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A 1952 biographical film, Stars and Stripes Forever, gives an account of the composer's life and music. Russian-American pianist Vladimir Horowitz wrote a famous transcription of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" for solo piano to celebrate his becoming an American citizen. In an interview, Horowitz opined that the march, being a military march ...
In 1987, "The Stars and Stripes Forever" was made the national march of the United States, by an act of Congress. [11] The "U.S. Field Artillery" is the official march of the United States Army. After leaving the Marine Band, he formed a civilian band and went on many tours in the subsequent 39 years. [12]
The final trio is known as the grandioso, trio grandioso or trio, which typically, as the grand finale, is played through much more loudly than previous runs of the trio. It sometimes adds yet another counter-melody or obligato (such as the one in "The Stars and Stripes Forever") and uses all instrumental sections of the band, bringing ...
Stars and Stripes Forever is a 1952 American Technicolor film biography of the late-19th-/early-20th-century composer and band leader John Philip Sousa.This 20th Century Fox feature was produced by Lamar Trotti, directed by Henry Koster, and stars Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner, and Ruth Hussey.
Sousa's marches are typically marked by a subdued trio, as in "The Stars and Stripes Forever" in which the rest of the band becomes subordinated to arguably the most famous piccolo solo in all of music. Typically, an American march consists of a key change (usually the addition of a flat), often happening for the duration the Trio.
Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Horowitz) 1928–1979 RCA Gold Seal: 1992 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy [38] Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck; Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 / Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat major, S. 244 / Paganini étude No. 2 in E-flat major
The Love That Lives Forever (1917) When the Boys Come Sailing Home! (1918) We Are Coming (1918) The Toast (1918) Pushing On (1918) Lovely Mary Donnelly (1918) In Flanders Fields the Poppies Grow (1918) The Fighting Race (1919) Non-Committal Declarations (1920) (vocal trio) The Last Crusade (1920) While Navy Ships Are Coaling (1923) The Journal ...
Pretty noteworthy composition, especially in the United States. (Boy, I'm on a patriotic roll here...). I'm aware of the other Edison Records recording, but we have here a modern recording as opposed to a historical recording.