 | Sousa, John Philip - Washington Post March Guitar solo (standard notation) |
| Composer : | Sousa, John Philip (1854 - 1932) | ||||||
| Instrumentation : | Guitar solo (standard notation) | ||||||
| Style : | March | ||||||
| Arranger : | Gibson, Gorden (1943 - ) | ||||||
| Publisher : | Gibson, Gorden | ||||||
| Date : | 1889 | ||||||
| Copyright : | Copyright © Gorden Gibson | ||||||
| Added by gorden-gibson, 28 Jul 2015 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. It led to a British journalist dubbing Sousa "The March King". Sousa is honored in The Washington Post building for his contribution to the newspaper and his country. Source / Web : | The Washington Post (March) | Sheet central : | The Washington Post (12 sheet music) | | |||
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