biography
pronunciation:
[sooza]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1854–1932)
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| biography:
| Composer and bandmaster, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. His early training as a conductor was gained with theatre orchestras, and in 1880 he became conductor of the US Marine Band. His own band, formed 12 years later, won an international reputation. As well as more than 100 popular marches, including ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever’ (1896) and ‘The Liberty Bell’ (1893), he composed 10 comic operas, the most successful of which was El Capitan (1896). He also invented the sousaphone. |
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