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John Philip Sousa
Person · male · United States · Washington, D.C. · born 1854 · died 1932 · recording since 1958
American conductor and composer (1854–1932)
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Also known as John Philip de Sousa · John Phillip Sousa · John Phillips Sousa · Sousa · 約翰·菲利普·蘇沙
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Debut release: A Dynamic High-Fidelity Full Band Concert of Marches
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Album: Great Marches and Incidental Music (The Wallace Collection, feat. cond. John Wallace)
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Album: From Maine to Oregon: The Williams Fairey Band plays Sousa Marches
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Album: Sousa Original - Volume II ("The President's Own" United States Marine Band)
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Biography
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Biography
John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for US military marches. He is known as "The March King" (or the "American March King" to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford). Among Sousa's best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever
The Stars and Stripes ForeverSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1King Cotton2:412The Gladiator2:393Semper Fidelis2:384The Belle of Chicago2:165The Invincible Eagle3:276Manhattan Beach2:127The Liberty Bell3:258El Capitan3:419The Washington Post2:2710The Crusader3:1911The Black Horse Troop3:1412The Fairest of the Fair3:3213The High School Cadets2:2914The Stars and Stripes Forever3:15" (national march of the US), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States Marine Corps), "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", and "The Washington Post".
Sousa began his career playing violin and studying music theory and composition under John Esputa and George Felix Benkert.
In 1868, Sousa's father enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice. Sousa left the band in 1875, and over the next five years, he performed as a violinist and learned to conduct. In 1880, Sousa rejoined the Marine Band and served there for 12 years as director. In 1892, he left the Marine Band and organized the civilian Sousa Band. From 1880 until his death, Sousa focused exclusively on conducting and writing music. He aided in the development of the sousaphone, a form of marching tuba based on the helicon.
Upon the US joining World War I, Sousa was awarded a wartime commission of lieutenant to lead the Naval Reserve Band in Illinois. He thereafter returned to conduct the Sousa Band until his death in 1932. In the 1920s, Sousa was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve.
Early life, family and education
John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of 10 children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (September 22, 1824 – April 27, 1892), who was born in Spain to Portuguese parents, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkaus (May 20, 1826 – August 25, 1908), who was German, from Bavaria. Sousa began his music education under the tutelage of John Esputa Sr., who taught him solfeggio. This was short-lived due to the teacher's frequent bad temper.
Sousa's real music education began in 1861 or 1862 as a pupil of John Esputa Jr., the son of his previous teacher under whom Sousa studied violin, piano, flute, several brass instruments, and singing. Esputa shared his father's bad temper, and the relationship between teacher and pupil was often strained, but Sousa progressed very rapidly and was also found to have perfect pitch. During this period, Sousa wrote his first composition, "An Album Leaf", but Esputa dismissed it as "bread and cheese", and the composition was subsequently lost.
Sousa's father was a trombonist in the Marine Band. He enlisted his son in the United States Marine Corps as an apprentice at age 13 to keep him from joining a circus band. That same year, Sousa began studying music under George Felix Benkert. Because Sousa was enlisted under a minority enlistment, he would not be discharged until his 21st birthday.
Career
In 1868, Sousa enlisted in the Marine Corps at age 13 as an apprentice musician (his rank listed as "boy"). Sousa completed his apprenticeship and left the Marine Corps in 1875. He then began performing on the violin and joined a theatrical pit orchestra where he learned to conduct.
Sousa returned to the Marine Band as its head in 1880 and remained as its conductor until 1892. During this period, he led the Marine Band through its development into the country's premier military band. Under Sousa, the band's repertoire and instrumentation focused more on symphonic music, with more rigorous rehearsals. He led "The President's Own" band under five presidents from Rutherford B. Hayes to Benjamin Harrison. Sousa's band played at the inaugural balls of James A. Garfield in 1881 and Benjamin Harrison in 1889.
In July 1892, Sousa requested a discharge from the Marine Corps to pursue a financially promising civilian career as a band leader. Sousa organized The Sousa Band the year that he left the Marine Band, and it toured from 1892 to 1931 and performed at 15,623 concerts, both in the United States and internationally, including at the World Exposition in Paris and at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Jascha Gurewich, an early popularizer of the saxophone in the concert hall, was soloist for Sousa's band in the early 1920s. In Paris, the Sousa Band marched through the streets to the Arc de Triomphe, one of only eight parades that the band marched in during its 40 years.
Sousa was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve on May 31, 1917, shortly after the United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I. He was 62 years old, the mandatory retirement age for Navy officers. During the war, Sousa led the Navy Band at the Great Lakes Naval Station near Chicago, and he donated all of his naval salary except a token $1 per month to the Sailors' and Marines' Relief Fund.
Sousa was discharged from active duty after the end of the war in November 1918 and returned to conducting his own band. In the early 1920s, Sousa was promoted to lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve but did not return to active duty. He frequently wore his Navy uniform during performances for the remainder of his life.
For his service during the war, Sousa received the World War I Victory Medal and was elected as a Veteran Companion of the Military Order of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of the New York Athletic Club and Post 754 of the American Legion.
Personal life
On December 30, 1879, Sousa married Jane van Middlesworth Bellis (February 22, 1862 – March 11, 1944), who was descended from Adam Bellis who served in the New Jersey troops during the American Revolutionary War. They had three children: John Jr. (April 1, 1881 – May 18, 1937), Jane Priscilla (August 7, 1882 – October 28, 1958), and Helen (January 21, 1887 – October 14, 1975).
On July 15, 1881, Sousa was initiated into Freemasonry by Hiram Lodge No. 10 (Now Hiram-Takoma Lodge No. 10) in Washington, D.C., where he remained an active member until his death in 1932. Among other Masonic honors, Sousa was named the Honorary Band Leader of the Temple Band of Almas Shriners, the DC-based Chapter of Shriners International. A number of his compositions were for the organization, including the "Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" March.
In his later years, Sousa lived in Sands Point, New York. On March 6, 1932, he died of heart failure at age 77 in his room at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sousa had conducted a rehearsal of "The Stars and Stripes ForeverThe Stars and Stripes ForeverSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1King Cotton2:412The Gladiator2:393Semper Fidelis2:384The Belle of Chicago2:165The Invincible Eagle3:276Manhattan Beach2:127The Liberty Bell3:258El Capitan3:419The Washington Post2:2710The Crusader3:1911The Black Horse Troop3:1412The Fairest of the Fair3:3213The High School Cadets2:2914The Stars and Stripes Forever3:15" the day before with the Ringgold Band as its guest conductor. Sousa is buried at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Every year on November 6, the Marine Band performs Semper Fidelis at Sousa's grave. His house Wildbank has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, although it remains a private home and is not open to the public.
One of Sousa's great-grandsons, John Philip Sousa IV, works as a political activist for the Republican Party.
Honors
Sousa was decorated with the palms of the Order of Public Instruction of Portugal and the Order of Academic Palms of France. He also received the Royal Victorian Medal from King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in December 1901 for conducting a private birthday concert for Queen Alexandra.
In 1922, Sousa accepted the invitation of the national chapter to become an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity. In 1932, he was initiated as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national fraternity for men in music, by the fraternity's Alpha Xi chapter at the University of Illinois.
The World War II Liberty ship SS John Philip Sousa was named in Sousa's honor. The Marine Band possesses the ship's bell, using it in performances of the "Liberty Bell March".
In 1952, 20th Century Fox honored Sousa in their Technicolor feature film Stars and Stripes Forever with Clifton Webb portraying him. It was loosely based on Sousa's memoirs Marching Along.
In 1987, an act of Congress named "The Stars and Stripes ForeverThe Stars and Stripes ForeverSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1King Cotton2:412The Gladiator2:393Semper Fidelis2:384The Belle of Chicago2:165The Invincible Eagle3:276Manhattan Beach2:127The Liberty Bell3:258El Capitan3:419The Washington Post2:2710The Crusader3:1911The Black Horse Troop3:1412The Fairest of the Fair3:3213The High School Cadets2:2914The Stars and Stripes Forever3:15" as the national march of the United States.
In 2012, a crater on the planet Mercury was named in Sousa's honor. He was posthumously enshrined in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1976.
Memberships
Sousa was a member of the Sons of the Revolution, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Freemasons, and the Society of Authors and Composers. He was also a member of the Salmagundi, Players, Musicians, New York Athletic, and Lambs clubs of New York City and the Army and Navy and the Gridiron clubs of Washington.
Music
Sousa wrote over 130 marches, 15 operettas, 5 overtures, 11 suites, 24 dances, 28 fantasies, and countless arrangements of nineteenth-century western European symphonic works.
