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Music β€Ί Composers β€Ί Sousa

John Philip Sousa

1854 to 1932. A composer and bandleader, the March King.

Three facts about Sousa

  1. Sousa was called The March King. He wrote more than 100 marches.
  2. The sousaphone, a big tuba for marching bands, is named after him. The first one was made because he asked for it.
  3. Sousa's band played concerts all over America, and in Europe too.

Sousa’s famous music

The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896). Hear it on Peabody: The Stars and Stripes Forever, a listening map.

Where Sousa lived

Sousa did their best-known work in Washington, D.C., in United States. 🌍 Fly there on the globe

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