Sousa: Music For Wind Band Vol. 11 (The Royal Swedish Navy Band, Keith Brion) (Naxos: 8.559690)
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John Philip Sousa's compositions and the unprecedented international popularity of the Sousa Band helped establish the identity of a nation still culturally innocent and full of brash new energy. Sousa's patriotism is represented in the
Globe and Eagle March, the inspiring
Keeping Step with the
Union March and the setting of war verses for the
We Are Coming March. Upbeat pieces such as the
Tally Ho Overture contrast with the Sunday hymn fantasy
In Pulpit and Pew, the fantasy
In Parlour and Street, a medley of popular, operetta and operatic tunes, and a charmingly original version of Sousa's favorite folk-song
Bonnie Annie Laurie.