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John Philip Sousa

1854 - 1932

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John Philip Sousa ( SOO-zə, SOO-sə, Portuguese: [ˈso(w)zɐ]; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford. Among Sousa's best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States Marine Corps), "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", and "The Washington Post". Sousa began his career playing violin and studying music theory and composition under John Esputa and George Felix Benkert. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Philip Sousa is the 35th most popular conductor (up from 38th in 2019), the 2,861st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,593rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, John Philip Sousa ranks 35 out of 128. Before him are Leif Segerstam, Simon Rattle, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Václav Neumann, James Levine, and Pierre Monteux. After him are Riccardo Chailly, Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, George Szell, John Barbirolli, and Fritz Reiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, John Philip Sousa ranks 40. Before him are Lady Randolph Churchill, Edward Carson, Jacek Malczewski, Charles Algernon Parsons, Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal, and Charles Webster Leadbeater. After him are Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza, Patrick Geddes, Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia, Zhang Xun, Konstantin Jireček, and Takahashi Korekiyo. Among people deceased in 1932, John Philip Sousa ranks 46. Before him are Ramon Casas, Tomáš Baťa, René-Louis Baire, Alexander Grin, José Félix Uriburu, and Harriet Backer. After him are Louis Anquetin, Patrick Geddes, Ovide Decroly, Pēteris Stučka, Paolo Boselli, and Ignaz Seipel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Philip Sousa ranks 2,861 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeremy Strong (1978), Ray Conniff (1916), Josh Duhamel (1972), Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), Don S. Davis (1942), and Nathan Homer Knorr (1905). After him are Lawrence Roberts (1937), Tony Burton (1937), Hank Aaron (1934), Prescott Bush (1895), Sela Ward (1956), and Perry Como (1912).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United States

Among conductors born in United States, John Philip Sousa ranks 3. Before him are Herbert Blomstedt (1927), and James Levine (1943). After him are Kent Nagano (1951), Charles Mackerras (1925), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), Robert Craft (1923), Alan Gilbert (1967), Arthur Fiedler (1894), and Anton Coppola (1917).

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