SKU: GI.G-8161
The Patriot's Life in
Images and Words.
Composed by Loras John
Schissel. Music
Education. Book. GIA
Publications #8161.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-8161).
ISBN 9781579998837.
English.
Just who
was John Philip Sousa?
This intimate portrait
brings Sousa to
Life—who he was,
why he was driven to
succeed, his love of
country—and
explores his life and
times through hundreds of
photos, cartoons, short
stories, news clippings,
quotes, sheet music
covers, and magazine ads
collected in family
scrapbooks, the Sousa
Archive in the Library of
Congress, and the U.S.
Marines archives. This
book reveals a
quintessentially American
story: It is the story of
being born to poor
immigrant parents and
through immeasurable hard
work, talent, and
self-motivated drive
succeeding beyond dreams.
But it is also a very
personal story of a man
with a vision: a man who
saw great music
ultimately as being from
the heart and who sought
to bring this
music—not just his
own—to the world.
This book also includes a
bonus compact disc
recording featuring The
March King's most beloved
works performed by his
successors with The
President's Own U.S.
Marine Band as well as a
rare archival track of
Sousa's own voice
introducing his band and
playing his beloved The
Stars and Stripes
Forever. John Philip
Sousa IV is the only
living direct namesake of
John Philip Sousa. I
would like to think that
in some small way I have
continued my Great
Grandfather's love of and
service to our country.
He served in the Air
Force for four years and
currently serves as
Honorary Chairman and
board member of The
Enduring Freedom, Killed
in Action Fund. He is
also a painter and
sculptor whose work is in
numerous private
collections in the U.S
and South America. Sousa
has worked for years as
an investment and
insurance consultant to
banks, and has helped
businesses with sales,
distribution, and
planning. One of his
greatest joys and
privileges is narrating
Sousa or patriotic
concerts for community
bands, university bands,
orchestras, and ensembles
throughout the U.S. Loras
John Schissel is the
senior musicologist at
the Library of Congress.
As a composer and
conductor, he has
traveled throughout North
America, Europe, and Asia
conducting orchestras,
bands, and choral
ensembles in a broad
range of musical styles
and programs. As a
composer and arranger,
Schissel's catalog of
works number more than
500. Long a favorite
conductor with the
world-class Cleveland
Orchestra, Schissel was
honored to conduct this
group in a special
September 11th memorial
concert in 2011. He is a
leading scholar on the
life and work of John
Philip Sousa.
PHILIP
