Making the march king : John Philip Sousa's Washington years, 1854-1893 /
Warfield, Patrick, 1971-
Making the march king : John Philip Sousa's Washington years, 1854-1893 / Patrick Warfield. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource. - Music in American life .
Includes bibliographies and index.
A triumph on the waves -- A capital boyhood -- Into the pit -- A nineteenth-century musical career -- The centennial city -- A presidential musician -- Civilian music in Washington -- America's court composer -- Making the Sousa Band -- Theater on the bandstand -- Marching along.
John Philip Sousa's mature career as the indomitable leader of the United States Marine Band and his own touring Sousa Band is well known, but the years leading up to his emergence as a celebrity have escaped serious attention. In this revealing biography, Patrick Warfield explains the making of the March King by documenting Sousa's early life and career.
9780252095078
2019720010
016564196 Uk
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932.
Composers--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
ML410 / .M355 2013
Making the march king : John Philip Sousa's Washington years, 1854-1893 / Patrick Warfield. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource. - Music in American life .
Includes bibliographies and index.
A triumph on the waves -- A capital boyhood -- Into the pit -- A nineteenth-century musical career -- The centennial city -- A presidential musician -- Civilian music in Washington -- America's court composer -- Making the Sousa Band -- Theater on the bandstand -- Marching along.
John Philip Sousa's mature career as the indomitable leader of the United States Marine Band and his own touring Sousa Band is well known, but the years leading up to his emergence as a celebrity have escaped serious attention. In this revealing biography, Patrick Warfield explains the making of the March King by documenting Sousa's early life and career.
9780252095078
2019720010
016564196 Uk
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932.
Composers--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
ML410 / .M355 2013