Evening star., 1932-03-15

conductor. He had the instinct Of
Snowman. Long in the future men will
pay tribute Of applause to the March
King" The Nashville Banner offers
the tribute: IN this country and
abroad people for decades thrilled to
the stirring strains Of the Sousa
marches. In another manner Of speak
ing, Sousa was a man who composed
'whistling music His face and form
became as familiar to the American
people as did The Stars and Stripes
Forever because popular demand liter
ally forced him to make grand total
of 3S tours of this Nation. On many
occasions he toured with his band in
Europe and made more than one round
of the world. He and his work gave
wholesome pleasure first and foremost,
and the value Of that service cannot
be too highly estimated"
In its analysis of his qualities and
career the Des Moines Tribune re-
marks: John Philip Sousa's contri-
button to his age was the inspiration
he furnished to the progress Of Ameri-
can music through cooperative nom
professional enterprise. 1t was the
name and reputation of SouSa," this
paper continues, that gave vigor to
the movement two or three decades ago
which placed silver cornet band in
CtcIy dLu04llOuS Nl41nSC dIlu AknAllCt III
the country" In the words Of the
Hamilton Evening Journal "Sousa was
a leader, possessed not only Of that
thorough understanding of music but
of a magnetism which inspired his
musicians and his audience as well.
Even though jazz composers and Jazz
orchestras have taken a prominent
place In the world Of music today, they
have never dimmed the artistry nor the
spirit Of John Philip Sousa."
There have been greater musicians,
but there have been few whose COM
positions have been greater delight to
the popular mind. In time of war
Sousa;s marches fired the heart of youth
as 1t took to the battleflelds, and in
times Of peace his works have proved
an inspiration to the millions whose
the tribute Of the Asbury Park Evening
Press.
Times, Of course, will change again."
predicts the Milwaukee Journal, "but
whatever the prevailing mood, when
we want q march of strength and per-
sonality and patriotism, a march that
expresses America at its strongest mo-
ments, one that finds its roots n the
Star Spangled Banner rather than in
those paler compositions like America
the Beautiful We shall turn to the
music of John Philip Sousa." The
Morgantown Dominion-News is certain
that "the name 'Sousa' will not be for
gotten" and predicts "his works will
endure. So long as there remains a
heart to beat fast with patriotism. so
long viii his Stars and Stripes Forever
be played and enjoyed"
ut is not high time for mankind to
set up new standards of appraisal Of
greatness?" asks the Pasadena Star
News. Should not David, the great
King Of Israel, be exalted because OF
his refreshing, inspiriting psalms, rather
than because of his greatness as war
rior and king? Who was the greater
David the shepherd lad who slew the
uncounted millions In all generations
the sweet inspiration Of that noblest
and most beautiful Of all psalms, The
Lord Is NV Shepherd? Let them en-
shrine Napoleon Bonaparte in France,
but let them not forget Rouget de Elsie,
the Strassburg subaltern, who composed
the Marseillaise,' which has stirred
more military ardor throughout the
world than any national anthem per-
haps And here in America let the
memory of Francis Scott Key and DR..
Samuel F. Smith be revered so long as
The Star Spangled Banner shall wave
'o'er the land of the free and the home
OF the brave John Philip Sousa was
pre-eminent in his field-as composer of
marches Of the stirring type with mar
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gre.. ----i-IiiaSssr, a great patriot"