Making the march king : John Philip Sousa's Washington years, 1854-1893 /

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John Philip Sousa's mature career as the indomitable leader of the United States Marine Band and his own touring Sousa Band is well known, but the years leading up to his emergence as a celebrity have escaped serious attention. In this revealing biography, the author explains the making of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Warfield, Patrick, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Series:Music in American life.
Subjects:
Sousa, John Philip, > 1854-1932.
Sousa, John Philip, > 1854-1932
Sousa, John Philip > 1854-1932
1800-1899
Composers > United States > Biography.
Compositeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Military & Marches.
Composers
Musicians
Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Washington.
History
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prelude : A triumph on the waves
  • A capital boyhood
  • Into the pit
  • A nineteenth-century musical career
  • The centennial city
  • A presidential musician
  • Civilian music in Washington
  • America's court composer
  • Making the Sousa Band
  • Theater on the bandstand
  • Epilogue : Marching along.

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