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March music and brass bands
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre
March music and brass bands · In the late nineteenth century nearly every American town had a brass band, and John Philip Sousa, leader of the United States Marine Band in Washington, wrote marches such as The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896). A march is in 2/4, with the emphasis on 1 and 3, and consists of several melodies one after another, the strains. Ragtime took over that time signature and form, and in New Orleans brass bands played at funerals: a slow hymn on the way to the cemetery, cheerful music on the way back.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to The Stars and Stripes Forever for the tight beat in two and the melodies that alternate, as later in ragtime.
The Stars and Stripes Forever · United States Marine Band (John Philip Sousa)Apple Music ↗
The Washington Post · Sousa's Band, 1902Apple Music ↗
Just a Little While to Stay Here · Eureka Brass Band, 1962Apple Music ↗
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See also
- United States Marine Band (John Philip Sousa)
- Sousa's Band
- Eureka Brass Band
- European art music
- Viennese Classicism
- Ottoman classical music
- New Orleans jazz
- Phonograph
- Gramophone and the 78 rpm record
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