While I have researched and written extensively on the history of the Sousaphone, most often in The ITEA Journal, I thought it might be nice to get a simple, visually interesting summary of the story behind the original Sousaphone out to the general public - just in case you're interested. Enjoy!
All images are either public domain, due to their age, or from my personal collection. The J. W. Pepper company was very gracious in giving me access to their historical archives for this research, and special thanks also goes to the U. S. Marine Band Library, the Sousa Archives at the University of Illinois, the New York Public Library, the International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and newspapers.com.
The soundtrack behind the video features three of the free, online recordings of Sousa marches by the U. S. Marine Band - marches from the years that the Pepper Sousaphone was active in the band. They are, in order of appearance:
King Cotton (1895)
El Capitan (1896)
The Stars and Stripes Forever (1896)
26 авг 2024