In the 1920s, he was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve, but he never saw active service again. ==Early life and education== John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of ten children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (September 22, 1824 – April 27, 1892), who was born in Spain to Portuguese parents, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus (May 20, 1826 – August 25, 1908), who was German and from Bavaria.
In the 1920s, he was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve, but he never saw active service again. ==Early life and education== John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of ten children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (September 22, 1824 – April 27, 1892), who was born in Spain to Portuguese parents, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus (May 20, 1826 – August 25, 1908), who was German and from Bavaria.
John Philip Sousa (; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches.
Making the March King: John Philip Sousa's Washington Years, 1854–1893 (University of Illinois Press; 2013) 331 pages; scholarly biography ===Music sources=== Bierley, Paul E.
""Salesman of Americanism, Globetrotter and Musician" the Nineteenth-century John Philip Sousa; 1854–1893." Diss., Indiana University, 2003. Whisler, John A.
"The Fifth String: an Opera in One Act." Diss., Columbia University, 1989. ===Archives=== John Philip Sousa papers, 1695–1966 at the United States Marine Band Library and Archives in Washington, D.C. John Philip Sousa Collection, 1854–2005, The March King: John Philip Sousa digital collection, and the Dodrill – Sousa sheet music collection at the Library of Congress The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music.
His real music education began in 1861 or 1862 as a pupil of John Esputa Jr., the son of his previous teacher under whom Sousa studied violin, piano, flute, several brass instruments, and singing.
His real music education began in 1861 or 1862 as a pupil of John Esputa Jr., the son of his previous teacher under whom Sousa studied violin, piano, flute, several brass instruments, and singing.
His father enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice in 1868.
He first enlisted on June 9, 1868 at age 13 as an apprentice musician, his rank listed as "boy".
He re-enlisted on July 8, 1872 and was promoted to musician.
He left the band in 1875, and over the next five years he performed as a violinist and learned to conduct.
Sousa was enlisted under a minority enlistment, meaning that he would not be discharged until his 21st birthday. ==Career== Sousa completed his apprenticeship in 1875 and began performing on the violin.
He left the Marine Corps in 1875 at age 20.
He was also a member New York Athletic Club Post 754 of the American Legion. ==Personal life== On December 30, 1879, Sousa married Jane van Middlesworth Bellis (1862–1944), and their children were John Philip, Jr.
In 1880 he rejoined the Marine Band, and he served there for 12 years as director, after which he organized his own band.
From 1880 until his death, he focused exclusively on conducting and writing music.
He returned to the Marine Band as its head in 1880 and remained as its conductor until 1892.
His second period of Marine service was from 1880 to 1892, during which he was the leader of the Marine Band in Washington, D.C.
Garfield in 1881 and Benjamin Harrison in 1889. The marching brass bass or sousaphone is a modified helicon created in 1893 by Philadelphia instrument maker J.
(April 1, 1881 – May 18, 1937), Jane Priscilla (August 7, 1882 – October 28, 1958), and Helen (January 21, 1887 – October 14, 1975).
Jane was descended from Adam Bellis who served in the New Jersey troops during the American Revolutionary War. On March 15, 1881, the "March King" was initiated to the Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Hiram Lodge No.
(April 1, 1881 – May 18, 1937), Jane Priscilla (August 7, 1882 – October 28, 1958), and Helen (January 21, 1887 – October 14, 1975).
(April 1, 1881 – May 18, 1937), Jane Priscilla (August 7, 1882 – October 28, 1958), and Helen (January 21, 1887 – October 14, 1975).
Garfield in 1881 and Benjamin Harrison in 1889. The marching brass bass or sousaphone is a modified helicon created in 1893 by Philadelphia instrument maker J.
In the 1920s, he was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve, but he never saw active service again. ==Early life and education== John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of ten children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (September 22, 1824 – April 27, 1892), who was born in Spain to Portuguese parents, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus (May 20, 1826 – August 25, 1908), who was German and from Bavaria.
He returned to the Marine Band as its head in 1880 and remained as its conductor until 1892.