Marches
Sousa wrote over 130 marches, published by Harry Coleman of Philadelphia, Carl Fischer Music, the John Church Company, and the Sam Fox Publishing Company, the last association beginning in 1917 and continuing until his death. Some of his more well-known marches include:
"Review" (1873) (Sousa's first published march)
"The Gladiator March" (1886)
"Semper Fidelis" (1888) (Official March of the United States Marine Corps)
"The Washington Post" (1889)
"The Thunderer" (1889)
"The Loyal Legion March" (1890)
"High School Cadets" (1890)
"The Liberty Bell" (1893) (later used as the credits theme for Monty Python's Flying Circus TV series)
"Manhattan Beach March" (1893)
"King Cotton" (1895)
"Stars and Stripes Forever
Stars and Stripes ForeverSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Semper Fidelis3:132Guide Right2:003King Cotton2:384The Thunderer2:255The Corcoran Cadets March2:476El Capitan2:127The Gladiator March2:428Washington Post2:259On Parade3:0610Comrades of the Legion2:2511The Liberty Bell3:2312The Directorate3:2013The Bride-Elect2:1914Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:1215The Stars and Stripes Forever3:23" (1896) (National March of the United States)
"El Capitan" (1896)
"Hands Across the SeaHands Across the SeaSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 25 tracks1Hands Across the Sea3:022Imperial Edward March2:393The Thunderer2:574The Belle of Chicago2:265The Invincible Eagle3:466The White Plume March2:197The Fairest of the Fair3:528From Maine to Oregon March2:479The Gladiator March2:5510The Dauntless Battalion3:0511The Washington Post2:4412The Lamb's March2:0913Manhattan Beach2:2714The Review2:4115King Cotton3:0316Power and Glory3:2617The High School Cadets2:5118A Century of Progress3:1119Semper Fidelis2:5120The Crusader3:3021"El Capitan" March2:3022Daughters of Texas3:3723The Liberty Bell3:4724Sabre and Spurs3:1425The Stars and Stripes Forever3:41" (1899)
"Hail to the Spirit of Liberty" March (1900)
"The Invincible Eagle" (1901) (dedicated to Pan-American Buffalo Exposition) (Interim United States Space Force Anthem)
"Imperial Edward" March (1902) Dedicated to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
"Fairest of the Fair" (1908)
"Glory of the Yankee Navy" (1909)
"Columbia's Pride" (1914)
"U.S. Field Artillery" (1917) (modified version "The Army Goes Rolling Along" is the official song of the U.S. Army)
"Anchor & Star" (1918) Dedicated "To the U.S. Navy"
"Who's Who in Navy Blue" (1920) (composed at the request of the United States Naval Academy class of 1920 and dedicated to Tamanend, a bronze reproduction of the figurehead of USS Delaware that occupies a key place at the Academy)
"The Gallant Seventh" (1922)
"The Dauntless Battalion" (1922) Dedicated "To Col. Hyatt, the Faculty and Cadets of the Pennsylvania Military College" (Now Widener University in Chester, PA)
"Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" (1923)
"The Black Horse Troop" (1924) (written in honor of Troop A, 107th Cavalry, Ohio National Guard).
"Pride of the Wolverines" (1926)
"The Minnesota March" (1927) Dedicated to "The faculty and students of the University of Minnesota"
"New Mexico March" (1928)
"Salvation Army March" (1930) (dedicated to the Salvation Army's 50th anniversary in the U.S.)
Sousa wrote marches for several U.S. universities, including the University of Minnesota, University of Illinois, University of Nebraska, Kansas State University, Marquette University, Pennsylvania Military College (Widener University), and the University of Michigan.
Operettas
Sousa wrote many notable operettas, including:
Désirée (1883), libretto by Edward M. Taber
El Capitan (1896), libretto by Charles Klein
The Charlatan (1898), also known as The Mystical Miss, book by Charles Klein and lyrics by Sousa
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp (1899), libretto by Glen MacDonough
Marches and waltzes have been derived from many of these stage-works. Sousa also composed the music for six operettas that were either unfinished or not produced: The Devils' Deputy, Florine, The Irish Dragoon, Katherine, The Victory, and The Wolf.
In addition, Sousa wrote a march based on themes from Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado, the elegant overture Our Flirtations, several musical suites, etc. He frequently added Sullivan opera overtures or other Sullivan pieces to his concerts.
Hobbies, writing and recording
Sousa ranked as one of the all-time great trapshooters and was enshrined in the Trapshooting Hall of Fame. He organized the first national trapshooting organization, a forerunner to today's Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA). He also wrote numerous articles about trapshooting. He was a regular competitor representing the Navy in trapshooting competitions, particularly against the Army. Records indicate that Sousa registered more than 35,000 targets during his shooting career. The Trapshooter Hall of Fame quotes him as saying "Let me say that just about the sweetest music to me is when I call, 'pull,' the old gun barks, and the referee in perfect key announces, 'dead'."
In Sousa's 1902 novella The Fifth String, a virtuoso violinist makes a deal with the Devil for a magic violin with five strings. The first four strings excite the emotions of Pity, Hope, Love, and Joy but the fifth string, made from the hair of Eve, will cause the player's death once played. The violinist wins the love of the woman he desires but out of jealous suspicion, she commands him to play the death string, which he does.
In 1905, Sousa published Pipetown Sandy, which includes a satirical poem titled "The Feast of the Monkeys". In 1920, he wrote a 40,000-word story entitled "The Transit of Venus". Sousa also wrote the booklet "A manual for trumpet and drum", published by the Ludwig Drum Company with advice for playing drums and trumpet. An early version of the trumpet solo to "Semper Fidelis" was included in this volume.
The marching brass bass or sousaphone is a modified helicon created in 1893 by Philadelphia instrument maker J. W. Pepper at Sousa's request, using several of his suggestions in its design. Sousa wanted a tuba that could sound upward and over the band whether its player was seated or marching. C.G. Conn recreated the instrument in 1898 and this was the model that Sousa preferred to use.
Sousa held a very low opinion of the emerging recording industry. He derided recordings as "canned music", a reference to the early wax cylinder records that came in can-like cylindrical cardboard boxes. He argued to a congressional hearing in 1906:
These talking machines are going to ruin the artistic development of music in this country. When I was a boy... in front of every house in the summer evenings, you would find young people together singing the songs of the day or old songs. Today you hear these infernal machines going night and day. We will not have a vocal cord left. The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution, as was the tail of man when he came from the ape.
Sousa's antipathy to recording was such that he rarely conducted his band when it was being recorded. Nevertheless, the band made numerous recordings, the earliest being issued on cylinders by several companies, followed by many recordings on discs by the Berliner Gramophone Company and its successor, the Victor Talking Machine Company (later RCA Victor). The Berliner recordings were conducted by Henry Higgins (one of Sousa's cornet soloists) and Arthur Pryor (Sousa's trombone soloist and assistant conductor). Sousa claimed that he had "never been in the gramophone company's office in my life".
Sousa conducted a few of the Victor recordings but most were conducted by Pryor, Herbert L. Clarke, Edwin H. Clarke, Walter B. Rogers (who had also been a cornet soloist with Sousa), Rosario Bourdon, Josef Pasternack, or Nathaniel Shilkret. Details of the Victor recordings are available in the external link below to the EDVR.
After the introduction of electrical recording in 1925 Sousa changed his mind about phonograph records. After a demonstration of the Orthophonic Victrola on October 6, 1925, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel he said, "[Gentlemen], that is a band. This is the first time I have ever heard music with any soul to it produced by a mechanical talking machine."
Sousa refused to appear on radio broadcasts for many years, but relented beginning with a 1929 nationwide broadcast.
John Philip Sousa Award
Even after his death, Sousa continues to be remembered as "The March King" through the John Philip Sousa Foundation. The non-profit organization, founded in 1981, recognizes one superior student in marching band for "musicianship, dependability, loyalty, and cooperation."
The John Philip Sousa Foundation provides awards, scholarships, and projects such as The Sudler Trophy, The Sudler Shield, The Sudler Silver Scroll, The Sudler Flag of Honor, The Historic Roll of Honor, The Sudler Cup, The Hawkins Scholarship, National Young Artists, The National Community Band, and The Junior Honor Band Project. He won many honorable awards across his lifetime.
George Balanchine's "Stars and Stripes"
In 1958, the New York City Ballet premiered George Balanchine's ballet Stars and Stripes, set to "Corcoran Cadets," "Thunder and Gladiator," "Rifle Regiment," Liberty Bell, "El Capitan," and The Stars and Stripes Forever, all orchestrated by Hershy Kay.
Music sources
Bierley, Paul E. The Works of John Philip Sousa Columbus, OH: Integrity Press, 1984.
Sousa, John Philip. Marching Along: Recollections of Men, Women and Music. Edited by Paul E. Bierley. Boston: Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1928, rev. 1994.
Sousa, John Philip. National, Patriotic and Typical Airs of All Lands. N.Y.: Da Capo Press, 1977.
Sousa, John Philip. Through the Year with Sousa: Excerpts from the Operas, Marches, Miscellaneous Compositions, Novels, Letters, Magazine Articles, Songs, Sayings and Rhymes of John Philip Sousa. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell &, 1910.
