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Publisher: Indianapolis : The Bobbs-Merill companyPublication date: 1905Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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For eight players. You've never heard Sousa like this! The perennial patriotic favorite is now featured in a unique setting expertly arranged by Thomas Brown. Instrumentation: xylophone/bells, vibraphone, marimba 1 (part 1, treble clef), marimba 1 (part 2, bass clef), marimba 2 (part 1, treble clef), marimba 2 (part 2, bass clef), drum set (or percussion section) and timpani/triangle/chimes. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1902.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This book narrates how John Philip Sousa, the patriot,advocated The Star-Spangled Banner, as the national anthem of theUnited States - rather than any other song. (1983), 2001, 5½x8½,index, paper, 182 pp. ... Read more

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I don't think there could be a more concise biography about JPS out.It was very good, had lots of photos and JPS sounded like a very nice man and an American institution!! ... Read more

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John Philip Sousa helped to create some incredible music. Learn about his life in this exciting title.

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The most famous of the bandmaster-composers was JohnPhilip Sousa (1854-1932), who in 1880 became leader of the U.S. MarineBand. In 1892, he organized his own band that toured throughout theworld. Known as "The March King," Sousa was a highly skilled composerof marches. He wrote more than one hundred of them, including thefamous Stars and Stripes Forever that became the officialUnited States march in 1987.

A strong-willed child, Sousa's first memories of his childhood includethe time he was not permitted to eat as many donuts as he wanted, sohe ran away in the rain and lay outside for half an hour. He got sosick he almost died. But the best story Sousa tells is the one wherehe almost ran away to join the circus band!

In this delightful story, young adults are introduced to one of thegreatest band composers of all time. Combining music, history, andculture with biography, this story is a musical journey back throughtime. ... Read more

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Blue with gilt. Illustrated frontispiece. A very handsome. Free of writing. Published, April 1928. Vintage untrimmed page edges. Numerous black and white illustrations. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1162 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and textual cross-references to related essays. ... Read more

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This title has fewer than 24 printed text pages. A Man of the World is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Annie Payson Call is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Annie Payson Call then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more