Conn recreated the instrument in 1898, and this was the model that Sousa preferred to use. Sousa organized The Sousa Band the year that he left the Marine Band, and it toured from 1892 to 1931 and performed at 15,623 concerts, both in America and around the world, including at the World Exposition in Paris and at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
His second period of Marine service was from 1880 to 1892, during which he was the leader of the Marine Band in Washington, D.C.
In July 1892, Sousa requested a discharge from the Marine Corps to pursue a financially promising civilian career as a band leader.
He conducted a farewell concert at the White House on July 30, 1892 and was discharged from the Marine Corps the next day. Sousa was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve on May 31, 1917, shortly after the United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I.
"A Look at Sousa: Ormandy and Critics." International Herald Tribune (Paris Edition), December 1969. "Sousa and His Mission." Music: A Monthly Magazine 16 (July 1899): 272–76. "Sousa as He Is." Music: A Monthly Magazine 14 (May 1899). "Sousa's New Marine Band." Musical Courier, November 9, 1892. Stoddard, Hope.
Garfield in 1881 and Benjamin Harrison in 1889. The marching brass bass or sousaphone is a modified helicon created in 1893 by Philadelphia instrument maker J.
"A Study of the Saxophone Soloists Performing with the John Philip Sousa Band, 1893–1930." Diss., University of Arizona, 1995. Jorgensen, Michael R.
Conn recreated the instrument in 1898, and this was the model that Sousa preferred to use. Sousa organized The Sousa Band the year that he left the Marine Band, and it toured from 1892 to 1931 and performed at 15,623 concerts, both in America and around the world, including at the World Exposition in Paris and at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
"A Look at Sousa: Ormandy and Critics." International Herald Tribune (Paris Edition), December 1969. "Sousa and His Mission." Music: A Monthly Magazine 16 (July 1899): 272–76. "Sousa as He Is." Music: A Monthly Magazine 14 (May 1899). "Sousa's New Marine Band." Musical Courier, November 9, 1892. Stoddard, Hope.
He also received the Royal Victorian Medal from King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in December 1901 for conducting a private birthday concert for Queen Alexandra. In 1922, he accepted the invitation of the national chapter to become an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity.
"Let me say that just about the sweetest music to me is when I call, 'pull,' the old gun barks, and the referee in perfect key announces, 'dead'." In his 1902 novella The Fifth String, a virtuoso violinist makes a deal with the Devil for a magic violin with five strings.
He published Pipetown Sandy in 1905, which includes a satirical poem titled "The Feast of the Monkeys".
He argued to a congressional hearing in 1906: Sousa's antipathy to recording was such that he did not conduct his band when it was being recorded.
In the 1920s, he was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve, but he never saw active service again. ==Early life and education== John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of ten children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (September 22, 1824 – April 27, 1892), who was born in Spain to Portuguese parents, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus (May 20, 1826 – August 25, 1908), who was German and from Bavaria.
Crowell &, 1910. Warfield, Patrick, ed.
Some sources state that he served with the rank of Sergeant Major and was eventually promoted to Warrant Officer, but this is erroneous, as the leader of the band was a separate rank from sergeant major and the Marine Corps did not have warrant officers until 1916.
"The Human Side of Sousa." Musical Messenger, May 1916. Pleasants, Henry.
He conducted a farewell concert at the White House on July 30, 1892 and was discharged from the Marine Corps the next day. Sousa was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve on May 31, 1917, shortly after the United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I.
. ==Music== Sousa wrote over 130 marches, 15 operettas, 5 overtures, 11 suites, 24 dances, 28 fantasies, and countless arrangements of nineteenth-century western European symphonic works. ===Marches=== Sousa wrote over 130 marches, published by Harry Coleman of Philadelphia, Carl Fischer Music, the John Church Company, and the Sam Fox Publishing Company, the last association beginning in 1917 and continuing until his death.
He was discharged from active duty after the war's end in November 1918 and returned to conducting his own band, but he continued to wear his naval uniform for many of his concerts and other public appearances.
In the 1920s, he was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve, but he never saw active service again. ==Early life and education== John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of ten children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (September 22, 1824 – April 27, 1892), who was born in Spain to Portuguese parents, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus (May 20, 1826 – August 25, 1908), who was German and from Bavaria.
In the early 1920s, he was promoted to lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve but did not return to active duty.
