This composer wrote about the Spanish viceroy Don Enrico Medigua disguising himself as the title rebel in El Capitan, and titled pieces after the Washington Post and the Liberty Bell.
This man never used instruments while composing, preferring to play music out in his head with what he called his "brain-band." He first came to the public eye after Harry Coleman helped publicize his piece "The Gladiator." He wrote a comic opera in which the Marquis de Lavarre plans to marry the title character and leave her a widow as he is condemned to fight the Spanish army alone. This composer of Désirée wrote a piece intended to be played during the (*) Transit of Venus. This composer wrote about the Spanish viceroy Don Enrico Medigua disguising himself as the title rebel in El Capitan, and titled pieces after the Washington Post and the Liberty Bell. For 10 points, name this composer of Stars and Stripes Forever, who is nicknamed The March King
This man never used instruments while composing, preferring to play music out in his head with what he called his "brain-band."
John Philip {Sousa}