Johann Strauss, Jr. composed pieces in this genre named "Egyptian" and "Napoleon."
Johann Strauss, Jr. composed pieces in this genre named "Egyptian" and "Napoleon." Austrian audiences clap their hands and stomp their feet while listening to a piece in this genre named for Joseph Radetzky. The first movement of Shostakovich's Leningrad symphony repeats an eighteen-bar one of these, which is known as the "invasion theme." English examples of this musical genre include Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance and "The British Grenadiers," while traditional American ones include "Semper Fidelis" and "The Stars and Stripes Forever." For 10 points, name this genre of music often played by military bands, whose form was mastered by John Philip Sousa.
Johann Strauss, Jr. composed pieces in this genre named "Egyptian" and "Napoleon."
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