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| Composer |  Sousa, John Philip (1854 - 1932) | ||||
| Instrumentation | Guitar solo (standard notation) | ||||
| Sheet central | The Washington Post (12 sheet music) | ||||
| Style | March | ||||
| Arranger |  | ||||
| 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) | | |||
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