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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,571 posts) Wed Nov 6, 2019, 09:59 AM Nov 2019

John Philip Sousa was born on this date.

Here's one he composed-

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John Philip Sousa was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2019 OP

My great-uncle helped kill him Freddie Nov 2019 #1

That's a great story! Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2019 #2

Thank you Freddie Nov 2019 #3

Freddie

(9,265 posts)

1. My great-uncle helped kill him

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 10:41 AM

Nov 2019

True story: in 1932, Sousa was scheduled to be the guest conductor for a concert with the Ringgold Band in Reading PA. My great-uncle was in the euphonium section. Sousa conducted a dress rehearsal, went back to his hotel, had a heart attack and died. My family still has the printed program to the concert Sousa didn’t conduct (we have it framed).
The Ringgold Band is still very much in existence and their Director introduces them as “the band that killed Sousa.”

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,571 posts)

2. That's a great story!

Reply to Freddie (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 01:19 PM

Nov 2019

Seriously

Freddie

(9,265 posts)

3. Thank you

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 01:26 PM

Nov 2019

Uncle Harold was a pretty big deal in the Ringgold Band, I think he was president of the band at the time. He and others in the band carried Sousa’s casket to the train.

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