Warfield, Patrick, ed. (2010). John Philip Sousa: Six Marches. Music of the United States of America (MUSA) vol 21. Madison, Wisconsin: A-R Editions.
Articles
Bennett, Jeb. "John Philip Sousa: 100th Anniversary." Marine Corps Gazette 64, no. 10 (1980): 31–34.
Bierley, Paul E. "Sousa: America's Greatest Composer?" Musical Journal 25, no. 1 (1967): 83–87.
Bierley, Paul E. "Sousa on Programming." Instrumentalist, December 1973.
Bierley, Paul E. "Sousa's Mystery March." Instrumentalist, February 1966.
Dvorak, Raymond F. "Recollections of Sousa's March Performances." School Musician, Director and Teacher, December 1969.
Evenson, Orville. "The March Style of Sousa." Instrumentalist, November 1954.
Fennell, Frederick. "Sousa: Still a Somebody." Instrumentalist, March 1982.
Gaydos, Jeff. "Stars and Stripes and Sousa Forever!" Bandwagon, June 1980.
Goldberg, Isaac. "Sousa." American Mercury 27 (1932): 193–200.
Goldman, Richard Franko. "John Philip Sousa." HiFi/Stereo Review 19, no. 1 (1967): 35–47.
Gordon, Marjorie M. "John Philip Sousa: A Centennial-Year Salute to the March King." Musical Journal 11, no. 11 (1954): 28–34.
Heney, John J. "On the Road with the Sousa Band." School Musician, Director and Teacher, 1976.
Howard, George S. "A New Era for Brass: Sousa's Role." Music Journal, January 1966.
Intravaia, Lawrence J. "Wind Band Scoring Practices of Gilmore and Sousa." School Musician, Director and Teacher 36, no. 7 (March 1965): 62–63.
Larson, Cedric. "John Philip Sousa as an Author." Etude, August 1941.
Mangrum, Mary Gailey. "I Remember Sousa." Instrumentalist 24, no. 5 (1969): 38–41.
Mangrum, Mary Gailey. "Sousa the Patriot." Instrumentalist 24, no. 6 (1970): 33–35.
Marek, George Richard. "John Philip Sousa." HiFi/Musical America 23, no. 11 (1973): 57–61.
Mathews, William Smith Babcock. "An Interview with John Philip Sousa." Music: A Monthly Magazine 9 (1896): 487–92.
Mayer, Francis N. "John Philip Sousa: His Instrumentation and Scoring." Music Educator's Journal, January 1960.
Peterson, O. A. "The Human Side of Sousa." Musical Messenger, May 1916.
Pleasants, Henry. "A Look at Sousa: Ormandy and Critics." International Herald Tribune (Paris Edition), December 1969.
"Sousa and His Mission." Music: A Monthly Magazine 16 (July 1899): 272–76.
"Sousa as He Is." Music: A Monthly Magazine 14 (May 1899).
"Sousa's New Marine Band." Musical Courier, November 9, 1892.
Stoddard, Hope. "Sousa: Symbol of an Era." International Musician, December 1948.
Thomson, Grace F. "Memories of the March King." Musical Journal 22, no. 5 (1964): 27–49.
Trimborn, Thomas J. "In the Footsteps of Sousa." Instrumentalist 35, no. 4 (1980): 10–13.
Wimbush, Roger. "Sousa at the "Proms"" Monthly Musical Record 68:238–40.
Dissertations
Bly, Leon Joseph. "The March in American Society." Diss., University of Miami, 1977.
Bowie, Gordon W. "R. B. Hall and the Community Bands of Maine." Diss., University of Maine, 1993.
Carpenter, Kenneth William. "A History of the United States Marine Band." Diss., University of Iowa, 1971.
Church, Charles Fremont. "The Life and Influence of John Philip Sousa." Diss., Ohio State University, 1942.
Darling, Matthew H. "A Study and Catalogue of the Solos Composed, Arranged, and Transcribed for Xylophone and Band by John Joseph Heney (1902–1978), Percussionist (1926–31) and Xylophone Soloist (1931) with the John Philip Sousa Band." Diss., University of Arizona, 1998.
Hemberger, Glen J. "Selected Songs for Chamber Winds and Soprano: Rediscovering a Forgotten Repertoire of John Philip Sousa." Diss., University of North Texas, 2001.
Hester, Michael E. "A Study of the Saxophone Soloists Performing with the John Philip Sousa Band, 1893–1930." Diss., University of Arizona, 1995.
Jorgensen, Michael R. "John Philip Sousa's Operetta El Capitan: A Historical, Analytical, and Performance Guide." Diss., Ball State University, 1995.
Korzun, Jonathan Nicholas. "The Orchestral Transcriptions for Band of John Philip Sousa: a Description and Analysis." Diss., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994.
Kreitner, Mona Bulpitt. "'A Splendid Group of American Girls': The Women Who Sang with the Sousa Band." Diss., University of Memphis, 2007.
Norton, Pauline Elizabeth Hosack. "March Music in Nineteenth Century America." Diss., University of Michigan, 1983.
Stacy, William Barney. "John Philip Sousa and His Band Suites." Diss., University of Colorado, 1973.
Summers, C. Oland. "The Development of Original Band Scoring from Sousa to Husa." Diss., Ball State University, 1986.
Warfield, Patrick. ""Salesman of Americanism, Globetrotter and Musician" the Nineteenth-century John Philip Sousa; 1854–1893." Diss., Indiana University, 2003.
Whisler, John A. "The Songs of John Philip Sousa." Diss., Memphis State University, 1975.
Wright, Maurice. "The Fifth String: an Opera in One Act." Diss., Columbia University, 1989.
Archives
John Philip Sousa papers, 1695–1966 Archived June 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine at the United States Marine Band Library and Archives Archived June 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine in Washington, D.C.
John Philip Sousa Collection, The March King: John Philip Sousa digital collection, the Music of John Philip Sousa and Victor Grabel, and the Dodrill – Sousa sheet music collection at the Library of Congress
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 46 | 95.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 79 | 97th |
| Studio albums | 67 | 99.6th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 60 | 99.2th |
| Recording span (years) | -26 | 7.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (79 release groups · 67 studio albums)
Albums · 67
1965 · studio album
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A1Stars And Stripes ForeverA2Washington PostA3The Liberty BellA4Manhattan BeachA5CrusaderA6GladiatorA7Belle Of ChicagoB1Invincible EagleB2ThundererB3Grid Iron ClubB4High School CadetsB5Semper FidelisB6Hands Across The SeaA Treasury of Marches by John Philip Sousa
1981 · studio album
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A1The Stars and Stripes ForeverA2King CottonA3The Washington PostA4Solid Men to the FrontA5The Black Horse TroopA6The Liberty BellA7Manhattan BeachB1Semper FidelisB2The GladiatorB3The Pride of the WolverinesB4The High School CadetsB5The Belle of ChicagoB6The ThundererB7El capitan1982 · studio album
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1Semper Fidelis2:382The High School Cadets2:313The Washington Post2:304Jack Tar2:275The Loyal Legion2:366Anchor and Star3:217The Stars and Stripes Forever3:348El Capitan2:189Liberty Bell3:2910Comrades of the Legion2:3311The Corcoran Cadets2:5712King Cotton2:4013Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:1414The Thunderer2:411983 · studio album
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1King Cotton2:412The Gladiator2:393Semper Fidelis2:384The Belle of Chicago2:165The Invincible Eagle3:276Manhattan Beach2:127The Liberty Bell3:258El Capitan3:419The Washington Post2:2710The Crusader3:1911The Black Horse Troop3:1412The Fairest of the Fair3:3213The High School Cadets2:2914The Stars and Stripes Forever3:151984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 41:30
1Semper Fidelis3:132Guide Right2:003King Cotton2:384The Thunderer2:255The Corcoran Cadets March2:476El Capitan2:127The Gladiator March2:428Washington Post2:259On Parade3:0610Comrades of the Legion2:2511The Liberty Bell3:2312The Directorate3:2013The Bride-Elect2:1914Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:1215The Stars and Stripes Forever3:23Peaches and Cream, Dances and Marches
1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:56
1The Stars and Stripes Forever3:312La Reine de la Mer5:503The Gliding Girl (Tango)3:464The Thunderer2:415Myrrha Gavotte4:396The Washington Post2:287Peaches and Cream Foxtrot3:308The High School Cadets2:419Waltz From the Comic Opera ‘Desiree’5:0210Prelude to the Comic Opera ‘El Capitan’3:1111Presidential Polonaise3:5712Semper Fidelis March2:401986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks
1The Liberty Bell2The National Game3The Gridiron Club4The Glory Of The Yankee Navy5Manhattan Beach6The Kansas Wildcats7Hands Across The Sea8Riders For The Flag9The High School Cadets10Sabre And Spurs11Bullets And Bayonets12The Picadore13Sound Off14The Invincible Eagle15The Rifle Regiment16The Pride Of The Wolverines17Stars And Stripes Forever18The Washington Post19King Cotton20The Thunderer21U.S. Field Artillery22El Capitán1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:00:07