Navy" "Who's Who in Navy Blue" (1920) (composed at the request of the United States Naval Academy class of 1920 and dedicated to Tecumseh, a bronze reproduction of the figurehead of the U.S.S.
He wrote a 40,000-word story entitled "The Transit of Venus" in 1920.
He also received the Royal Victorian Medal from King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in December 1901 for conducting a private birthday concert for Queen Alexandra. In 1922, he accepted the invitation of the national chapter to become an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity.
Boston: Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1928, rev.
Details of the Victor recordings are available in the external link below to the EDVR. Sousa also appeared with his band in newsreels and on radio broadcasts, beginning with a 1929 nationwide broadcast on NBC.
Conn recreated the instrument in 1898, and this was the model that Sousa preferred to use. Sousa organized The Sousa Band the year that he left the Marine Band, and it toured from 1892 to 1931 and performed at 15,623 concerts, both in America and around the world, including at the World Exposition in Paris and at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
John Philip Sousa (; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches.
He then returned to conduct the Sousa Band until his death in 1932.
He died of heart failure at age 77 on March 6, 1932, in his room at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Reading, Pennsylvania.
In 1932, he was initiated as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music, by the fraternity's Alpha Xi chapter at the University of Illinois. The World War II Liberty Ship was named in his honor. In 1952, 20th Century Fox honored Sousa in their Technicolor feature film Stars and Stripes Forever with Clifton Webb portraying him.
(April 1, 1881 – May 18, 1937), Jane Priscilla (August 7, 1882 – October 28, 1958), and Helen (January 21, 1887 – October 14, 1975).
"John Philip Sousa as an Author." Etude, August 1941. Mangrum, Mary Gailey.
"The Life and Influence of John Philip Sousa." Diss., Ohio State University, 1942. Darling, Matthew H.
"Sousa: Symbol of an Era." International Musician, December 1948. Thomson, Grace F.
In 1932, he was initiated as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music, by the fraternity's Alpha Xi chapter at the University of Illinois. The World War II Liberty Ship was named in his honor. In 1952, 20th Century Fox honored Sousa in their Technicolor feature film Stars and Stripes Forever with Clifton Webb portraying him.
New York: Holt, 1954. Newsom, Jon, ed.
"The March Style of Sousa." Instrumentalist, November 1954. Fennell, Frederick.
New York: Exposition Press, 1957. Bierley, Paul E.
(April 1, 1881 – May 18, 1937), Jane Priscilla (August 7, 1882 – October 28, 1958), and Helen (January 21, 1887 – October 14, 1975).
"John Philip Sousa: His Instrumentation and Scoring." Music Educator's Journal, January 1960. Peterson, O.
7 (March 1965): 62–63. Larson, Cedric.
"Sousa's Mystery March." Instrumentalist, February 1966. Dvorak, Raymond F.
"A New Era for Brass: Sousa's Role." Music Journal, January 1966. Intravaia, Lawrence J.
"Recollections of Sousa's March Performances." School Musician, Director and Teacher, December 1969. Evenson, Orville.
"A Look at Sousa: Ormandy and Critics." International Herald Tribune (Paris Edition), December 1969. "Sousa and His Mission." Music: A Monthly Magazine 16 (July 1899): 272–76. "Sousa as He Is." Music: A Monthly Magazine 14 (May 1899). "Sousa's New Marine Band." Musical Courier, November 9, 1892. Stoddard, Hope.
"A History of the United States Marine Band." Diss., University of Iowa, 1971. Church, Charles Fremont.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1973. Bierley, Paul E.
"Sousa on Programming." Instrumentalist, December 1973. Bierley, Paul E.
"John Philip Sousa and His Band Suites." Diss., University of Colorado, 1973. Summers, C.
(April 1, 1881 – May 18, 1937), Jane Priscilla (August 7, 1882 – October 28, 1958), and Helen (January 21, 1887 – October 14, 1975).
"The Songs of John Philip Sousa." Diss., Memphis State University, 1975. Wright, Maurice.
It was loosely based on Sousa's memoirs Marching Along. In 1987, an act of Congress named "The Stars and Stripes Forever" as the national march of the United States. He was posthumously enshrined in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1976. ==Memberships== Sousa was a member of the Sons of the Revolution, Military Order of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Freemasons and the Society of Artists and Composers.
