March of the Mitten Men

By

John Philip Sousa

Arranged by

Leonard Duarte

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To understand John Philip Sousa's far reaching impact, and his influence on the musical tastes of people everywhere, one must understand the man, his era, and his philosophy. Sousa's philosophy argued that much stuffy, uninteresting music is fed to the public under the guise of culture music. "I would rather write an inspired march, he once said, than a manufactured symphony! Sousa felt that people should be given music they enjoyed hearing. To this endeavor, he turned his considerable talents as composer and bandleader to the attainment of this ideal. 

A highly spiritual man, Sousa employs the hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers" as the primary theme for his "March of the Mitten Men." The march has been rescored for band by Mr. Leonard Duarte to fit the instrumentation of the modern band.

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