“The Stars and Stripes Forever” march by John Phillip Sousa
American composer John Phillip Sousa composed this march in December 1896 while returning home from a holiday in Europe on an ocean liner. The first performance of the work was given in May of 1897 in Willow Grove Park, Pennsylvania.
Despite the work receiving a positive reception by the public, the march was soon adopted by theatres and circuses as an unofficial signal indicating there was an emergency at the venue and that staff needed to evacuate the patrons. The work would be given the name “Disaster March” in recognition of this unintended function.
The march would later be adopted as the official march of the United States of America in 1987.
“The Stars and Stripes Forever” march by John Phillip Sousa
American composer John Phillip Sousa composed this march in December 1896 while returning home from a holiday in Europe on an ocean liner. The first performance of the work was given in May of 1897 in Willow Grove Park, Pennsylvania.
Despite the work receiving a positive reception by the public, the march was soon adopted by theatres and circuses as an unofficial signal indicating there was an emergency at the venue and that staff needed to evacuate the patrons. The work would be given the name “Disaster March” in recognition of this unintended function.
The march would later be adopted as the official march of the United States of America in 1987.
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