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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Warfield, Patrick, 1971- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Sousa, John Philip > 1854-1932
Sousa, John Philip, > 1854-1932.
Musicians.
Composers.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Military & Marches.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Compositeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Composers > United States > Biography.
Washington.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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