Who is John Philip Sousa?

John Philip Sousa, nicknamed "The March King" for his expertise as a composer of this genre, was born in Washington, D.C. in 1854. In addition to being known for his energy processes, he was also the leader of the conductor and band.

Sousa started studying on the violin and in the theory and composition of music aged six years. At the age of 13 he was classified by his father, a thrombonist in a naval group, as an apprentice in the United States Maritime Corps. This step has been designed to prevent the souse to connect to the circus group, and it worked.

Sousa spent seven years of his apprenticeship by teaching every wind instrument he could. When he finished, he joined the Play Orchestra of the theater and took the opportunity to learn the guide. However, he returned to the naval group as its conductor in 1880 and continued this post until 1892. During this time he wrote some of his most famous marches, including "Gladiator March", "Semper Fidelis", "The Washington Post" and "The Thunder". "Se."Mper Fidelis ”is an official march of the US naval choir.

When Sousa left the naval band, he founded his own band - Sousa Band - which traveled until 1931 and played 15,623 performances. During this time, he wrote more marches that are known, including "Liberty Bell", "Manhattan Beach March", "Stars and Stripes forever", "El Capitan", "the most fair trade fair" and "American field artillery". Last March, he mentioned that in a modified version it is known as "the army is moving along" is the official song of the US Army.

During this period, Sousa had an idea for an instrument called Somaphone. He wanted the instrument in the tube line, but the sound that would be transferred and forward above the band, whether the artist stood or sat. The first was created by C.G. Conn in 1898.

In addition to marches for his own band, Sousa also wrote Marches for several universities. Less known is the fact that he wrote a seriesoperetta such as el capitan , and organized Gilbert and Sullivan Operett h.m.s. Pinafore . He died in 1932 and is buried at the Congress Cemetery in Washington, D.C.