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Unit HomeAudio ResourcesThe Complete Marches of John Philip SousaResumption March

Resumption March
Resumption March from The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa: Vol. 1

 

Resumption March (1879)

 

The derivation of this march’s title was the resumption of the use of gold and silver coins in the United States after the post-Civil War inflation and depression.

Paul E. Bierley, The Works of John Philip Sousa (Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1984), 80. Used by permission.