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The Liberty Bell
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Browse piano sheets by John Philip Sousa on Zen Virtual Piano. John Philip Sousa received his early education in Washington public schools while studying music at a private conservatory. At thirteen he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Band as a “boy” apprentice musician and kept up his private studies. His most important teacher was George Felix Benkert, with whom he studied violin, harmony and composition. By 1880 his fame as a conductor, composer and arranger had been established. He was appointed leader of the Marine Band and held that position for twelve years. In 1892 he resigned to form his own civilian band, which within months stood alongside the finest symphony orchestras of the day as a concert organization rather than a marching band. The Liberty Bell has a documented naming story. Sousa and George Frederick Hinton, one of the band’s managers, were in Chicago watching a spectacle called America when a backdrop with a huge painting of the Liberty Bell was lowered. Hinton suggested that “The Liberty Bell” would be a good title for Sousa’s new march.
Browse piano sheets by John Philip Sousa on Zen Virtual Piano.
John Philip Sousa received his early education in Washington public schools while studying music at a private conservatory. At thirteen he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Band as a “boy” apprentice musician and kept up his private studies. His most important teacher was George Felix Benkert, with whom he studied violin, harmony and composition.
By 1880 his fame as a conductor, composer and arranger had been established. He was appointed leader of the Marine Band and held that position for twelve years. In 1892 he resigned to form his own civilian band, which within months stood alongside the finest symphony orchestras of the day as a concert organization rather than a marching band.
The Liberty Bell has a documented naming story. Sousa and George Frederick Hinton, one of the band’s managers, were in Chicago watching a spectacle called America when a backdrop with a huge painting of the Liberty Bell was lowered. Hinton suggested that “The Liberty Bell” would be a good title for Sousa’s new march.
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He studied music at a private conservatory while attending Washington public schools and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Band at thirteen. His most important teacher was George Felix Benkert.
He resigned from the Marine Corps to form his own civilian band, which became a concert organization rather than a marching band.
A Marine Band account says George Frederick Hinton suggested the title after a backdrop with a huge painting of the Liberty Bell was lowered during a spectacle called America in Chicago.