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John Philip Sousa
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Luso-American conductor and composer (1854–1932)
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John Philip Sousa (1854–1932) was an American conductor, composer, and military personnel. Born in Washington, D.C., he served in the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of sergeant major. He commanded the United States Marine Band and participated in World War I. Sousa was also a sport shooter and played the trombone and tuba.
His notable works include the march "The Stars and Stripes Forever," as well as "Song words of The lion tamer," "The trumpet and the drum," and "The fifth string." His compositions span genres such as opera, military band, and modern classical music. Sousa received the Order of Public Instruction, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and induction into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. He died of a myocardial infarction in Reading and is buried at Congressional Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1854
- Died
- 1932
- Works
- 32
Top works
- Song words of The lion tamer
- The trumpet and the drum
- The fifth string
- John Philip Sousa conducts his own marches
- Sousa and his band
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1854
- Active to
- 1932
Discography
- A Dynamic High-Fidelity Full Band Concert of Marches1958
- Sousa the Great1965
- A Treasury of Marches by John Philip Sousa1981
- Sousa Spectacular1982
- Great Sousa Marches1983
- The Stars and Stripes Forever1983
- Hands Across the Sea1984
- Peaches and Cream, Dances and Marches1984
- Stars and Stripes Forever1984
- Stars And Stripes Forever1986
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 78,968
- Total plays
- 527,014
Tags
John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932), popularly known as "The March King", was an American composer and conductor of Portuguese heritage, from the late Romantic era, known particularly for American marches. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Philip+Sousa">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1854-11-06 ) November 6, 1854, Washington, D.C. , US
- Died
- March 6, 1932 (1932-03-06) (aged 77), Reading, Pennsylvania , US
- Burial place
- Congressional Cemetery
- Other name
- The (American) March King
- Known for
- Composing military marches Helping develop the sousaphone
- Notable work
- Full list
- Spouse
- Jane van Middlesworth Bellis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 30, 1879</span>"}]]}'>1879 )
- Branch
- United States Marine Corps United States Navy
- Service years
- 1868–1875, 1880–1892 (USMC) 1917–1918 (USN)
- Rank
- Sergeant major (USMC) Lieutenant commander (USN)
- Commands
- United States Marine Band Great Lakes Naval Station Band
- Awards
- Royal Victorian Medal
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Philip
- Family name
- Sousa
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- Reading
- Occupation
- director
- Notable work
- The Stars and Stripes Forever
- Genre
- military band
- Instrument
- tuba
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Image
- JohnPhilipSousa-Chickering.LOC.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Philip Sousa
- date of birth
- 1854-11-06
- date of death
- 1932-03-06
- topic's main category
- Category:John Philip Sousa
- place of burial
- Congressional Cemetery
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- United States Marine Band
- Commons Creator page
- John Philip Sousa
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- member of
- United States Marine Band
- related category
- Category:Compositions by John Philip Sousa
- P8168
- steam tractor
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to John Philip Sousa, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for US military marches. He is known as "The March King" (or the "American March King" to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford). Among Sousa's best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (national march of the US), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States Marine Corps), "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", and "The Washington Post".
Sousa began his career playing violin and studying music theory and composition under John Esputa and George Felix Benkert.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Philip Sousa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.