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John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa
American Musician
Born: Nov 6, 1854
Died: Mar 6, 1932
Always Any Believe Me Music People
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Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains. John Philip Sousa
People Will Long Jazz Through Instead Feet Hear Brains Just Endure
Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty. John Philip Sousa
You Lie Remember Beauty Creation Pen Possibilities Composer Bow Always Still Than Mightier Violinist
Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds? John Philip Sousa
Life Music Business Soul Heart Dramatic Enter Composition He Idea Tale Does How Heart And Soul Conductor Form Unfolds Central Public Convey Successfully
The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper realization of the effect of that office on the man. John Philip Sousa
Music Great Me Man Every President Earth Background Weaving Seems Great One True Greatest Came Effect Office American Realization Engaged Deeper
American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and can judge its unevenness, its lights and its shadows. John Philip Sousa
Judge Temperament Shadows Advantage Over Lights Understand Foreign American Teachers
The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am actually the idea I am interpreting, and naturally I picture my players and auditors as in accord with me. I know, of course, that my mannerisms have been widely discussed. John Philip Sousa
Time Me Picture Possibly Idea Know Make Course Because Am Been Accord Discussed Repress Movements Cannot Which Mannerisms Naturally Actually Widely Interpreting Players
The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions. John Philip Sousa
Prevailing Only Hears Conditions Average Production
My religion lies in my composition. John Philip Sousa
Religion Lies Composition
There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience! John Philip Sousa
Spiritual Chill Cold Musician One Thing Physical More Deadliest Audience Than Thing
I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world. Perhaps the music-lovers of some of our larger cities equal the English, but I do not believe they can be surpassed in that respect. John Philip Sousa
Best Respect World Believe Our Cities Some Had Highly Perhaps Equal Audiences Listeners English Satisfactory Found Larger
America can well expect to develop a goodly amount of composers for she has a goodly number of people. John Philip Sousa
People Composers Develop Goodly She Well Expect America Amount Number
Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius. John Philip Sousa
Genius Aid Drawback Rather Facilitate Impediment True Development Although Than May Artistic Production Routine Assistance
Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the beauty of music. John Philip Sousa
Music Beauty Stage Entirely Through Almost Powerful Most Opera Most Powerful Grand Appeals

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