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Sousa - The Washington Post March
Sheet music for violin
| Info: | One of his most popular marches throughout the United States and many other countries. In 1889, the owners of The Washington Post newspaper requested that John Philip Sousa, the leader of the United States Marine Band, compose a march for the newspaper's essay contest awards ceremony. Sousa obliged; "The Washington Post March" was introduced at the ceremony on June 15, 1889, and it became quite popular. |
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| Date: | 1889 |
| Artist: | John Philip Sousa |
| Born: | 6 November 1854, Washington |
| Died: | 6 March 1932, Reading |
| The artist: | American conductor and composer of the late Romantic period, mainly known for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King" or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford also being known by the former nickname. |
| Instrument: | Violin |
| Key: | C major |
| Range: | E4 - C6 |
| Time signature: | 6/8 |
| Tempo: | 116 BPM |
| Duration: | 1:47 |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Style: | Classical |
