John Philip Sousa
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.
In 1868, Sousa's father enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice. Sousa left the band in 1875, and over the next five years, he performed as a violinist and learned to conduct. In 1880, Sousa rejoined the Marine Band and served there for 12 years as director. In 1892, he left the Marine Band and organized the civilian Sousa Band. From 1880 until his death, Sousa focused exclusively on conducting and writing music. He aided in the development of the sousaphone, a large brass instrument similar to the helicon and tuba.
Upon the US joining World War I, Sousa was awarded a wartime commission of lieutenant to lead the Naval Reserve Band in Illinois. He thereafter returned to conduct the Sousa Band until his death in 1932. In the 1920s, Sousa was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve.
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Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 5: No. 21, Prelude. Peer Gynt's Homecoming - Music by the Sea -
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Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor - Music by the Sea -
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Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in F Major, Op. 10 No. 1, RV 433 "La tempesta di mare": I. Allegro - Music by the Sea -
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Satie: Sports et divertissements: No. 9, Le bain de mer - Music by the Sea -
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Debussy: Petite suite, CD 71, L. 65: I. En bateau (Orch. Büsser) - Music by the Sea -
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Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 3, Moonlight - Music by the Sea -
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Sullivan: HMS Pinafore, Act 1: "We Sail the Ocean Blue" (Sailors) - Music by the Sea -
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Ives: Set No. 3 for Chamber Orchestra: I. At Sea. Adagio sostenuto - Music by the Sea -
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Song and Chorus. "Come Away" - The Sailors' Dance (Sailor, Chorus) - Music by the Sea -
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Stanford: Songs of the Sea, Op. 91: No. 1, Drake's Drum - Music by the Sea -
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Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 4, Where Corals Lie - Music by the Sea -
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Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 46: III. At the Seashore - Music by the Sea -
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Marais: Alcyone, Acte 4: Tempête. "Ciel, ô ciel, quel affreux orage" (Chœur, Morphée) - Music by the Sea -
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Telemann: Ino, TWV 20:41: No. 4, Tanz der Tritonen - Music by the Sea -
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Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book V: No. 125, Boating - Music by the Sea -
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Lutosławski: 5 Songs on Texts of Kazimiera Iłłakowicz: No. 1, The Sea - Music by the Sea -
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Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Première entrée "Le Turc généreux": "La nuit couvre les cieux" (Émilie, Chœur) - Music by the Sea -
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Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Première entrée "Le Turc généreux": "Que ces cris agitent mes sens" (Émilie, Chœur) - Music by the Sea -
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Borodin: The Sea Princess - Music by the Sea -
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Smetana: On the Seashore, Op. 17 - Music by the Sea -
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Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19: IV. Le temps des lilas - Music by the Sea -
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Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon (Instrumental Version) - Music by the Sea -
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Bridge: The Sea: I. Seascape. Allegro ben moderato - Music by the Sea -
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Haydn: Canzonettas, Book II: No. 1, Sailor's Song, Hob. XXVIa:31 - Music by the Sea -
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko, Scene 7: Lullaby of the Sea Princess. "Son po berezhku khodil" (Volkhova) - Music by the Sea -
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Sullivan: The Gondoliers or the King of Barataria, Act 1: "From the Sunny Spanish Shore" (Duke, Duchess, Casilda, Luiz) - Music by the Sea -
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Britten: On This Island, Op. 11: IV. Nocturne. "Now Through Night's Caressing Grip" - Music by the Sea -
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Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs: V. Jack's the Lad. Hornpipe - Music by the Sea -
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Rands: Canti d'amor: No. 1, Winds of May, That Dance on the Sea - Music by the Sea -
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Grainger: Molly on the Shore - Music by the Sea -
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Ireland: A Sea Idyll - Music by the Sea -
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Poulenc: Promenades, FP 24: IV. En bateau - Music by the Sea -
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Nyman: Yellow Beach - Music by the Sea -
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer, Act 2: Ballade. "Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an" (Senta, Chor) - Music by the Sea -
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": III. Scherzo. The Waves - Music by the Sea -
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Mussorgsky: Pictures from Crimea: No. 2, Near the Southern Shore of the Crimea - Music by the Sea -
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Beethoven: 63 Irish Songs, Pt. 1, WoO 152: No. 13, Musing on the Roaring Ocean - Music by the Sea -
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Mozart: Idomeneo, K. 366, Act 2: Aria. "Fuor del mar" (Idomeneo) - Music by the Sea -
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Rutter: 8 Christmas Carols, Set II: No. 1, I Saw Three Ships - Music by the Sea -
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Campion: First Book of Ayres Contayning Divine and Morall Songs: No. 11, Never Weather-Beaten Sail - Music by the Sea -
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Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: III. Une barque sur l'océan - Music by the Sea -
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Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27, MWV P5 - Music by the Sea -
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D'Indy: Poème des rivages, Op. 77: II. Miramar de Mallorca. La joie du bleu profond - Music by the Sea -
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Fauré: L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118: No. 4, Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimés - Music by the Sea -
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Alkan: 25 Préludes, Op. 31: No. 8, La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer - Music by the Sea -
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Offenbach: 6 Fables de La Fontaine: No. 1, Le berger et la mer - Music by the Sea -
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Schmitt: La tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50: III. Les enchantements de la mer - Music by the Sea -
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Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op. 73 - Music by the Sea -
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Joncières: La Mer: I. Le calme - Music by the Sea -
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Weber: Oberon, J. 306, Act 2: Recitative. "Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster" - Ocean Aria. "Oh Transport!" (Rezia) - Music by the Sea -
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