This stimulating playing edition has 23 favourite marches by John Philip Sousa that continue to enjoy wide appeal: 'Stars and Stripes Forever ' 'The Thunderer ' 'King Cotton ' 'Gladiator ' 'Washington Post ' 'Liberty Bell ' 'Jack Tar ' 'Semper Fidelis ' 'Picador March ' 'Hands Across the Sea ' 13 others in reproductions of original sheet music. Includes 24 illustrations.Dover Original.
SKU: GI.G-8161
ISBN 9781579998837. English.
Just who was John Philip Sousa? This intimate portrait brings Sousa to Life—who he was, why he was driven to succeed, his love of country—and explores his life and times through hundreds of photos, cartoons, short stories, news clippings, quotes, sheet music covers, and magazine ads collected in family scrapbooks, the Sousa Archive in the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Marines archives. This book reveals a quintessentially American story: It is the story of being born to poor immigrant parents and through immeasurable hard work, talent, and self-motivated drive succeeding beyond dreams. But it is also a very personal story of a man with a vision: a man who saw great music ultimately as being from the heart and who sought to bring this music—not just his own—to the world. This book also includes a bonus compact disc recording featuring The March King's most beloved works performed by his successors with The President's Own U.S. Marine Band as well as a rare archival track of Sousa's own voice introducing his band and playing his beloved The Stars and Stripes Forever. John Philip Sousa IV is the only living direct namesake of John Philip Sousa. I would like to think that in some small way I have continued my Great Grandfather's love of and service to our country. He served in the Air Force for four years and currently serves as Honorary Chairman and board member of The Enduring Freedom, Killed in Action Fund. He is also a painter and sculptor whose work is in numerous private collections in the U.S and South America. Sousa has worked for years as an investment and insurance consultant to banks, and has helped businesses with sales, distribution, and planning. One of his greatest joys and privileges is narrating Sousa or patriotic concerts for community bands, university bands, orchestras, and ensembles throughout the U.S. Loras John Schissel is the senior musicologist at the Library of Congress. As a composer and conductor, he has traveled throughout North America, Europe, and Asia conducting orchestras, bands, and choral ensembles in a broad range of musical styles and programs. As a composer and arranger, Schissel's catalog of works number more than 500. Long a favorite conductor with the world-class Cleveland Orchestra, Schissel was honored to conduct this group in a special September 11th memorial concert in 2011. He is a leading scholar on the life and work of John Philip Sousa.
SKU: BT.AMP-172-140
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
What a way to open any concert. The Black Horse Troopis one of John Philip Sousa?s best known marches and was described by the great Frederick Fennell as ?a regimental march of classic content and proportions,one which serves as a model for all that are similar to it ...? Treat your band with this fantastic march. John Philip Sousa schreef deze mars voor Troop A, een uitmuntende bereden eenheid van de Ohio National Guard in Cleveland. Frederick Fennell beschreef dit stuk als volgt: “Dit is een regimentsmars van een klassieke inhoud en vorm,een die kan dienen als model voor alle vergelijkbare marsen… In The Black Horse Troop is veel meer te vinden dan enkel Sousa’s talent voor het schrijven van marsen: zijn liefde voor paarden heeft hem ongetwijfeld geholpenbij het maken van een van zijn mooiste creaties.†De titel verwijst naar het exclusieve gebruik van zwarte paarden door Troop A, Ohio National Guard.The Black Horse Troop ist einer von John Philip Sousas bekanntesten Märschen. Der berühmte Dirigent Frederick Fennel beschrieb das Stück als ein Regimentsmarsch von klassischem Inhalt und Struktur, ein Vorbild für alle ihm ähnlichen Werke... Verwöhnen Sie Ihr Blasorchester mit diesem fantastischen Marsch! La collaborazione tra John Philip Sousa e la Troupe A, un’eccellente unit della Guardia Nazionale dell’Ohio di stanza a Cleveland, risale al 1881. Nel 1924, John Philip Sousa dedica a questa unit la marcia The Black Horse Troop(La truppa dei cavalli neri). Da The Black Horse Troop traspare molto più del semplice talento nel comporre di Sousa; il suo amore per i cavalli lo ha senza dubbio aiutato a fare di questa marcia una delle sue creazioni più riuscite. Il titolo prende spunto dal fatto che la Troupe A monta solamente cavalli neri.
SKU: BT.AMP-172-010
