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The Menace of Mechanical Music

The Menace of Mechanical MusicJohn Philip Sousa Originally published in Appleton’s Magazine, Vol. 8 (1906), pp. 278-284. SWEEPING across the country with the speed of…

WWI Memorial Taps

HONORING THE DOUGHBOYSTAPS AT THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL Taps is sounded each day at 5 pm at the New National World War I…

TAPS ON A FLUTE?

TAPS ON A FLUTE? The bugle call of Taps was originally created to replace the regulation call for lights out and remained in the Army…

Goin’ Home

A LOOK AT HOW THE ICONIC MELODY FROM THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY BECAME A BAND ARRANGEMENT Goin’ Home Navy Chief Petty Officer Graham Jackson plays…

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