英语词汇sousaphone的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

sousaphone. “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” “The Washing ton Post,” “Semper Fidelis,” “Hands Across the Sea,” “Liberty Bell,” “High School Cadets”—John Philip Sousa composed over 100 such popular marches, inspiring an English magazine to dub him the March King, a title that remained with the band master throughout his long career. Sousa, the son of Portuguese refugees, began conducting theater orchestras when only 19. He became bandmaster of the U.S. Marine Corps band in 1882, his father having played there before him, and formed his fa mous Sousa’s Band 10 years later. His band toured the world, bringing him great renown, and he composed numerous comic operas, suites, songs, and orchestral music in addition to his marches. Sousa died in 1932 aged 78. Besides greatly improv ing the quality of band music, he invented the sousaphone, a large circular tuba standing 52 inches high and weighing some 26 pounds, with a flaring adjustable bell, adjustable mouth piece, and a full, rich sonorous tone.

词汇	sousaphone
词源	sousaphone. “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” “The Washing ton Post,” “Semper Fidelis,” “Hands Across the Sea,” “Liberty Bell,” “High School Cadets”—John Philip Sousa composed over 100 such popular marches, inspiring an English magazine to dub him the March King, a title that remained with the band master throughout his long career. Sousa, the son of Portuguese refugees, began conducting theater orchestras when only 19. He became bandmaster of the U.S. Marine Corps band in 1882, his father having played there before him, and formed his fa mous Sousa’s Band 10 years later. His band toured the world, bringing him great renown, and he composed numerous comic operas, suites, songs, and orchestral music in addition to his marches. Sousa died in 1932 aged 78. Besides greatly improv ing the quality of band music, he invented the sousaphone, a large circular tuba standing 52 inches high and weighing some 26 pounds, with a flaring adjustable bell, adjustable mouth piece, and a full, rich sonorous tone.
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