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音樂會中的蘇沙樂團 Sousa band in concert
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Sousa Band performing "The Crack regiment"
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蘇沙樂團 The Sousa Band
在其顛峰時期，蘇沙士全球家喻戶曉的知名音樂家，許多人認為他是美國誕生的第一位巨星，四處都有他和他的樂團的粉絲、甚至海外都有；在蘇沙樂團開始巡迴時，還沒有廣播或電視等產品，有些觀眾看過小型樂團的音樂演奏，但如蘇沙一般的樂團表演、幾乎是大家第一次見到古典樂演奏與專業音樂家的演出，也是他們見到知名作曲家的唯一機會。蘇沙的進行曲從熱門舞曲到愛國進行曲「永恆的星條旗」，都受到普遍的喜愛，人們喜愛聽到原作者演奏自己創作的曲子，很多城鎮將演出日訂定為「蘇沙日」以示歡迎。
蘇沙樂團是當時最符合潮流的樂團，如同一位報紙評論家所言：「蘇沙樂團的演奏其實不只是演奏會，還是一場戲劇化的演出，是激發人們愛國情操的課程，也是受歡迎的音樂盛宴，所有的元素都融入在這一場表演當中」。
During his prime, Sousa was one of the best-known musicians in the world. Many consider him to be the first American superstar. He and his band had fans in every America town, as well as overseas. When the Sousa Band started touring, people didn't have radios or televisions. Some members of their audience had seen smaller bands or played music at home with their families, but a Sousa Band performance was their first exposure to classical music and professional musicians. It was also their chance to see a famous composer. Sousa's marches, from his dance hit The Washington Post to his patriotic march The Stars and Stripes Forever, were wildly popular. And people loved hearing them played by the actual composer and his band. Many towns declared it "Sousa Day" when the band came to town.
The Sousa Band was an ideal band for their time. As a newspaper reviewer wrote, "A concert by Sousa's Band is more than a mere concert, it is a dramatic performance, a stirring lesson in patriotism, and a popular musical event, all on the same program."
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