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  2. Circus music - Wikipedia

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    "Barnum and Bailey's Favorite" by Karl King (1892–1971) is a famous circus music piece. [11] Unlike Fučík, King grew up performing circus music joining Robinson's Famous Circus at the age of 19 as a baritone player. During that time circus music needed its own style because modern music did not fit with most of the acts that the circus ...

  3. List of circuses and circus owners - Wikipedia

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    There have been many famous modern circuses since the first modern circus was staged by Philip Astley in London on January 9, 1768. Many are best known by the name of their principal owner. The following is a list of both circuses and their country of origin.

  4. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Wikipedia

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    The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, also known as the Ringling Bros. Circus, Ringling Bros., the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Barnum & Bailey, or simply Ringling, is an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. It and its predecessor have run shows from 1871, with a hiatus from 2017 to 2023.

  5. Emmett Kelly - Wikipedia

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    Emmett Leo Kelly was born in Sedan, Kansas on December 9, 1898. His father, Thomas, was a section foreman for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad.While he was still a child, the family moved to Southern Missouri where his father had purchased a farm in Texas County, near the community of Houston, Missouri. [1]

  6. Karl King - Wikipedia

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    In 1912, he performed in the Sells-Floto Circus under W.P. English (a famous march composer), and in 1913 in the Barnum and Bailey band under Ned Brill. At the request of Brill he wrote (and dedicated to Brill) "Barnum & Bailey's Favorite", his most famous march and possibly the most recognizable American music written specifically for the circus.

  7. Barnum and Bailey's Favorite - Wikipedia

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    King's earliest known compositions date from 1909 with this, his most famous work, being composed in only his fifth year of composing. [2] King played Baritone horn in many circus bands including Barnum and Bailey's, for more than a decade. [2] As is common in his compositions, Karl King made the baritone part a major voice in the march. [3]

  8. Barnum (musical) - Wikipedia

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    Barnum is an American musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman.It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies.

  9. Cirque du Soleil - Wikipedia

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    Each Cirque du Soleil production is a synthesis of circus styles from around the world, with its own central theme and storyline. Shows employ continuous live music, with performers rather than stagehands changing the props. [133] The duration of each touring show is typically between 2 and 2 hours and 30 minutes, including an intermission.