When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

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John Philip Sousa biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of John Philip Sousa

Author Name:

John Philip Sousa

Born As:

John Philip Sousa

Other Names:

Born:

06 Nov 1854

Died:

06 Mar 1932




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Conductor and Composer                          
Selected Works:

Marches:

The Gladiator March - 1886
Semper Fidelis - 1888 - Official March of the United States Marine Corps
The Washington Post - 1889
The Thunderer - 1889
High School Cadets - 1890
The Liberty Bell - 1893 - credits theme for Monty Python's Flying Circus
Manhattan Beach March - 1893
King Cotton - 1895
The Stars and Stripes Forever - 1896 - National March of the United States
El Capitan - 1896
Hands Across the Sea - dedicated to the band of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets - the Highty Tighties- 1899
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty March - 1900
Invincible Eagle - 1901 - Dedicated to Pan-American Buffalo Exposition
Fairest of the Fair - 1908
Glory of the Yankee Navy - 1909

U.S. Field Artillery - 1917 - Modified version The Army Goes Rolling Along is the official song of the U.S. Army

The Gallant Seventh - 1922
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine - 1923
The Black Horse Troop - 1924
Pride of the Wolverines - 1926

Sousa wrote marches for several American Universities, including Kansas State University, Marquette University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, and University of Minnesota.


Operettas:

The Queen of Hearts - 1885, also known as Royalty and Roguery
The Smugglers - 1882
Désirée - 1883
El Capitan - 1896
The Bride Elect - 1897, libretto by Sousa.
The Charlatan - 1898, also known as The Mystical Miss, lyrics by Sousa
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp - 1899
The Free Lance - 1905
The American Maid - 1909, also known as The Glass Blowers.                          
Mother Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus
Father John António de Sousa
Wife Jane van Middlesworth Bellis, three children, John,  Jane and Helen.                          
Semper Fidelis - 1888
The Washington Post - 1889
The Stars and Stripes Forever! - 1896                          
The marching brass bass, or sousaphone, is named after John Philip Sousa.