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John PhilipSousa:

The Life andMusic of theMarch King

Andrew JanesWind Ensemble

Literature

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The Quick Starter

%orn &o'ember () #*+$,

ather was a trombonist in the Marine %and,

Show unusual musical aptitude) including absolutepitch recognition,

%eginning at age -) he too. lessons in 'oice andon piano) /ute) cornet) baritone) trombone) and

alto horn,At #0) he tried to 1oin a circus band) but his father

inter'ened and enlisted him in the Marines as anApprentice %andsman, 2e sta3ed with the %anduntil he was about !" 3ears old,


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After lea'ing theMarine %and) Sousabegan freelancing as

a performer and3oung musicdirector forentertainment

companies,While touring as the

conductor of a

compan3 in #**")4at !( 3ears old5) herecei'ed anin'itation to become

the #$th

director of


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Town7n one of his 8rst acts as new director) he immediatel3sought the music of European composers in the form

of transcriptions as a wa3 to .eep the band9sliterature contemporar3, Militar3 bands were growingin popularit3) and often wore two hats as performers

for militar3 obligations in addition to ci'ilianoccasions,

Sousa was much more rigorous in his rehearsaltechniue) which not e'er3one li.ed, %ecause of this)

Sousa created a process for unhapp3 musicians tobe discharged from their duties with the band,

This allowed Sousa to 8ll the band with 3ounger) moremalleable musicians) which considerabl3 raised theperformance standards of the band) as well as

concert attendance,


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7n #*;!) Sousa wasapproached b3 Patric.


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Sousa) the BomposerKnown primarily for his marches, Sousa also wrote

many art songs and operettas, though most

have been relegated to obscurity.The Liberty Bellwas originally to be included

in an operetta, but he later decided to make ita stand-alone march.

Sousas name became synonymous withpatriotism through his relentless reapplicationof the march to symbolize the vigor of theAmerican spirit.

ars helped to increase the popularity of his

music, as his marches provided somethinguni!uely nationalistic for the public tounanimously support.

The Stars & Stripes Forevercame out "ustbefore the start of the Spanish-American war.

#$omposed $hristmas of %&'(, war in %&'&.)


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King

;y the time of Sousa, marcheswere no longer serving amarching or militaristic purposeeclusively, but rathercelebrating or commemoratingdiirst strain #oftenrepeated), second strain #oftenrepeated, usually featuring low

winds), trio #usually inneighboring key), 7og?ght, andsometimes a coda.

2his structure was coupled withcontrasting styles from marcato

to legato, and dynamics from pto


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The Marches of JPS?7nspired Simplicit3@


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TheMarches

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A $entury of 5rogress

Across the 7anube

America >irst

Anchor and Star

Ancient and onorable Artillery $ompany

;en ;olt

;onnie Annie 9aurie

;oy Scouts of America

;ullets and ;ayonets

$olumbiaCs 5ride

$omrades of the 9egion

$ongress all

$orcoran $adets

7aughters of 2eas

0l $apitan

0sprit de $orps

>lags of >reedom>oshay 2ower ashington 8emorial

>rom 8aine to regon

:eorge ashington ;icentennial

:lobe and 0agle

:olden Dubilee

:uide 1ight

ail to the Spirit of 9iberty

ands Across the Sea

armonica izardomeward ;ound

6mperial 0dward

6n 8emoriam

Dack 2ar

Kansas ildcats

Keeping Step with the *nion

King $otton

9a >lor de Sevilla

9iberty 9oan

2he Aviators2he ;eau 6deal2he ;elle of $hicago2he ;lack orse 2roop2he ;ride 0lect2he $hantymanCs 8arch2he $harlatan2he $ircumnavigators$lub

2he $rusader2he 7auntless ;attalion2he 7iplomat2he 7irectorate2he >airest of the >air2he >ederal2he >ree 9ance2he :allant Seventh2he :ladiator

2he :lory of the Eankee4avy2he :olden Star2he :ridiron $lub2he igh School $adets2he onored 7ead2he 6nvincible 0agle2he 9ambsC 8arch2he 9egionaires2he 9iberty ;ell