1Stars and Stripes Forever3:312Washington Post2:373Semper Fidelis3:304Chariot Race5:055La Reine de la Mer6:586Liberty Bell3:527Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:108Jack Tar2:369The Coquette2:4910Under the Cuban Flag5:0011King Cotton2:2812With Pleasure5:3613Manhattan Beach1:5214El Capitan (March)2:3615El Capitan (Selection)6:1116The Thunderer2:16Great Marches and Incidental Music (The Wallace Collection, feat. cond. John Wallace)
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:00:08
1Stars & Stripes Forever3:312Washington Post2:373Semper Fidelis3:304Chariot Race5:055La Reine de la Mer6:586Liberty Bell3:527Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:108Jack Tar2:369The Coquette2:4910Under the Cuban Flag5:0011King Cotton2:2812With Pleasure5:3613Manhattan Beach1:5114El Capitan (March)2:3715El Capitan (Selection)6:1116The Thunderer2:171989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:10
1The Dwellers in the Western World - The Red Man3:242The Dwellers in the Western World - The White Man7:513The Dwellers in the Western World - The Black Man3:374Three Quotations - The King of France4:225Three Quotations - I, Too, Was Born in Arcadia3:566Three Quotations - In Darkest Africa3:127"Teddy and Alice" Songs from the Musical - Make This a House2:528"Teddy and Alice" Songs from the Musical - But Not Right Now2:599"Teddy and Alice" Songs from the Musical - Can I Let Her Go3:5710"Teddy and Alice" Songs from the Musical - Fourth of July3:1311"Teddy and Alice" Songs from the Musical - Nothing to Lose But Me4:2912"Teddy and Alice" Songs from the Musical - Wave the Flag!3:18Weekend Classics: Sousa Marches
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 40:02
1Stars and Stripes Forever3:342The Invincible Eagle3:393High School Cadets2:324The Picadore2:495Semper Fidelis2:466El Capitan2:247Manhattan Beach2:148King Cotton2:559Washington Post2:3910Liberty Bell3:3711The Thunderer2:5812Hands Across the Sea2:5513From Maine to Oregon2:4014Imperial Edward March2:201991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:06:31
1Gallant and Gay We'll March Away / Let's Hurrah!1:262The Pathfinder of Panama3:323El Capitan2:244Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company2:215The Gladiator2:526The Gliding Girl (tango)4:407Foshay Tower Washington Memorial3:238Who's Who in Navy Blue2:449King Cotton2:4310The Presidential Polonaise4:0211The Liberty Bell3:4212With Steady Step0:4913The Stars and Stripes Forever!3:3814Sable and Spurs3:1515La Reine de la Mer (valses)6:0216Mikado March2:1917George Washington Bicentennial3:3318Manhattan Beach2:2019With Pleasure (Dance Hilarious)3:4420The Fairest of the Fair3:4021Here's to Your Health, Sir!0:4022The Washington Post2:42Great American Marches I, Volume 11
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:04:28
1King Cotton2:372Hands Across the Sea2:513Solid Men to the Front3:574The Gladiator2:365The Royal Welsh Fusiliers2:346Marquette University2:467The Rifle Regiment3:178Semper Fidelis2:359The Legionnaires2:4710The Northern Pines3:3811The Belle of Chicago2:1312The Daughters of Texas3:1913The Gallant Seventh2:3214Nobles of the Mystic Shrine3:2015The Invisible Eagle3:2516Golden Jubilee3:3317New York Hippodrome3:5618Manhattan Beach2:1019The Pride of the Wolverines3:4120The Gridiron Club3:2121The Liberty Bell3:20Great American Marches II, Volume 12
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:04:32
1El Capitan3:392Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:223The Charlatan2:594The Washington Post2:265From Maine To Oregon2:066The Lambs2:027The Beau Ideal3:218The Crusader3:179The Diplomat3:2410The National Game2:5211The Black Horse Troop3:1312Powhatan's Daughter3:1613On The Campus2:5914Kansas Wildcats2:3715La Flor De Sevilla2:3516The Fairest of the Fair3:3017Sound Off2:4518Jack Tar2:2919The High School Cadets2:2720The Thunderer2:3421The Glory of the Yankee Navy3:2522The Stars & Stripes Forever3:14Favorite American Marches: Twenty Five Favorites
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:00:51
1American Patrol2:112High School Cadets1:043King Cotton1:554Semper Fidelis1:335The Billboard March2:376The Thunderer2:387Under the Double Eagle1:538National Emblem0:599Salutation March2:4210U.S. Field Artillery2:1011Diplomat March3:1212Manhattan March2:0913Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:1614El Capitan2:1915Washington Post1:1316The Liberty Bell2:3617Hands Across the Sea2:4418Pomp and Circumstance1:3419Old Comrades4:1320Belle of Chicago3:1021Gladiator March2:4122Crusader March1:2723Invincible Eagle4:3324Bride Elect3:3125Stars and Stripes Forever2:31From Maine to Oregon: The Williams Fairey Band plays Sousa Marches
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:17:27
1Semper Fidelius2:572The Crusader3:393El Capitan March2:354The Invincible Eagle3:515King Cotton3:026Hands Across the Sea2:597Manhattan Beach2:278Our Flirtations2:469The Picadore3:0210The Gladiator March3:0211The Free Lance4:3712The Washington Post2:4913The Beau Ideal3:3914The High School Cadets2:4815The Fairest of the Fair3:5316The Thunderer3:0117The Occidental2:5918The Liberty Bell3:5419The Corcoran Cadets3:1920National Fencibles March3:3921The Black Horse Troop3:3722The Gridiron Club March3:4223The Directorate2:4124The Belle of Chicago2:29Sousa Marches/Stirring Marches of the USA Services
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:11:33
1Stars and Stripes Forever3:352El Capitan2:323The High School Cadets2:344The Washington Post2:345The Picador2:506The Invincible Eagle3:367Semper Fidelis2:498Manhattan Beach2:149The Liberty Bell3:4010The Thunderer2:5811King Cotton2:5012Hands Across the Sea2:5513US Navy - Anchors Aweigh (Zimmerman, Savino, arr. Lottman)2:4614US Coastguard Semper Paratus (Von Bokerek)3:0115US Cavalry She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (Trad. arr Rogers)3:0616West Point March (Egner)3:1417The Ballad of the Green Berets (Sadler, Moore)3:4618US Army The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Gruber, arr Rogers)3:0819The Marine Corps Hymn (Phillips)3:2720US Air Force The Army Air Corps (Wild Blue Yonder) (Crawford)2:3621Commando March (Barber)3:4322US Pacific Forces – Guadalcanal March2:3623Thru’ the Years 1776–19695:031996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:05:05
1King Cotton2:422The Gladiator2:393Semper fidelis2:384The Belle of Chicago2:165The Invincible Eagle3:276Manhattan Beach2:127The Liberty Bell3:258El Capitán3:419The Washington Post2:2710The Crusader3:1911The Black Horse Troop3:1412The Fairest of the Fair3:3213The High School Cadets2:2914The Stars and Stripes Forever3:1615The Pride of the Wolverines3:4316Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:2217From Maine to Oregon2:0718The Diplomat3:2519Powhattan's Daughter3:1620Kansas Wildcats2:3821Sound Off2:4622The Thunderer2:31Sousa Original (United States Marine Band)
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 37:15
1Semper Fidelis2:492Presidential Polonaise4:193Manhattan Beach March2:174Comrades of the Legion March2:445Saber and Spurs March3:176The Gridiron Club March3:277King Cotton March2:578Easter Monday on the White House Lawn2:269Who's Who in Navy Blue March2:5110The Invincible Eagle March3:4511Excerpts From Mars and Venus1:1512The Washington Post March (1890)2:3513The Washington Post March (1988)2:33Sousa Marches: Stirring Marches of the USA Services
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 40:01
1Stars and Stripes Forever3:342The Invincible Eagle3:393High School Cadets2:324The Picadore2:495Semper Fidelis2:466El Capitan2:247Manhattan Beach2:148King Cotton2:559Washington Post2:3910Liberty Bell3:3711The Thunderer2:5812Hands Across the Sea2:5513From Maine to Oregon2:4014Imperial Edward March2:191997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:00:23
1The Bride Elect: Waltzes6:432The Bride Elect: Tarantella. The Dancing Girl2:333The Bride Elect: The Champagnes1:394People Who Live in Glass Houses: The Rhine Wines3:115The Bride Elect: White Rock and Psyches3:186The Bride Elect: The Whiskies - Scotch, Irish, Bourbon and Rye4:047People Who Live in Glass Houses: Convention of the Cordials, Wines and Whiskies2:198The Bride Elect: March2:319El Capitan: Selections12:2110El Capitan: O Warrior Grim3:0211El Capitan: Waltzes5:0812El Capitan: March2:2713Our Flirtations: Overture8:4514Our Flirtations: March2:22The Great American Sousa Marches
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:05:59
1Stars and Stripes Forever3:312Semper Fidelis3:403Diplomat March4:164Invincible Eagle4:355The Liberty Bell4:426Hands Across the Sea3:517King Cotton March3:528Crusader4:409The Bridge Elect3:3010Gladiator March3:4611Manhattan Beach3:1512High School Cadets3:5313El Capitan3:2114Washington Post3:3415The Belle of Chicago3:0816The Thunderer2:4817U.S. Field Artillery2:2118Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:161999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 51:19
1Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:152The Liberty Bell2:353Hands Across the Sea2:454The Washington Post3:345High School Cadets3:526Semper Fidelis3:387El Capitan2:198King Cotton2:449The Diplomat March3:1010Manhattan Beach2:1011The Thunderer2:3712U.S. Field Artillery2:1213The Invincible Eagle4:3514The Gladiator March3:4615The Crusader4:4016Stars and Stripes Forever3:271999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 37:46
1Washington Post2:342National Fensibles March3:233On Parade March4:034The High School Cadets2:415The Diplomat March3:226Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:317The Man Behind the Gun March2:228Gladiator March2:539Sound off March2:5110The Charlatan March3:0411The Black Horse Troop March3:1912The Star and Stripes Forever3:43Sousa Original - Volume II ("The President's Own" United States Marine Band)
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 53:46
1The Stars and Stripes Forever3:512The Man Behind the Gun2:183Selections From the Operetta, "The Bride Elect"10:504La Reine de la Mer7:255Sound Off2:536The Royal Welch Fusiliers2:357The Looking Upward Suite: By the Light of the Polar Star4:448The Looking Upward Suite: Beneath the Southern Cross6:229The Looking Upward Suite: Mars and Venus7:0910The Gallant Seventh3:1711The Thunderer March2:221999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:01:06
1March: The Gladiator2:392Tango: The Gliding Girl3:433March: The Federal2:254The Presidential Polonaise3:565Circus Galop From the Irish Dragoon1:256Sandalphon Waltzes8:537March: The Belle of Chicago2:088Silver Spray Schottische2:309Foxtrot: Peaches and Cream3:4410Myrrha Gavotte5:0011March: The Fairest of the Fair3:2712Caprice: The Coquette2:4213Galop: On Wings of Lightning2:0614Three Quotations: Grand March: The King of France4:1615Three Quotations: Reverie: I Too Was Born in Arcadia4:5116Three Quotations: Cakewalk: In Africa3:0317March: Venus1:5818March: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty2:201999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:02:10
1Overture4:242Bullets and Bayonets3:213Reverie: Nymphalin4:224March: Jack Tar from Chris and the Wonderful Lamp2:255Songs from Grace and Songs from Glory6:476The Power and Glory2:577Red Man3:188White Man8:039Black Man3:3010The Invincible Eagle3:2411Humoresque on Gershwin's 'Swanee'5:3412Semper Fidelis2:0013Humoresque on Kern's Look for the Silver Lining5:3714The Daughters of Texas3:0715The Stars and Stripes Forever3:212000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 26:31
1Stars and Stripes Forever3:232King Cotton2:463Hands Across the Sea2:414Manhattan Beach2:085Washington Post2:266The Liberty Bell3:257The Thunderer2:318Semper Fidelis2:379High School Cadets2:2210El Capitan2:12Semper Fidelis (Music of John Philip Sousa)
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:12:40
1Semper Fidelis2:452Presidential Polonaise4:153Manhattan Beach2:134Comrades of the Legion2:405Selections From "The Bride Elect"10:506Sabre and Spurs3:137The Gallant Seventh3:178La Reine de la Mer7:259King Cotton2:5210The Gridirion Club3:2311Easter Monday on the White House Lawn2:2112Who's Who in Navy Blue2:4713The Invincible Eagle3:4014Looking Upward Suite: By the Light of the Polar Star4:4714Looking Upward Suite: Beneath the Southern Cross6:2314Looking Upward Suite: Mars and Venus7:1415The Royal Welsh Fusiliers2:352001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:01
1March: Hands Across the Sea2:492March: Manhattan Beach2:023Suite "Looking Upward": By the Light of the Polar Star4:494Suite "Looking Upward": Beneath the Southern Cross6:235Suite "Looking Upward": Mars and Venus7:236March: The Invincible Eagle3:287March: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:168Waltz: Colonial Dames3:409March: Imperial Edward2:3210March: Foshay Tower (Washington Memorial)3:0511Humoresque of George Gershwin's Swanee5:3912March: Daughters of Texas3:1613March: Kansas Wildcats2:2914March: Power and Glory3:102001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:55
1March: The Royal Welch Fusiliers2:412March: Untitled4:053March: The Fairest of the Fair3:364Songs of Grace and Songs of Glory8:095Legend: Willow Blossoms2:426Suite "At the Movies": The Serenaders7:247Suite "At the Movies": The Crafty Villain and the Timid Maid4:018Suite "At the Movies": Balance All and Swing Partners4:489Patrol: Rose, Shamrock and Thistle3:4010March: Wisconsin Forward Forever3:2411March: Solid Men to the Front3:5412March: King Cotton2:5313March: Bullets and Bayonets3:38The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa
2001 · studio album
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 52:22
1The Corcoran Cadets3:042Semper Fidelis2:523Selections from "The Free Lance"10:034The New York Hippodrome3:035La Flor di Sevilla2:366Waltzes from "El Capitan"5:197A Century of Progress2:568Suite "The Last Days of Pompeii": In the House of Burbo and Stratonice4:509Suite "The Last Days of Pompeii": Nydia1:4610Suite "The Last Days of Pompeii": The Destruction of Pompeii and Nydia's Death4:0011The White Rose3:1912With Pleasure-Dance Hilarious2:5613The Belle of Chicago2:1914The National Game3:192003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 59:01
1Nobles of the Mystic Shrine3:362Sesqui-Centennial Exposition3:443Tales of a Traveler: The Kaffir on the Karroo4:024Tales of a Traveler: In the Land of the Golden Fleece6:065Tales of a Traveler: Coronation March6:176Riders for the Flag2:417Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co.2:378Coeds of Michigan5:269Pathfinder of Panama3:1710The Glory of the Yankee Navy3:3911Bride Elect Selections10:3712The Aviators3:0113The Stars and Stripes Forever3:582004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 58:32
1The Minnesota March3:222The Thunderer2:573The Charlatan Waltzes7:144The Pride of the Wolverines3:515University of Nebraska2:426The Gallant Seventh3:257Powhattan's Daughter3:238Cubaland: 1. Under the Spanish Flag3:439Cubaland: 2. Under the American Flag4:1310Cubaland: 3. Under the Cuban Flag5:0711George Washington Bicentennial3:3512The Diplomat3:2913The Directorate2:3814Our Flirtation2:4515Sabre and Spurs3:2016The Atlantic City Pageant2:482007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 56:55
1Easter Monday on the White House Lawn2:222The Golden Star4:403The Dauntless Battalion2:524Sextet from The Bride Elect2:175The Federal March2:336Three Quotations: I. The King of France (With Twenty Thousand Men Marched Up the Hill and Then Marched Down Again)5:167Three Quotations: II. I, Too, Was Born in Arcadia4:438Three Quotations: III. In Darkest Africa3:299The Liberty Bell3:4510The Gridiron Club3:2111La Reine de la Mer7:1012The Chariot Race5:3013The Gladiator2:5414New Mexico March3:0615The Picador March2:572008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:23
1America First (March of the States)2:322The Presidential Polonaise5:543The Rifle Regiment March3:254Congress Hall March2:115El Capitan March2:286Intaglio Waltzes8:467Golden Jubilee March3:348The Bride-Elect March2:299Sounds from the Revivals8:1410The Charlatan March3:0311Sheridan's Ride8:5312The Black Horse Troop March3:3113The Naval Reserve March (To the Officers and Men of the U.S. Naval Reserve)2:232010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 1:48:38
Disc 11Hands Across the Sea2:512Semper Fidelis2:573The Royal Welch Fusiliers (sic)2:424Sabre and Spurs3:165King Cotton2:576Pathfinder of Panama3:147The Liberty Bell3:458Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:199The Black Horse Troop March3:3110The High School Cadets2:3511Daughters of Texas3:2112The Fairest of the Fair3:4013Riders for the Flag2:3814The Thunderer2:5315The Washington Post2:4316The Glory of the Yankee Navy3:3217The Stars and Stripes Forever3:47Disc 21Nobles of the Mystic Shrine3:342Wisconsin Forward Forever3:273The Invincible Eagle5:184Solid Men to the Front3:595The Diplomat3:246The Picador2:577Jack Tar2:338America First (March of the States)2:289Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co.2:3110The Minnesota March3:1911The Atlantic City Pageant2:3912Sesqui-Centennial Exposition3:3913La Flor di Sevilla2:4114The Corcoran Cadets3:0915The National Game3:1916Bullets and Bayonets3:3917The Naval Reserve March2:212010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 58:46
1The High School Cadets2:412The Northern Pines3:403Selections from El Capitan11:184Boy Scouts of America3:325Crusader March3:326Oh, Warrior Grim (from "El Capitan")3:007On the Campus3:018Jack Tar2:349Comrades of the Legion2:4010Pride of Pittsburgh4:3311Suite "At the King's Court": Her Ladyship, the Countess4:1712Suite "At the King's Court": Her Grace, the Duchess4:3813Suite "At the King's Court": Her Majesty, the Queen6:3714The Washington Post2:432011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:10:35
