SOUSA Foshay Tower Washington Memorial (1929) - "The President's Own" United States Marine Band
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- "The President's Own" United States Marine Band presents The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, a multi-year project to record and publish scores for all of Sousa's Marches. Sousa, known as "The March King," was director of the Marine Band from 1880 to 1892. Recording directed by Col. Jason K. Fettig. www.marineband....
This obscure march has perhaps the most interesting history of any of Sousa’s compositions. It might well be called his “mystery march.”
Sousa and the managers of the band were undecided about making a tour in the fall of 1929, but Wilbur B. Foshay of Minneapolis resolved their dilemma by making a lucrative offer for the band’s services over the Labor Day weekend. Foshay was a public utilities magnate and had constructed a unique thirty-two-story building in downtown Minneapolis which came to be known as the Foshay Tower. Because of his fascination with the Washington Monument, Foshay had the building fashioned after it. A gala celebration was planned for the dedication. Governors of all the states and many other dignitaries were invited to Minneapolis at Foshay’s expense.
Sousa thought that such a gala event warranted a new march but evidently felt there was insufficient time to compose one. He had just finished a march for the lady students and faculty of the College of Industrial Arts in Denton, Texas, however, so he “borrowed” it. The “borrowed” march had been called “Daughters of Texas,” but he re-titled it “Foshay Tower Washington Memorial.”
Because of an apparent change in schedule, he would have had time to compose a new march for the Foshay occasion. But in the meantime his copyist had already extracted parts for the band and had affixed “Foshay Tower Washington Memorial” to them. So he made use of the extra time to compose a completely new march for the ladies at the school - actually a better one, according to march afficionados. This then became the “Daughters of Texas” march, and the ladies never knew of Sousa’s secret switch!
The stock market crash came two months later, and Foshay’s financial empire collapsed. In an ensuing investigation it came out that the W. B. Foshay Company had misrepresented its stock and had been guilty of illegal manipulation. In an eventful trial, one of Foshay’s former secretaries managed to seat herself as a juror and caused a hung jury. Later, however, Foshay was convicted of mail fraud and imprisoned.
Sousa did not want his name associated with the Foshay scandal and quietly withdrew his march from the public. He died before Foshay was imprisoned, and his family has since withheld the march from publication. Meanwhile, Foshay was serving a fifteen-year term in a federal prison. After three years, President Roosevelt commuted his sentence, and he was released on parole. Ten years later, President Truman granted him a complete pardon.
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Paul E. Bierley, The Works of John Philip Sousa (Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1984), 52. Used by permission.
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Imagine if you were at the unveiling of the Foshay tower, and to here this march, not knowing it’s probably the last time you will listen to it.
Foshay invited 25,000 guests to the dedication ceremony and provided all-expenses paid trips to many who included cabinet members, senators and congressmen. Half-nude dancers entertained. Each guest received a gold pocketwatch. The military gave 19-gun salutes. John Philip Sousa conducted music, including the "Foshay Tower-Washington Memorial March," a march he wrote for the occasion. Foshay presented Sousa with a check for $20,000, which bounced, but was paid 60 years later.
Sounds like it was a wild time.
This is a fantastic march with an undeserved squelching.
Beautiful gift .. thank you US Marine Band for this wonderful music.. love so much
First hearing of this, and I've listened to many marches from the USMCB recordings. This a great dancing tun - maybe a waltz, certainly polka, and for SURE, a fine segment for a quadrille . . . of Sousa marches!
A waltz would be in three.
Yes! Volume 7 is here!
Pour one out for the French Horns in the background doing off beats for the entire song.
This feels a lot more White Bear Lake than Minneapolis, tbh
Thank you so much Marine band for this wonderful project. What’s next?
After finishing up our season we'll go into the summer concert and parade season. Then in the Fall we go on tour and host a chamber series here in D.C. After that, prep for an amazing anniversary year!
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I dont think i agree with most people that the daughters of texas march is the better one here. I love this march, rather a big shame that it was hidden for so long.
I agree with you. Especially the trio melody is excellent.
BTW, the break strain was the most bad ass of this march.