John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

American

Transcriptions of marches including The Stars and Stripes Forever, Semper Fidelis, The Liberty Bell, The Thunderer, and The Washington Post

• Sousa was nicknamed the “March King,” because he wrote more than 130 marches for his professional band!
• He helped develop the Sousaphone, an instrument similar to a Tuba that is still used today in marching bands.
• Sousa was a talented trapshooter, and he helped organize the first national trapshooting organization.