"On the Road with the Sousa Band." School Musician, Director and Teacher, 1976. Howard, George S.
N.Y.: Da Capo Press, 1977. Sousa, John Philip.
"The March in American Society." Diss., University of Miami, 1977. Bowie, Gordon W.
"Stars and Stripes and Sousa Forever!" Bandwagon, June 1980. Goldberg, Isaac.
The non-profit organization founded in 1981, recognizes one superior student in marching band for "musicianship, dependability, loyalty, and cooperation." The John Philip Sousa Foundation provides awards, scholarships, and projects such as The Sudler Trophy, The Sudler Shield, The Sudler Silver Scroll, The Sudler Flag of Honor, The Historic Roll of Honor, The Sudler Cup, The Hawkins Scholarship, National Young Artists, The National Community Band, and The Junior Honor Band Project.
"Sousa: Still a Somebody." Instrumentalist, March 1982. Gaydos, Jeff.
Frederick, MD: Great Southern Press, 1983. Heslip, Malcolm.
Washington: Library of Congress, 1983. Proksch, Bryan, ed.
"March Music in Nineteenth Century America." Diss., University of Michigan, 1983. Stacy, William Barney.
The Works of John Philip Sousa Columbus, OH: Integrity Press, 1984. Sousa, John Philip.
"The Development of Original Band Scoring from Sousa to Husa." Diss., Ball State University, 1986. Warfield, Patrick.
It was loosely based on Sousa's memoirs Marching Along. In 1987, an act of Congress named "The Stars and Stripes Forever" as the national march of the United States. He was posthumously enshrined in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1976. ==Memberships== Sousa was a member of the Sons of the Revolution, Military Order of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Freemasons and the Society of Artists and Composers.
"The Fifth String: an Opera in One Act." Diss., Columbia University, 1989. ===Archives=== John Philip Sousa papers, 1695–1966 at the United States Marine Band Library and Archives in Washington, D.C. John Philip Sousa Collection, 1854–2005, The March King: John Philip Sousa digital collection, and the Dodrill – Sousa sheet music collection at the Library of Congress The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music.
Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, 1992. Lingg, Ann M.
Hall and the Community Bands of Maine." Diss., University of Maine, 1993. Carpenter, Kenneth William.
"The Orchestral Transcriptions for Band of John Philip Sousa: a Description and Analysis." Diss., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994. Kreitner, Mona Bulpitt.
"A Study of the Saxophone Soloists Performing with the John Philip Sousa Band, 1893–1930." Diss., University of Arizona, 1995. Jorgensen, Michael R.
"John Philip Sousa's Operetta El Capitan: A Historical, Analytical, and Performance Guide." Diss., Ball State University, 1995. Korzun, Jonathan Nicholas.
"A Study and Catalogue of the Solos Composed, Arranged, and Transcribed for Xylophone and Band by John Joseph Heney (1902–1978), Percussionist (1926–31) and Xylophone Soloist (1931) with the John Philip Sousa Band." Diss., University of Arizona, 1998. Hemberger, Glen J.
In 1999, "Legacy" Records released some of his historic recordings on CD. ==John Philip Sousa Award== Even after death, Sousa continues to be remembered as "The March King" through the John Philip Sousa Foundation.
Publications, 2001. Bierley, Paul E.
"Selected Songs for Chamber Winds and Soprano: Rediscovering a Forgotten Repertoire of John Philip Sousa." Diss., University of North Texas, 2001. Hester, Michael E.
""Salesman of Americanism, Globetrotter and Musician" the Nineteenth-century John Philip Sousa; 1854–1893." Diss., Indiana University, 2003. Whisler, John A.
The Incredible Band of John Philip Sousa Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2006. Delaplaine, Edward S.
"'A Splendid Group of American Girls': The Women Who Sang with the Sousa Band." Diss., University of Memphis, 2007. Norton, Pauline Elizabeth Hosack.
Making the March King: John Philip Sousa's Washington Years, 1854–1893 (University of Illinois Press; 2013) 331 pages; scholarly biography ===Music sources=== Bierley, Paul E.
Chicago: GIA, 2017 Warfield, Patrick.
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