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  1. 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 ...

  2. Apr 9, 2024 · tuba. John Philip Sousa (born November 6, 1854, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died March 6, 1932, Reading, Pennsylvania) was an American bandmaster and composer of military marches. The son of an immigrant Portuguese father and a German mother, Sousa grew up in Washington, D.C., where from the age of six he learned to play the violin and later ...

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  3. John Philip Sousa died on March 6, 1932, at Reading, Pa., where he was scheduled to conduct the Ringgold Band. His body was brought to his native Washington to lie in state in the Band Hall at Marine Barracks. Four days later, two companies of Marines and Sailors, the Marine Band, and honorary pall-bearers from the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps ...

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    • The Marine Corps and music were the family business. Sousa was born close to the Marine Barracks in Washington on November 6, 1854. Antonio Sousa, his father, was a member of the United States Marine Band.
    • He almost joined the circus as a teenager. He had training in piano and many other instruments. However, violin was his instrument of choice and he exhibited prodigious skill.
    • Sousa was employed by traveling theater orchestras. When he received his discharge from the Marine Corps, Sousa conducted and played violin in Washington.
    • He was a respected and disciplined conductor. Sousa became the Marine Band’s 17th leader on October 1, 1880, and he undoubtedly left his mark. “Rehearsals became exceptionally strict, and he shaped his musicians into the country’s premier military band … attract(ing) discriminating audiences” and gaining a widespread reputation for excellence.
  5. Fittingly, John Philip Sousa was born on November 6, 1854, at 636 G Street, SE, Washington, D.C., near the Marine Barracks where his father, Antonio, played trombone in the U.S. Marine Band. John ...

  6. Sep 1, 2017 · John Philip Sousa, the March King, marched into history as composer and conductor of "The President's Own." ... At 13, John Philip Sousa, like many boys of his day, wanted to run away and join the ...

  7. Sousa, John Philip (1854-1932)Known as the "March King," John Philip Sousa created more than 100 marches which reflected the optimism, patriotism, and military prowess of late nineteenth and early twentieth century America. Sousa was called the "Dickens of Music" and "Knight of the Baton." He described himself as a "Salesman of Americanism ...

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