John Philip Sousa
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John Philip Sousa ( SOO-zə, SOO-sə, Portuguese: [ˈso(w)zɐ]; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American 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 United States of America), "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. Sousa's father enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice in 1868. 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 United States joining World War I, Sousa was awarded a wartime commission of lieutenant to lead the Naval Reserve Band in Illinois. He then 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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Fireworks! - 2025-05-04 00:00:00
- Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La réjouissance - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Liszt: 12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: No. 2, Fusées (Molto vivace) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Borodin: Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 4 - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary" - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Rameau: Les Fêtes d'Hébé, Troisième entrée "La Danse": Rigaudon - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84: No. 9, Siegessymphonie - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Strauss II, J:Explosionen-Polka, Op. 43 - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4 - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Messiaen: Fête des belles eaux: VIII. Feux d'artifice final - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Falla: El amor brujo: No. 8, Danza ritual del fuego - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Sauguet: Les forains: Prologue - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Rossini: La gazza ladra: Overture - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Lully: Psyché, LWV 56: Chœur. "Chantons les plaisirs charmants" (Chœur) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Bernstein: Candide: Overture - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, M. 71, Tableau I: "Arrière ! Je réchauffe les bons" (Le Feu) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Debussy: Images, Livre I, CD 105, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets dans l'eau - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Sousa: Jack Tar - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Smetana: Die verkaufte Braut: Öffnung - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie: Overture - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Satie: Sports et divertissements: No. 20, Le feu d'artifice - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Vivaldi: Griselda, RV 718, Act 2: "Agitata da due venti" (Costanza) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Overture - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, Act 1: Ariette. "Ah ! Je veux vivre dans le rêve" (Juliette) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Meyerbeer: Dinorah, Act 2: "Ombra leggiera" (Dinorah) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Delibes: Lakmé, Act 2: Air des clochettes. "Où va la jeune hindoue" (Lakmé) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Ganne: Les saltimbanques: Ouverture - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Donizetti: La fille du régiment, Act 1: "Ah ! Mes amis, quel jour de fête!" - "Pour mon âme" (Tonio, Chœur) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Wagner: Die Walkure, Act 3: Feuerzauber. "Wer meines Speeres Spitze fürchtet" (Wotan) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Vierne: 24 Pièces de fantaisie, Suite No. 2, Op. 53: No. 4, Feux follets - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: Menuet des feux-follets - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Bellini: I puritani, Act 1: Polacca. "Son vergin vezzosa" (Elvira) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Offenbach & Rosenthal: Gaîté parisienne: XX. Can-can, scène 4 - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Haydn: Symphony No. 59 in A Major, Hob. I:59 "Fire": IV. Allegro assai - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96 - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Verdi: La traviata, Act 1: "Sempre libera" (Violetta, Alfredo) - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C Major - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 5: No. 21, Prelude. Peer Gynt's Homecoming - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Prokofiev: Suite from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60bis: III. Kijé's Wedding - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Rachmaninov: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Telemann: Tafelmusik, Pt. 3: No. 3, Concerto for 2 Trombe selvatiche and 2 Violins in E-Flat Major, TWV 54:Es1: IV. Vivace - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Jiping: On the Yellow River. Unflinching Love (From "Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker") - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Sibelius: The Origin of Fire, Op. 32 - Fireworks! - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War, Pt. 1 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War, Pt. 2 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War, Pt. 3 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War, Pt. 4 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War, Pt. 5 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War, Pt. 6 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War, Pt. 7 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War, Pt. 8 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace, Pt. 1 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace, Pt. 2 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace, Pt. 3 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace, Pt. 4 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace, Pt. 5 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace, Pt. 6 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace, Pt. 7 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace, Pt. 8 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger, Pt. 1 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger, Pt. 2 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger, Pt. 3 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger, Pt. 4 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 1 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 2 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 3 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 4 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 5 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 6 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 7 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Pt. 8 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 1 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 2 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 3 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 4 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 5 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 6 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 7 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 8 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age, Pt. 9 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician, Pt. 1 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician, Pt. 2 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician, Pt. 3 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician, Pt. 4 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician, Pt. 5 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician, Pt. 6 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician, Pt. 7 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic, Pt. 1 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic, Pt. 2 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic, Pt. 3 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic, Pt. 4 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic, Pt. 5 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic, Pt. 6 - The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Haffner - John Philip Sousa
- The Washington Post, IJS 97 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- King Cotton, IJS 54 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Semper Fidelis, IJS 88 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Invincible Eagle, IJS 52 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Who’s Who in Navy Blue, IJS 100 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Stars and Stripes Forever - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Semper Fidelis - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Wolverine, IJS 102 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Hail to the Spirit of Liberty, IJS 44 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Jack Tar, IJS 53 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Sabre and Spurs "March of the American Cavalry", IJS 87 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Glory of the Yankee Navy "Uncle Sam's Navy", IJS 107 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Washington Post - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Looking Upward, IJS 57: 3. Mars and Venus - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- King Cotton - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Honors March - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Hands Across the Sea, IJS 45 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Presidential Polonaise, IJS 78 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Gallant Seventh, IJS 104 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Gladiator, IJS 40 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- With Pleasure, IJS 101 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Looking Upward, IJS 57: 2. Beneath the Southern Cross - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Comrades of the Legion, IJS 22 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Manhattan Beach, IJS 59 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Stars and Stripes Forever - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Fairest of the Fair, IJS 33 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Looking Upward, IJS 57: 1. By the Light of the Polar Star - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Bullets and Bayonets, IJS 12 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- La reine de la mer "The Queen of the Sea", IJS 109 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Sound Off! March, IJS 90 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- The Directorate, IJS 30 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
- Liberty Bell, IJS 56 - The American March King - John Philip Sousa
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