1Easter Monday on the White House Lawn2:262Tally-Ho!: Overture4:263The Last Days of Pompeii: I. In the House of Burbo and Stratonice4:384The Last Days of Pompeii: II. Nydia2:025The Last Days of Pompeii: III. The Destruction of Pompeii and Nydia's Death4:216The High School Cadets2:357Manhattan Beach2:198Solid Men to the Front3:509Jack Tar2:2910The Beau Ideal3:2211Mother Hubbard2:3512Wolverine2:1413The Gallant Seventh3:1414The Directorate2:3315The Gladiator2:4416Sabre and Spurs3:0417Flags of Freedom2:3018The Rifle Regiment3:1019Hands Across the Sea2:4920El Capitan: El capitan5:5521La Reine de la Mer Waltzes7:192011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:32
1From Maine to Oregon (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:072The Charlatan Overture7:143Flags of Freedom March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:314Nymphalin (Arr. P. Wilson for wind band)4:055Dwellers of the Western World: I. The Red Man3:356Dwellers of the Western World: II. The White Man8:177Dwellers of the Western World: III. The Black Man3:378Chris and the Wonderful Lamp: The Man behind the Gun (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:309The Lily Bells2:0410The Chantyman's March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:4611When My Dreams Come True (Arr. D. Maher for wind band)8:2412U.S. Field Artillery March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:4013Harmonica Wizard March2:4314University of Illinois March3:592012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:07:38
1Mother Hubbard March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:402Keeping Step With the Union March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:133In Parlor and Street Fantasy (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)18:284Wolverine March (Arr. L. Schissel for wind band)2:275Globe and Eagle March (Arr. M. Rogers for wind band)2:406In Pulpit and Pew Fantasy (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)8:167On Parade March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:418Tally-Ho! Overture (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:569We Are Coming March (Arr. L. Schissel for wind band)2:1310Liberty Loan March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:3411National Fencibles March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:2712Guide Right March (Arr. L. Schissel for wind band)1:4013You're the Flower of my Heart - Sweet Adeline Fantasy (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)8:3714Bonnie Annie Laurie March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:462013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 55:33
1Sound Off March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:022Peaches and Cream (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:363Transit of Venus March (Arr. L. Schissel for wind band)2:054Marching Through Georgia (Arr. J.P. Sousa and K. Brion for wind band)2:445Maidens Three: I. The Coquette (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:486Maidens Three: II. The Summer Girl (Arr. K. Brion)4:117Maidens Three: III. The Dancing Girl (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:418Mikado March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:199The Honored Dead: Funeral March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)4:2110Marquette University March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:5211Revival March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:2012Chris and the Wonderful Lamp: Overture (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)5:4913Right Forward March (Arr. L. Schissel for wind band)2:3314Leaves from My Notebook: I. The Genial Hostess (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:4615Leaves from My Notebook: II. The Campfire Girls (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)4:4316Leaves from My Notebook: III. The Lively Flapper (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:2717Right-Left March (Arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:16Music for Wind Band, Vol. 13 (Arr. Keith Brion for Wind Band)
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 59:57
1The Occidental2:532Mother Goose2:143Katherine: Overture7:264Chris and the Wonderful Lamp, Act II: Mamma, Papa2:195President Garfield's Inaugural March (arr. D. Klotzman for wind band)5:566President Garfield's Funeral March3:287Resumption March2:588Gallagher and Shean (arr. L. Schissel for wind band)5:169Paroles d'amour8:3710Camera Studies: I. The Flashing Eyes of Andalusia (Arr. K. Brion for Wind Band)4:4111Camera Studies: II. Drifting to Loveland2:3912Camera Studies: III. The Children's Ball3:5813While Navy Ships are Coaling5:1414The White Plume (arr. L. Schissel for wind band)2:182014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:04:23
1March of the Royal Trumpets (arr. K. Brion for wind band)4:062The American Maid: The Glass Blowers Overture (arr. K. Brion for wind band)5:443Triton Medley March (arr. K. Brion for wind band)1:234Listen to my Tale of Woe, “Humoresque” (arr. J.P. Sousa and L. Schissel for wind band)2:345The Lambs March (arr. L. Schissel for wind band)2:026Esprit de Corps March (arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:377El Capitan and His Friends Suite (arr. K. Brion for wind band): I. El Capitan5:108El Capitan and His Friends Suite (arr. K. Brion for wind band): II. The Charlatan3:579El Capitan and His Friends Suite (arr. K. Brion for wind band): III. The Bride Elect7:4910The Circumnavigators Club March1:4611The Loyal Legion March (arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:41123 Fantasies: No. 1. The International Congress (arr. K. Brion for wind band)24:342015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 59:15
1Prince Charming3:412Across the Danube, op. 36 (arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:253The Band Came Back (arr. H. Clarke and K. Brion for wind band)13:364Magna Charta2:355Chris and the Wonderful Lamp: Electric Ballet (arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:366The Legionaires2:507Nocturne no. 11 in G Minor, op. 37, no. 1 (arr. J.P. Sousa and K. Brion for wind band)6:458The Volunteers (arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:229Desiree (excerpts) (arr. K. Brion for wind band)8:4610Pet of the Petticoats (arr. K. Brion for wind band)1:5711The Gliding Girl (arr. L. Schissel for wind band)3:3212Ben Bolt (arr. K. Brion for wind band)2:4813Yorktown Centennial (arr. K. Brion for wind band)3:222017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 51:23
1The Irish Dragoon: Circus Galop (arr. L. Schissel for wind band)1:352I’ve Made My Plans for the Summer (arr. K. Brion and L. Schissel for wind band)2:523The Charlatan (excerpts)21:474Pushing On1:145Tyrolienne4:016The Irish Dragoon: Overture (arr. L. Maldanado for wind band)4:327The Star‐Spangled Banner (arr. W. Damrosch, J.P. Sousa and K. Brion for wind band)1:298Homeward Bound (reconstructed by L. Schissel for wind band)2:399On the Tramp2:1110Wedding March6:3411Triumph of Time2:292017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:08:19
1The Washington Post2:552Sandalphon8:293Overture from "The Irish Dragoon"3:274Circus Galop from "The Irish Dragoon"1:305The Thunderer2:256Humoresque on "Swanee"5:127The Invincible Eagle3:248Nymphalin3:169On Wings of Lightning2:0710Humoresque on "Look for the Silver Lining"5:0011Semper Fidelis2:2812Dwellers of the Western World: The Red Man3:4513Dwellers of the Western World: The White Man5:2414Dwellers of the Western World: The Black Man3:2515The Liberty Bell3:2016Waltzes from "El Capitan"3:4917March from "El Capitan"2:0818The Gliding Girl2:5219The Stars and Stripes Forever3:232017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 56:07
1The American Maid - Suite: You Do Not Need a Doctor5:252The American Maid - Suite: Dream Picture, "The Vivouac"2:313The American Maid - Suite: With Pleasure, "Dance Hilarious"2:374The Smugglers - Quintet4:085The Salute of the Nations to the Columbian Exposition12:376A Mingling of the Wets and the Drys - Humoresque9:557March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: I. U.S.A.0:188March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: II. Argentina2:099March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: III. Bolivia2:4510March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: IV. Brazil0:5611March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: V. Chile1:4112March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: VI. Columbia1:3413March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: VII. Costa Rica1:1614March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: VIII. Cuba1:1115March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: IX. San Domingo1:3216March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: X. Ecuador1:5617March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: XI. Guatemala1:0218March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: XII. Haiti0:3819March of the Pan Americans - Part 1: XIII. Honduras1:562019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 59:41
