1. Chapter Seven
“After the Ball” : Band Music, Gospel Hymns, and Popular songs after the Civil War

2. John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Father: Marine Band musician
JPS – Marine Band apprentice
1880 – Leader of Marine Band
1892 – Professional Concert Band (rest of life)
Fairs, Summer Parks, Tours
Highest Musical Standards
Classical Transcriptions, Solos, Marches, New Works

3. United States Marine Band “The President’s Own”

4. “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
SOUSA The Stars and Stripes Forever - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band – YouTube (LG. 7.1)
Form of SSF:
- Introduction
- 1st Strain (16mm, repeated)
- 2nd Strain (16 mm, repeated)
- Trio w/ “dogfight” (repeat Trio w/ piccolo solo), (repeat “dogfight”), (repeat Trio w/ piccolos & brass countermelody)

5. MUH 3633 - Music in the United States
7/5/2018
Edison Cylinder Machine (c ) “Graphophone”
DAY 17 (9 Oct 17)

6. MUH 3633 - Music in the United States
Sousa Band – 1891 recording
7/5/2018
BA2104 Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa's Band.wmv – YouTube (Edison Cylinder)
DAY 17 (9 Oct 17)

7. Danville, KY: Advocate-Messenger Brass Band
MUH 2019 (FALL 2015)
7/5/2018
“Town Bands”
Danville, KY: Advocate-Messenger Brass Band
Allentown (PA) Band (since 1828!) "Stars and Stripes Forever“ (Labor Day 2012)
DAY 17 (9 Oct 17)

8. MUH 3633 - Music in the United States
Band Music Examples
7/5/2018
US Military Bands (samples) - US Marine Band Channel - US Army Field Band Channel - US Military Academy Band (West Point) - US Air Force Bands - US Pacific Fleet Band
Allentown Band Documentary - Allentown Band - Seg 1 – Introduction - YouTube - Allentown Band - Seg 2 – YouTube - Allentown Band - Seg 3 - YouTube - Allentown Band - Seg 4 – YouTube
Orlando Concert Band - Orlando Concert Band Documentary - Orlando Concert Band Channel
DAY 17 (9 Oct 17)

9. (White) Urban Gospel Music
“optimistic” Christianity
“God loves you”
YMCA (1844) - “muscular Christianity”
Third Great Awakening - post-Civil War
Urbanization of work force
Alienation of factory life
Urban revival meetings
Dwight L. Moody ( )

10. (White) Urban Gospel Music (2)
Gospel Hymns - sacred texts - popular forms
Bradbury, “Jesus Loves Me”
Ira Sankey sings: - "The Ninety and Nine“
Exs. - Trusting Jesus - Ira D. Sankey - "We're Marching to Zion“
LG "The Sweet By and By“ (John. P Webster, 1867)
Ira D. Sankey ( )

11. “Tin Pan Alley” Music Publishing Industry in NYC (28th St)
MUH 2019 (FALL 2014)
“Tin Pan Alley”
7/5/2018
Music Publishing Industry in NYC (28th St)
Music as commodity - for home use - sold everywhere
Public performances - Theatres - Music Halls
Vaudeville - Touring Shows - Orpheum (Keith-Albee) - T.O.B.A.
“Song Pluggers”
DAY 17 (9 Oct 17)

12. Sheet Music 1st “mega-hit” Charles K. Harris (1892)
J Aldrich Libby sang in A Trip to Chinatown
Verse (tells the story)
Chorus (repeats exactly)
Examples (LG.7.3) - Charles K. Harris - After the Ball – YouTube (c. 1920s) - After The Ball - Morris & Bolcom - After The Ball - Gaskin (1893)

13. Tin Pan Alley Songs
“The Bowery” by Gaunt & Hoyt - A Trip to Chinatown (1891)
“Sweet Rosie O'Grady” by Maude Nugent - vaudeville performer (1896)
“On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” by Paul Dresser (1897) – 2nd highest selling 19th C
“A Bird in a Gilded Cage” by Lamb & Von Tilzer (1900) – 2 million copies sold (1900)
“My Gal Sal” by Paul Dresser (1905)

14. TEST # 1 Materials END Here
Nothing after this slide will be used on Test # 1 (16 OCT 17)