A march king is defined as "a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854–1932)."[1] The term was first used as in reference to noted American composer John Philip Sousa, who achieved the nickname "The March King" from the popularity of his military march compositions. It is also attributed to such march composers as Karl King with Barnum and Bailey's Favorite, Edwin Franko Goldman with On the Mall and Henry Fillmore with Americans We. King and Fillmore were noted for writing marches devoted to or about each other - King Henry and King Karl King, referring to each other as fellow "Kings".
See also
- Fillmore's "King Karl King March"
- Fredrick Joseph Ricketts, the "British March King" (also known as "Kenneth Alford")
Notes
- ^ WordNet
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