1The Merry‐Merry Chorus8:352The Stag Party9:303Among My Souvenirs9:324The Charlatan Suite (Arr. K. Brion for Wind Band): I. Social Laws1:415The Charlatan Suite (Arr. K. Brion for Wind Band): II. The Faithless Knight and the Philosophic Maid2:006The Charlatan Suite (Arr. K. Brion for Wind Band): III. Golden Cars1:257The Charlatan Suite (Arr. K. Brion for Wind Band): IV. Mazurka3:068Chris and the Wonderful Lamp (Excerpt Transcr. for Cornet & Wind Band)2:479March of the Pan Americans: no. 14, Mexico1:3510March of the Pan Americans: no. 15, Nicaragua2:0111March of the Pan Americans: no. 16, Panama1:3812March of the Pan Americans: no. 17, Paraguay2:5113March of the Pan Americans: no. 18, Peru2:2514March of the Pan Americans: no. 19, El Salvador2:3815March of the Pan Americans: no. 20, Uruguay3:5216March of the Pan Americans: no. 21, Venezuela1:3517March of the Pan Americans: no. 22, United States of America2:302019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:03:51
1El Capitan: Fantasia no. 2 (Arr. V Ragone for Wind Band) [Ed. D. Stern]7:482Non‐Committal Declarations (Version for 3 Female Voices & Wind Band) [Ed. D. Stern]2:393On the 5.15 (Version with Narration) [After H. Marshall] [Ed. D. Stern]10:064The Bride Elect (Excerpts Arr. for Wind Band) [Ed. M. Purton]16:585The Fighting Race (Version for Trombone & Wind Ensemble) [Ed. D. Stern]3:576The Band Came Back (Ed. K. Tam)17:237Sheep and Goat (Walkin’ to the Pasture) [Arr. J.P. Sousa for Wind Band] [Ed. K. Tam]2:268Turkey in the Straw (Arr. D. Guion & J.P. Sousa for Wind Band)2:342021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:02:47
1Oh, How I’ve Waited for You6:512El Capitan: First Fantasia for Wind Band11:083Chris and the Wonderful Lamp, Act II: The Patient Egg (version for wind band)3:004The Free Lance, Act II: Girls Who Have Loved “The Mystery of History” (version for wind band)2:415The Bride Elect, Act II: The Snow Baby (version for wind band)3:376A Bouquet of Beloved Inspirations18:017Good-Bye12:018Follow the Swallow5:282021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 3 tracks · 1:06:02
1Selections from Chris and the Wonderful Lamp22:002Sisterhood of the States10:553Showing Off Before Company33:072022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:01:13
1Assembly of the Artisans11:232The Highbrows and the Lowbrows “A Study in Rhythm”18:313The Messiah of Nations4:154On with the Dance14:325Music of the Minute12:322022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:01:14
1Over the Footlights in New York17:072Melody in A Major (Arr. J.P. Sousa for Wind Band)4:013En revenant de la revue "Boulanger's March" (Arr. J.P. Sousa for Wind Band)1:454What Do You Do Sunday, Mary?8:505We March, We March to Victory1:566The Fancy of the Town27:35— · studio album
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Tracklist · 43 tracks · 2:09:54
Disc 11King Cotton2:422The Gladiator2:393Semper fidelis2:384The Belle of Chicago2:165The Invincible Eagle3:276Manhattan Beach2:127The Liberty Bell3:258El Capitan3:419The Washington Post2:2710The Crusader3:1911The Black Horse Troop3:1412The Fairest of the Fair3:3213The High School Cadets2:2914The Stars and Stripes Forever3:1615The Pride of the Wolverines3:4316Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:2217From Maine to Oregon2:0718The Diplomat3:2519Powhattan’s Daughter3:1620Kansas Wildcats2:3821Sound Off2:4622The Thunderer2:31Disc 21Hands Across the Sea2:532The Royal Welch Fusiliers2:353The Legionnaires2:484Daughters of Texas3:205The Gallant Seventh2:346Golden Jubilee3:357Solid Men to the Front3:568Marquette University2:489The Beau Ideal3:2110The Rifle Regiment3:1711The Northern Pines3:4012Nobles of the Mystic Shrine3:2213New York Hippodrome3:5814The Gridiron Club3:2115The Charlatan3:0016The Lambs2:0217The National Game2:5218On the Campus2:5819La Flor de Sevilla2:3420Jack Tar2:3021The Glory of the Yankee Navy3:25The Original All-American Sousa
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:05:17
1The Glory of the Yankee Navy3:182New York Hippodrome2:573Solid Men to the Front!3:064Sabre and Spurs3:095The U.S. Field Artillery March2:306The Pride of Pittsburgh4:237The Free Lance4:148Semper Fidelis2:449The Royal Welch Fusiliers2:2710Untitled March [1930]3:3611Nobles of the Mystic Shrine3:1912Jack Tar2:2713The Stars and Stripes Forever3:4014John Philip Sousa Speaks0:3715The Stars and Stripes Forever3:2816Nobles of the Mystic Shrine3:1617Dauntless Battalion2:5418Sabre and Spurs3:1619Solid Men to the Front!3:1220Liberty Loan3:2321The U.S. Field Artillery March3:21The Music of John Philip Sousa
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 50:32
1The Thunderer2:552The Black Horse Troop3:263The Kansas Wildcat2:274Hands Across the Sea2:575El Capitan2:276Northern Pipes3:377From Maine to Oregon2:428The Gladiator March2:479Washington Post2:3510The Fairest of the Fair3:4011Manhattan Beach2:0912The Belle of Chicago2:1613Sabre and Spurs3:1214High School Cadets March2:3415Semper Fidelis2:3516The Picadore2:5217Liberty Bell3:4218The Stars and Stripes Forever1:39— · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 34:40
1Washington Post2:282Hands Across the Sea2:483The Thunderer2:414High School Cadets2:295El Capitan2:166The Gladiator March2:447Manhattan Beach1:508Liberty Bell3:339The Belle of Chicago2:1010Semper Fidelis2:2111National Fencibles3:0612The Invincible Eagle3:3013King Cotton2:44Sousa Marches (Boston Pops Orchestra)
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 23:06
1El Capitan March2:152High School Cadets2:303The Thunderer March2:414Semper Fidelis2:365Washington Post March2:256Stars and Stripes Forever3:177Boston Commandery March3:338American Patrol March3:49J.P. Sousa's Marches and Dances
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:00:33
1The Washington Post2:392Semper Fidelis2:453Saber and Spurs3:084Presidential Polonaise4:225Manhattan Beach2:186The Invincible Eagle3:337King Cotton March2:488Who's Who in Navy Blue2:539The Stars and Stripes Forever3:3810National Fencibles3:2411El Capitan2:2312The Bride Elect2:2813The Man Behind the Gun2:2314Sound Off2:5215The Gallant Seventh3:2116La Reine De La Mer: Waltzes7:3617The Washington Post (original 1890 Recording)2:4018The Thunderer (1896 Recording)2:2819The Liberty Bell (1894 Recording)2:54— · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 50:46
1The Stars and Stripes Forever3:342The Bride Elect2:253Semper Fidelis2:434King Cotton2:455Sound Off2:496The Washington Post2:367The Gladiator2:468National Fencibles3:219Jack Tar2:2410The Thunderer2:4011Sabre and Spurs3:0512The Royal Welsh Fusiliers2:3413El Capitan2:2114The Gridiron Club3:2115Manhattan Beach2:1516Man Behind the Gun2:2017The Invincible Eagle3:3018The Gallant Seventh3:1715 Greatest Marches of John Philip Sousa
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 38:42
1High School Cadets1:032King Cotten March1:533Semper Fidelis1:324The Thunderer2:375The Diplomat March3:106The Manhatten Beach March2:107Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:158El Capitan2:189The Washington Post1:1210The Liberty Bell March2:3411Hands Across the Sea2:4312Gladiator March3:4613The Invincible Eagle4:3214The Bride Elect March3:2915Stars and Stripes Forever2:2816Battle Hymn of the RepublicJohn Philip Sousa's Greatest Hits
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:34
1Liberty Bell March2:432Washington Post March3:453Semper Fidelis3:564Riders of the Flag2:325Diplomat March4:526El Capitan March3:297Manhattan Beach March3:258National Emblem March3:149Under the Double Eagle3:5610Stars and Stripes Forever3:42— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:51
1Riders for the Flag March2:322The Picadore March2:493Golden Jubilee March3:254The Invincible Eagle March3:385Crusader March3:336Our Flirtation March2:467National Fensibles3:098The Thunderer2:379High School Cadets2:2910Service (medley)2:4811Liberty Bell3:3112Semper Fideles2:34— · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:15:30
1Hands Across the Sea3:022Imperial Edward March2:393The Thunderer2:574The Belle of Chicago2:265The Invincible Eagle3:466The White Plume March2:197The Fairest of the Fair3:528From Maine to Oregon March2:479The Gladiator March2:5510The Dauntless Battalion3:0511The Washington Post2:4412The Lamb's March2:0913Manhattan Beach2:2714The Review2:4115King Cotton3:0316Power and Glory3:2617The High School Cadets2:5118A Century of Progress3:1119Semper Fidelis2:5120The Crusader3:3021"El Capitan" March2:3022Daughters of Texas3:3723The Liberty Bell3:4724Sabre and Spurs3:1425The Stars and Stripes Forever3:41— · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 41:23
