This work was the hastily written product of Frank Hatton's request for a short piece to be played at a June 1889 ceremony.
This work was the hastily written product of Frank Hatton's request for a short piece to be played at a June 1889 ceremony. A seven measure chromatic passage introduces this band piece in 6/8 time, which gained additional popularity when it was adapted for the two-step. First performed by the US Marine Band as part of festivities honoring winners of an essay contest and set outside the Smithsonian, this is, FTP, which this John Phillip Sousa march named for a D.C. newspaper?
This work was the hastily written product of Frank Hatton's request for a short piece to be played at a June 1889 ceremony.
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