's most popular march in the 1920s and is distinguished as his only march with two breakstrains. This version is performed by the United States Marine Corps Band. This file adds significantly to the following articles: "The Gallant Seventh" John Philip Sousa; List of ...
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Sousa’s most publicized appearance to date came on Christmas eve, 1919, when the band did two shows in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium arranged by the Fort Worth Harmony Club.
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. He served as the director of the United States Marine Band from 1880 to 1892. During his tenure, he was popularly referred to as the "March King". [2] In 1892, after leaving the marine band, Sousa started his own band, which he later called "Sousa's Band".
It's a Thing We Are Apt to Forget (1900) The Messiah of Nations (1902) (hymn) I've Made My Plans for the Summer (1907) The Belle of Bayou Teche (1911) The Milkmaid (1914) We March, We March to Victory (1914) (hymn) Boots (1916) I Love Jim (1916) Come Laugh and Be Merry (1916) The Song of the Dagger (1916) Blue Ridge, I'm Coming Back to You (1917)
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