1Little Sisters of the Grassland17:262Stars and Stripes Forever3:493Piano Concerto no. 1: I. Allegro maestoso6:104Piano Concerto no. 1: II. Quasi adagio9:585Piano Concerto no. 1: III. Allegro marziale animato4:00
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | A Dynamic High-Fidelity Full Band Concert of MarchesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracksA1Stars and Stripes Forever A2Washington Post March A3King Cotton March A4Fairest of the Fair A5El Capitan B1Thunderers March B2Semper Fidelis B3Manhattan Beach March B4Liberty Bell March B5Hands Across the Sea | Compilation | 1958 | |
| 1984 | Hands Across the SeaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 41:531Hands Across the Sea2:55 2The Royal Welch Fusiliers2:37 3The Legionnaires2:51 4Daughters of Texas3:21 5The Gallant Seventh2:35 6Golden Jubilee3:36 7The Pride of the Wolverines3:43 8Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:23 9From Maine to Oregon2:08 10The Diplomat3:27 11Powhatan's Daughter3:18 12Kansas Wildcats2:40 13Sound Off2:47 14The Thunderer2:32 | Compilation | 1984 | |
| 1988 | Military Marches of SousaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:05:061Stars and Stripes Forever3:27 2King Cotton2:47 3El Capitan2:22 4National Fencibles3:23 5High School Cadets2:37 6Manhattan Beach2:16 7Liberty Bell3:45 8Semper Fidelis2:45 9Invincible Eagle3:34 10The Gladiator2:46 11Washington Post2:39 12Hands Across the Sea2:52 13The Royal Welch Fusiliers2:35 14The Legionaires2:48 15Daughter of Texas3:21 16The Gallant Seventh2:34 17Golden Jubilee3:34 18The Pride of the Wolverines3:43 19Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:22 20Kansas Wildcats2:38 21Sound Off2:46 22The Thunderer2:32 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1990 | 18 Sousa FavouritesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 56:301Stars & Stripes Forever3:27 2Semper Fidelis3:36 3Diplomat March3:07 4Invincible Eagle4:34 5Liberty Bells2:34 6Hands Across The Sea2:40 7King Cotton2:42 8The Bells of Chicago3:06 9Crusader4:37 10The Bride Elect3:27 11Gladiator March3:44 12Manhatten Beach2:08 13High School Cadets3:49 14El Capitano2:17 15Washington Post2:45 16Hail To The Spirit of Liberty2:34 17The Thunderer2:10 18US Field Artillery3:13 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1992 | Fennell Conducts Sousa MarchesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:13:121Sound Off2:56 2Nobles of the Mystic Shrine3:25 3Sabre and Spurs2:59 4The Picadore2:51 5Our Flirtation2:38 6The High School Cadets2:35 7The Invincible Eagle3:31 8Bullets and Bayonets3:28 9The Liberty Bell3:27 10Riders for the Flag2:20 11Solid Men to the Front!3:48 12The Gallant Seventh3:15 13The Rifle Regiment3:14 14The Pride of the Wolverines3:34 15Golden Jubilee3:19 16The Gridiron Club3:17 17New Mexico2:53 18Sesqui-Centennial Exposition3:18 19The Black Horse Troop3:13 20The Kansas Wildcats2:36 21Manhattan Beach2:03 22Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company2:22 23The National Game2:51 24The Glory of the Yankee Navy3:19 | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 1995 | The World of Sousa MarchesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:00:461Semper Fidelis3:11 2Guide Right2:00 3King Cotton2:37 4The Thunderer2:27 5Corcoran Cadets2:47 6El Capitan2:12 7The Gladitor2:42 8The Washington Post2:25 9On Parade (The Lion Tamer)3:06 10Conrades of the Legion2:25 11The Liberty Bell3:23 12The Directorate3:20 13The Bride Elect2:18 14Hail to the Spirit of Liberty3:12 15The Stars and Stripes Forever3:26 16The Invincible Eagle3:39 17The High School Cadets2:32 18The Picador2:48 19Manhattan Beach2:15 20Hands Across the Sea2:55 21From Maine to Oregon2:40 22Imperial Edward2:26 | Compilation | 14 August 1995 | |
| 1999 | Red, White & Blue: The Best of John Philip SousaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 37:221Beau Ideal3:14 2Stars & Stripes Forever3:25 3Bride-Elect March2:39 4Manhattan Beach2:09 5Imperial Edward March2:43 6Washington Post2:46 7King Cotton2:22 8The Crusaders3:04 9Three Quotation: The King of France4:31 10Three Quotation: Too, Was Born in Arcadia4:27 11Three Quotation: In Darkest Africa3:25 12The Picador March2:37 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 2000 | Marches of John Philip SousaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 56:491Washington Post March3:18 2El Capitan3:13 3Hands Across the Sea2:42 4Stars and Stripes Forever3:05 5Thunderer March2:41 6The Fairest of the Fair2:59 7Under the Double Eagle2:41 8La Sorella March2:19 9American Patrol3:00 10Jack Tar March2:21 11The Pathfinder of Panama3:14 12New York Hippodrome March2:48 13Manhattan Beach March2:30 14Free Lanch March2:39 15La Marseillaise2:42 16Sleepy Sidney2:24 17La Paloma2:32 18The Prince of Pilsen2:52 19Light Cavalry Overture3:26 20The Blue Danube Waltz3:23 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | John Philip Sousa Conducts His Own Band: The March King, Volume IISearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 29:521Zampa Overture3:36 2Masaniello Overture3:09 3Narcissus2:29 4Tannhauser Festival March2:32 5On the Mississippi Medley: On the Mississippi / Oh What a Beautiful Dream You Seem / Goodbye, Rose / The Wedding Glide / My Marguerita / My Sumurun Girl3:18 6You’re My Baby Medley: Be My Little Baby Bumblebee / My Little Persian Rose / When I Waltz With You / When You’re Away / You’re My Baby3:10 7My Maryland March2:11 8Royal Welsh Fusiliers2:54 9Poet and Peasant Overture4:10 10High School Cadets2:23 | Compilation | 29 November 2000 | |
| 2004 | Military Bands Play the Music of John Philip SousaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 50:581Stars and Stripes Forever1:44 2Liberty Bell3:44 3Washington Post2:36 4High School Cadets2:36 5Kansas Wildcats2:27 6The Fairest of the Fair3:40 7From Maine to Oregon2:43 8Semper Fidelis2:37 9The Thunderer2:56 10Sabre and Spurs3:13 11Black Horse Troop3:28 12Northern Pines3:40 13Hands Across the Sea2:58 14The Gladiator March2:48 15El Capitan2:28 16The Belle of Chicago2:18 17Manhattan Beach2:11 18The Picadore March2:51 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2015 | Doggins Original SoundtrackSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 22:471Int House-Side A7:26 2Int House-Side B2:57 3Ext Forest3:13 4Ext Crat Pass0:49 5Ext Party Tree0:30 6Ext Crater1:40 7Int Crater0:07 8Int Party Tree3:29 9Int 1902 Cavern2:36 | Soundtrack | 5 October 2015 |
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| 2025 | The SmugglersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:06:071Overture4:09 2Opening Chorus: Smugglers We2:46 3Scene: Silence, At Your Stations Hie!4:47 4Song: The widow's life's a lonely one1:06 5Scene and Solo: When the Storms of Life1:51 6Quintet: Ah, Love, Kind Love3:03 7Ballad: The Maiden Sat with Folded Hands1:24 8Duet: Come to These Arms that Long to Hold Thee!1:50 9Song: I've Leapt and I've Climbed Like a Blawsted Goat2:21 10Quintet and Chorus: It Matters Not4:08 11Trio and Chorus: He is a Spy1:22 12Finale: Rouse Thee, and Put Thine Armor On!3:18 13Entre Act2:58 14Introduction and Duet: How Slowly Fades the Sun3:53 15Song: I'm a Robber Free and Bold1:47 16Trio: Do with your Flocks and Herds2:53 17Coronation Scene: We Hail Our New-Found King!4:14 18Duet: Canst Thou Turn Away3:02 19Song: Free Hearts of Spain1:31 20Song and Chorus: Wine! Wine!2:50 21Duet: Sighing, Ah, Sighing1:41 22Soldier's chorus: Let us march along2:04 23Scene and Chorus: Battle Song6:17 24Finale0:52 | May 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put John Philip Sousa head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 46 | 95.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 79 | 97th |
| Studio albums | 67 | 99.6th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 60 | 99.2th |
| Recording span (years) | -26 | 7.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Royal Victorian Medal | won | |
| 1990 | star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | won | |
| — | Hall of Fame for Great Americans | lifetime | |
| — | Order of Public Instruction | won |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Sousabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Tier rule: historic figure (46 language versions, career ended)
Image: Elmer Chickering · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q295935 · MusicBrainz: c4ca9930-556d-470a-b5b9-a25d12aad9e9
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