Making the march king : John Philip Sousa's Washington years, 1854-1893 / Patrick Warfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warfield, Patrick, 1971- author.

Series:

Music in American life.

Music in American life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicians--Biography.

Musicians.

Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932.

Sousa, John Philip.

Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century.

Washington (D.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Philip Sousa's mature career as the indomitable leader of the United States Marine Band and his own touring Sousa Band is well known, but the years leading up to his emergence as a celebrity have escaped serious attention. In this revealing biography, Patrick Warfield explains the making of the March King by documenting Sousa's early life and career.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Prelude. A Triumph on the Waves""; ""Part I. The Apprentice""; ""Chapter One. A Capital Boyhood""; ""Chapter Two. Into the Pit""; ""Chapter Three. A Nineteenth-Century Musical Career""; ""Part II. The Professional""; ""Chapter Four. The Centennial City""; ""Chapter Five. A Presidential Musician""; ""Chapter Six. Civilian Music in Washington""; ""Part III. The March King""; ""Chapter Seven. America's Court Composer""; ""Chapter Eight. Making the Sousa Band""; ""Chapter Nine. Theater on the Bandstand""

""Epilogue: Marching Along""""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 6, 2013).

ISBN:

9780252095078

0252095073

OCLC:

961590291