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About John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King" or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford also being known as "The March King". Among his best known marches are "The Washington Post", "Semper Fidelis" (Official March of the United States Marine Corps), and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America).
His father was Portuguese, and his mother of Bavarian ancestry. Sousa began his career playing violin and studying music theory and composition under John Esputa and George Felix Benkert. His father eventually enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice in 1868. After departing the band in 1875, Sousa eventually learned to conduct. From 1880 until his death, Sousa began focusing exclusively on conducting and wrote marches during this time. He eventually rejoined the Marine Band and served there for 12 years as director. Upon leaving the Marine Band, Sousa organized his own band. He toured Europe and Australia and also developed the sousaphone, a large brass instrument similar to the tuba. On the outbreak of World War I, Sousa was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander and led the Naval Reserve Band in Illinois. Following his tenure there, Sousa returned to conduct the Sousa Band until his death in 1932.
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Genealogy
- John Philip Sousa's father was John Antonio Sousa (1824- ) , who was better known as Antonio.. Antonio's parents were John Antonio Sousa and Josephine de Blanco. It is believed that due to the Peninsular War in 1822, that John and Josphine fled Portugal for Spain. It was in Seville, Spain, on 22 September 1824 that John Antonio was born. Antonio was well schooled and could speak many languages. He was in the British and U.S. Navies. He also served in the Mexican War. While stationed in New York, Antonio met Marie Elisabeth Trinkaus, daughter of Peter Trinkaus and Catherine Schafers.
- They had immigrated to America from Hesse Darmstadt (Frankish Prumbach), Bavaria around 1846.
- Antonio and Marie had the 10 childern, with 6 living to adulthood:
- Catherine Margaret Sousa (6 Dec 1850 - 28 Dec 1939)
- Josephine Sousa (c. 1851-1854 - c. 1854)
- John Philip Sousa (6 Nov 1854 - 6 Mar 1932)
- Ferdinand M. Sousa (6 Feb 1857 - 16 Apr 1857)
- Rosina Sousa (Mar 1858 - 2 Mar 1860)
- George William Sousa (7 Feb 1859 - 20 Jan 1913)
- Annie Frances Sousa (1863 - 27 Jun 1865)
- Mary Elisabeth (Elise) Sousa (18 Dec 1865 - 16 Mar 1940)
- Antonio Augustus Sousa (25 Mar 1868 - 8 May 1918)
- Louis Marion Sousa (13 Jan 1870 - 19 Aug 1929)
- Ancestors of Juan (John) Antonio Sousa are thought to be Tomás (Thomas) de Sousa, the first Captain General of Brazil; Alfonse de Sousa, Viceroy of India; Goncalo de Sousa, Chief Justice of Portugal; ans Louis de Sousa, a writer.
- (Note: All ancestors names appear to be "Americanized).
Sources:
- Bierley, Paul E. John Philip Sousa, American Phenomenon. 1973. Prentice Hall, Inc. (Available from amazon.com)
- Greene, Carol. John Philip Sousa, The March King. 1992. Children's Press.
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John Philip Sousa's Timeline
| 1854 |
November 6, 1854
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1881 |
April 1, 1881
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1882 |
August 7, 1882
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1887 |
January 21, 1887
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1932 |
March 6, 1932
Age 77
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Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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