Title | King Cotton | |||
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Composer | Sousa, John Philip |
Marshall’s Civic Band Topeka, KS Est’d 1884 |
Number | M-5019/A |
Type | CB | |||
Date | 1895 | |||
Key | Eb | |||
Arranger | None | Length | 0.00 | |
Publisher | John Church | Vocal | No | |
Association | Grade/Difficulty | ?/? | ||
Last Performed | Unknown | |||
Manuscript | No | |||
Style | March | Location | Marshall's Band Library | |
Cataloger | Perry Hartman | |||
Date Cataloged | 08/02/1993 | |||
Notes |
Glued to a heavy paper backing; apparently used for marching band. Composed in 1895. "It is a curious fact of the music world that marches written for fairs and expositions almost always fade into oblivion. Two notable exceptions are Sousa's 'King Cotton' and 'The Fairest of the Fair.' The former was written for the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895, and the latter for the Boston Food Fair of 1908. "Sousa and his band had great drawing power at fairs and expostions and were much sought after. But officials of the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta attempted to cancel their three-week contract with the Sousa Band because of serious financial difficulties. At Sousa's insistence they honored their contract, and at the first concert they became aware of their shortsightedness. Atlanta newspapers carried rave reviews of the band's performances. "The Sousa Band did indeed bring the exposition 'out of the red,' and the same officials who had tried to cancel Sousa's engagement pleaded with him to extend it. 'King Cotton' was named the official march of the exposition, and it has since become one of the perennial Sousa favorites." The Works of John Philip Sousa pg. 66 Paul E. Bierley Integrity Press 1984 |
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