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Unit HomeAudio ResourcesThe Complete Marches of John Philip SousaWedding March

Wedding March
Wedding March from The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa: Vol. 5

 

Wedding March (1918)

   

During World War I, when anti-German feelings were high, representatives of the American Relief Legion asked Sousa to compose a wedding march to replace the music of Wagner and Mendelssohn for American weddings. Sousa fulfilled their request, but his march was forgotten soon after the war ended.

Paul E. Bierley, The Works of John Philip Sousa (Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1984), 96. Used by permission.