John Phillip Sousa, Loras John Schissel

Gebundenes Buch

John Philip Sousa's America

The Patriot's Life in Images and Words

Beschreibung

Just who was John Philip Sousa? This intimate portrait brings Sousa to Life--who he was, why he was driven to succeed, his love of country--and explores his life and times through hundreds of photos, cartoons, short stories, news clippings, quotes, sheetmusic covers, and magazine ads collected in family scrapbooks, the Sousa Archive in the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Marines archives. This book reveals a quintessentially American story: It is the story of being born to poor immigrant parents and through immeasurable hard work, talent, and self-motivated drive succeeding beyond dreams. But it is also a very personal story of a man with a vision: a man who saw great music ultimately as being from the heart and who sought to bring this music--not just his own--to the world [Publisher description]

Autor

John Philip Sousa IV is the only living direct descendent of John Philip Sousa. He served in the Air Force for four years and currently serves as honorary chairman and board member of the Enduring Freedom, Killed in Action Fund. Loras John Schissel is a senior musicologist at the Library of Congress. He is a composer and conductor who has traveled throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, leading orchestras, bands, and choral ensembles in a broad range of musical styles and programs. He is a leading scholar on the life and work of John Philip Sousa. They both live in Chicago.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GIA Publications
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 290mm x 225mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 986g
• ISBN-13: 9781579998837
• ISBN-10: 1579998836
• Artikelnr.: 34391255