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rector, 6th Army Corps, 1898; Musical Director, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 1917-19. Organized own band, 1892; toured World several times over period of forty years. Earned title of "March King1 through march compositions. Compiled by special order of Naval Dep't the "National, Patriotic and Typical Airs of All Lands," 1890. Decorations: Medal of the Victorian Order (Britain); Cross of Artistic Merit, First Class of Academy of Hainault (Belgium); Officer of the French Academy. Degrees: Honorary Doctor of Music, Pennsylvania Military College, 1920; Honorary Doctor of Music, Marquette University, 1923. Memorials: John Philip Sousa Memorial Bridge, Washington; John Philip Sousa, Jr. High School, Washington. Works: Over one hundred marches, incl.: The Stars and Stripes Forever; Washington Post; Semper Fidelis; Liberty Bell; Imperial Edward. Also ten comic operas; numerous suites, tone poems, waltzes, songs; novels, magazine articles; poems, libretti, lyrics, and autobiography, Marching Along. Burial place: Congressional Cemetery, Washington. Address: Estate, c/c ASCAP.
Sowerby, Leo, composer, organist, educator; b. Grand Rapids, Mich., May 1, 1895. ASCAP 1927. Educ: American Cons., Chicago; private student of Arthur Olaf Andersen and C. Lampert. Held American fellowship Acad, of Rome, 1921-24. Since 1925, teacher, composition at American Cons., Chicago; now head of department of Composition. Since 1927, organist and choirmaster, St. James Episcopal Church, Chicago. Soloist with many American and European orchestras. In 1917-19, U.S. Army, Bandmaster, 2nd Lieut. Doctor of Music (Hon.), Univ. of Rochester, 1934. Member of National Inst, of Arts and Letters. Winner of Pulitzer Prize for musical composition 1946. Works: Comes Autumn Time, over- |
ture; Two Violin Sonatas; Violin Concerto; Organ Concerto; Three Symphonies: Two Piano Concertos; Set of Four for orchestra; The Canticle of the Sun and The Vision of Sir Launfal, cantatas; Serenade for string quartet; Woodwind Quintet; Two String Quartets; suite, From the Northland; symphonic poem, Prairie; Clarinet Sonata; Symphony for organ and many other works for organ; choral works, many for Episcopal church service. Home: 5306 Black-stone Ave., Chicago 15, 111.
Spaeth, Sigmund, author, composer, educator, lecturer, radio commentator; b. Philadelphia, Pa., April 10, 1885. ASCAP 1925. Educ.: Haver-ford Coll., Bachelor of Arts, 1905, Master of Arts, 1906; Princeton, Doctor of Philosophy, 1910. Teacher, Princeton, 1906-08, Asheville School, N.C., 1910-12. Literary editor, music editor, New York newspapers, magazines. Educational director, American Piano Company; managing director, Community Concerts; Dean, Wurlit-zer Sc1kx)1 of Music; President The Songmart. Life member (nine years president) Natl. Assoc, of American Composers and Conductors. Awarded Henry Hadley Medal for services to American music. Author of The Common Sense of Music; Barber Shop Ballads; Read 'em and Weep; The Songs You Forgot to Remember; The Art of Enjoying Music; Stories Behind the Worlds Great Music; Great Symphonies; Fun With Music; Maxims to Music; A Guide to Great Orchestral Music; At Home With Music; A History of Popular Music in America; Opportunities in Music; Dedication: Tne Love Story of Clara and Robert Schumann; many magazine articles, translations, arrangements. Creator of short motion pictures, appearing on screen, radio, and television as The Tune Detective. Songs: "Down South"; "My Little Nest of Heavenly Blue" ("Frasquita |
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