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John Philip Sousa ( / ˈsuːzə, ˈsuːsə / SOO-zə, SOO-sə, [1] [2] Portuguese: [ˈso (w)zɐ]; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. [3] He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British ...
Performed by the United States Marine Band. file. help. " 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. [1]
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He composed 136 marches from 1873 until his death in 1932. [a] [2] He derived few of his marches from his other musical compositions such as melodies and operettas .
Out of Work (1880) Tyrolienne (1880) Under the Eaves (1880) The Blending of the Blue and the Gray (1887) Songs of Grace and Glory (1892) The Salute of the Nations (1893) Rose, Thistle and Shamrock (1901) In the Realm of the Dance (1902) A Day at Great Lakes (1915)
American march music. Sheet music cover for "The Stars and Stripes Forever March", written by John Philip Sousa. American march music is march music written and/or performed in the United States. Its origins are those of European composers borrowing from the military music of the Ottoman Empire in place there from the 16th century.
Semper Fidelis (march) " Semper Fidelis ", written in 1888 by John Philip Sousa, is regarded as the official march of the United States Marine Corps. This piece was one of two composed in response to a request from United States President Chester A. Arthur for a new piece to be associated with the United States President.
In 1901, John Philip Sousa heard the Virginia Tech Regimental Band (The Highty-Tighties) playing "The Thunderer" at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Sousa was so impressed that he dedicated a performance of his latest march, "Hands Across the Sea", to the band.
Stars and Stripes Forever is a 1952 American Technicolor film biography of the late-19th-/early-20th-century composer and band leader John Philip Sousa. This 20th Century Fox feature was produced by Lamar Trotti, directed by Henry Koster, and stars Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner, and Ruth Hussey. The film's title is taken from Sousa's ...