Making the March King: John Philip Sousa's Washington Years, 1854-1893

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustrations Figures 1. The cover of the piano edition of “Manhattan Beach” xix 2. Sousa’s parents, Antonio and Elisabeth, ca. 1865 7 3. Detail of an 1862 map showing southeast Washington 9 4. The U.S. Capitol during the Grand Review of the Army, May 1865 14 5.  The document with which Sousa first enlisted in the Marine Corps, June 1868 16 6. The Marine Band in formation at the marine barracks, ca. 1864 20 7. Sousa’s Marine Corps enlistment, 1872 22 8. An early portrait of Sousa, ca. 1871 29 9. Sousa Band program, 1926 50 10. Esputa’s music class, ca. 1865 55 11. A portrait of Sousa, ca. 1876 90 12. Mrs. John Philip Sousa, ca. 1880 91 13. Sousa seated on his horse Aladdin, ca. 1923 93 14. Sousa checking a rifle, ca. 1918 94 15. Sousa striking a masculine pose, ca. 1899 95 16. The Sousa Band baseball team, 1904 96 17–18. Two early portraits of Sousa in his Marine Band uniform 104 and 105 19. The Marine Band at Cape May, 1882 110 20.  The Marine Band in a casual pose, probably at the constitutional centennial celebration in Philadelphia, 1887 120 21.  The Marine Band in the studio of the Columbia Phonograph Company, ca. 1891 158 22. The cover of the piano edition of “The Crusader” 168 23–25. Three views of Sousa’s Marine Band, ca. 1887–91 174, 175, and 176 26. Sousa’s manager, David Blakely, ca. 1893 181 27. The cover of a program from the Marine Band’s 1891 tour 186 x list of illustrations 28.  Promotional photograph of the Marine Band, probably for the 1891 tour 187 29. The cover of a program from the Marine Band’s 1892 tour 193 30. The Marine Band at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, 1892 194 31. The cover of a program from the New Marine Band’s 1892 tour 203 32. Promotional photograph of Sousa, ca. 1892 204 33. The cover of the piano edition of “The Stars and Stripes Forever” 229 34. “Resumption March,” solo Bb cornet part 235 35. “Revival March,” solo Bb cornet part 241 Music Examples 1. “Fall Tenderly, Roses” (from the manuscript) 32–33 2. Moonlight on the Potomac Waltzes, first waltz 35 3. “Cuckoo,” introduction and first strain 36 4. “Day and Night” (melody only, from the manuscript) 37 5. “Wilt Thou Be True?” (melody only, from the manuscript) 38 6a. “The Song of the Sea,” first verse and chorus 76 and 77 6b. “The Song of the Sea,” second verse 78 7. “Nymphalin,” ritornello and first episode 103 8a. “My Own, My Geraldine,” first verse and chorus (melody only) 139 8b. “My Own, My Geraldine,” second verse and chorus (melody only) 139 8c. “My Own, My Geraldine,” third verse and chorus (melody only) 140 9a. “Reveille,” introduction stating Assembly of Trumpeters 141 9b. “Reveille,” first verse and chorus (melody only) 142 9c. “Reveille,” third verse and conclusion 143–145 10. “President Garfield’s Inauguration March,” introduction through the beginning of the third strain 231–233 11a. Comparison of “Revival March” (mm. 5–6) with the hymn tune 242 11b. Comparison of “Revival March” (mm. 15–18) with the hymn tune 242 12. The layering effect in the trio of “Semper Fidelis” 243 list of illustrations xi 13. The lilting of the dance floor in the first strain of “Resumption March” (melody only) 249 14. The parade ground in the second strain of “The Gladiator” 250 15a. Octaves as both march and dance in the introduction of “The Washington Post” 250 15b. Rhythmic propulsion in the first strain of “The Washington Post” 251 15c. Melodic clarity in the second strain of “The Washington Post” 252 15d. The pervasive lower neighbor dip in the trio of “The Washington Post” 254 16a. “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” introduction 265 16b. “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” first strain 266 16c. Layered melodies in the trio of “The Stars and Stripes Forever”268–269 Tables 1. Marine Band tour, 1891 188 2. Marine Band tour, 1892 195 3. Sousa’s New Marine Band tour, 1892, part 1 206 4. Sousa’s New Marine Band tour, 1892, part 2 211 5. Sousa Band tour, 1893 214 6. Da capo march structure (“Resumption”) 236 7. Medley march (“Mother Goose,” trio only) 239 8. Short-trio structure (“Congress Hall”) 245 9. Long-trio structure (“Sound Off...