Recommended Website:
Dallas Wind Symphony: John Phillip Sousa
This website, sponsored by the Dallas Wind Symphony, features all of the works of John Phillips Sousa – most famous for his 136 marches, particularly, “Stars and Stripes Forever,” the official march of the United States of America. If you’re not certain you know the music, a friendly ClickScholar writes in to remind us that, “It’s that famous song. You know, ‘Be kind to your web-footed friends, for a duck may be somebody’s mo-o-other…’” :)
When you get to the site, you’ll see a You Tube screen – and if you click on it, you can watch a video of President George W. Bush conducting the U.S. Marine Band playing “Stars and Stripes Forever” at a White House correspondents’ dinner. It’s a real winner… don’t miss it!
Sousa was a man of many talents. Scroll down the page (below the You Tube video) and you can download for free – two novels that Sousa wrote and an operetta. You can also read descendent-approved biographical information and primary source accounts of Sousa’s life and work.
Below that, look for the “Complete Works of Sousa” and click on it to see a comprehensive listing of Sousa’s work along with sound clips from many of his original recordings with his actual band.
As MaryAnna commented, “The music alone is really worth the visit.”
Enjoy!
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