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JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA
IC
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John Philip Sousa, the greatest American
Composer and Band Master, was born in 1854
at Washington, D. C.; at the age of eleven
made his first public appearance as Violin
Soloist, and
opera companies, was appointed leader, of
band of United States Marine Corps in 1880;
resigned from the United States service in
1892 and organized the now World's Famous
Sousa's Band, which has appeared before the
Crowned Heads of Europe
every place in this country. His many com-
positions all struck the popular Chord.
is
POST CARD
Stamp
after conducting for various
Here
THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS
and in almost
He
the "March
now familiarly
King."
known
as
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Pub, by J. I. Austen Co., Chi.
A-326