2he 9oyal 9egion2he 8an ;ehind the :un2he 8innesota 8arch2he 4ational :ame2he 4aval 1eserve2he 4ew Eorkippodrome2he 4orthern 5ines2he ccidental2he 5ath?nder of5anama2he 5hoeni 8arch

9iberty 9oan9ibrary of $ongress8agna $harta8anhattan ;each8arch of the 8itten 8en8arch of the 5an Americans8arch of the 1oyal 2rumpets8ar!uette *niversity 8arch

8ikado 8arch8other :oose8other ubbard 8arch4ational >encibles4ew 8eico4obles of the 8ystic Shrineld 6ronsidesn 5araden the $ampus

n the 2rampur >lirtations5et of the 5etticoats5owhattanCs 7aughter5resident :ar?eldCs6nauguration 8arch5rince $harming1ecognition 8arch1esumption 8arch1eview #pus G)1evival 8arch1iders for the >lag1ight >orward1ight-9eftSabre and SpursSalutationSemper >idelis

Ses!ui-$entennial 0position8archSolid 8en to the >ront

2he 1iHe1egiment

2he 1oyal elch>usiliers #4o. %)2he 1oyal elch>usiliers #4o. I)2he SalvationArmy2he Stars andStripes >orever2he 2hunderer

2he 2riton2he /olunteers2he ashington5ost2he hite5lume2he hite 1ose2he ildcats2he olverine

8arch2ransit of /enus2riumph of 2ime*.S. >ieldArtillery*niversal 5eace*niversity of6llinois*niversity of

4ebraska*ntitled march


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Anatomy of a 8arch

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irstStrain

SecondStrain

Tri

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Gog8ght

Boda 4triorecalled5


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7n PerformanceThe repertoire Sousa performed with his band were primaril3

transcriptions of popular tunes both domestic and abroad)as well as reuests b3 his patrons,

Nne of Sousa9s primar3 goals was to please hisaudience) which factored greatl3 in to the 'ast

popularit3 of his band,Sousa did not li.e much time to pass in performance without

music pla3ing moreo'er) he hated the time between theend of the clapping and the beginning of the neItcomposition,

7nstead of letting the applause end) Sousa wouldimmediatel3 stri.e up an encore) 'er3 often one ofhis own marches, These encores were rarel3 listed inthe program) but were 'ital in pre'enting theaudience from becoming restless,

Man3 aspects of his programming re/ected his eIperiences inmusical theatre) a ?potpourri@ st3le that led to di'erse and


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ctober %&, %'+( at the ;oston >ood >air

Afternoon from !$

#, N'erture) Oberon b3 Weber

!, Huartet for SaIophones) Rigoletto b3Ferdi)Soloists Messrs, Schensle3) Knecht) Schaichand %ec.er

0, Scenes from La Giaconda b3 Ponchielli

$, Fiolin solo Largo b3 2andel)Soloist Miss Jeannette Powers

+, antasie) Siegfried b3 Wagner

(, EIcerpts from the operatic wor.s of Me3erbeer

-, a, False) Espana b3 Waldteufelb, March)Jack Tarb3 Sousa

*, %allad for soprano) Calm as the Night b3 %ohm

Soloist Miss Ada Bhambers

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Sousa ;and 6nstrumentation7evelopment

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;y %'++, Sousa likely had signi?cantly more resources availableto a


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5hilip Sousa%&GB: John Philip Sousa born on &o'ember (ather: John Antonio Sousa

4#*!$#*;!5Mother: Marie Elisabeth 4Trin.aus5 Sousa 4#*!(#;"*5

%&(%: %egins music and 'iolin studies with John Esputa

%&(&: Enlists as an ?apprentice@ in the ,S, Marine %and on June ;

%&@%: 2onorabl3 discharged from the Marines on Gecember 0#

%&@I: %egins second enlistment in the Marines on Jul3 *%&@: Bop3rights earl3 compositions) ?The Ce'iew March@ and ?The

Buc.oo


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