Ahead of Its Time
When Berlioz heard the strange tone
Of the newly contrived saxophone,
He said,”Though it has
Some potential for jazz,
For the present I’d leave it alone.”
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John Philip Sousa (6 November 1854 – 6 March 1932) was an extremely successful band
leader, who remains a byword for band excellence to this day.
Obbligato Obligation
John Sousa’s eponymous band
Was bent on protecting its brand.
They knew there’d be gripes
If they played “Stars and Stripes”
With no piccolo player on hand.
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