John Philip Sousa
1854-1932
Period of Music: Romantic
Nationality: American
Instruments he played: violin, piano, flute, cornet, baritone, trombone, alto horn
Popular compositions: Stars and Stripes Forever, Semper Fidelis, The Washington Post, El
Capitan,
The Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell
Interesting Facts:
-Sousa was known as the “March King.”
-He played in the U.S. Marine Band and was
named conductor at age 23.
-Sousa organized a civilian concert band in
1892. The first Sousa Band concert was
performed at Stillman Music Hall in
Plainfield, NJ.
-He designed an instrument called the
Sousaphone (a large brass tuba-like instrument)
-Sousa
composed 136 marches and many operettas.
