John Philip Sousa
Sousa began his career playing violin and studying music theory and composition under John Esputa and George Felix Benkert. Sousa's father enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice in 1868. He left the band in 1875, and over the next five years, Sousa performed as a violinist and learned to conduct. In 1880, he rejoined the Marine Band and served there for 12 years as director, after which Sousa was hired to conduct a band organized by David Blakely, P.S. Gilmore's former agent. Blakely wanted to compete with Gilmore. From 1880 until his death, Sousa focused exclusively on conducting and writing music. He aided in the development of the sousaphone, a large brass instrument similar to the helicon and tuba. Upon the outbreak of World War I, Sousa was awarded a wartime commission of lieutenant commander to lead the Naval Reserve Band in Illinois. He then returned to conduct the Sousa Band until his death in 1932. In the 1920s, Sousa was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 6, 1854 (Washington, D.C.), Died March 6, 1932 (Reading)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, conductor, director, speaker
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Recordings (Results 426-450 of 698 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-71848 | 10-in. | 2/11/1932 | Washington Post | Pietro Deiro | Accordion solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71849 | 10-in. | 2/11/1932 | Stars and stripes forever | Pietro Deiro | Accordion solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-77049 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | United States Field Artillery march | American Legion Official Band ; Leo Kucinski | Band | composer | |
Victor | CVE-81585 | 12-in. | 1/24/1934 | Minnesota march | Gerald Prescott ; University of Minnesota. Concert Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-82537 | 10-in. | 5/21/1934 | A Century of Progress | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-84147 | 10-in. | 8/30/1934 | Stars and stripes forever | Bluebird Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-84148 | 10-in. | 8/30/1934 | King Cotton | Bluebird Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-84149 | 10-in. | 8/30/1934 | Washington Post | Bluebird Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-84151 | 10-in. | 8/30/1934 | Semper fidelis | Bluebird Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-010991 | 10-in. | 6/30/1937 | Stars and stripes forever | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-010992 | 10-in. | 6/30/1937 | Semper fidelis march | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-010993 | 10-in. | 6/30/1937 | Washington Post march | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-023943 | 10-in. | 6/29/1938 | El capitan | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-026803 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | Stars and stripes forever | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-026804 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | El capitan | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-026805 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | Washington Post march | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-026806 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | High school cadets | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-026808 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | Semper fidelis | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-026809 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | King Cotton | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-026813 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | Manhattan Beach march | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-026814 | 10-in. | 9/7/1938 | Fairest of the fair | Goldman Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | BS-056198 | 10-in. | 9/27/1940 | Semper fidelis | Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-071940 | 10-in. | 2/19/1942 | Sabre and spurs | Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | E0VB-4359 | 10-in. | 5/9/1950 | The stars and stripes forever | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1722 | 10-in. | 10/14/1947 | Sabre and spurs | Lester Loucks ; Spring Garden Band | Band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sousa, John Philip," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102569.
Sousa, John Philip. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102569.
"Sousa, John Philip." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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