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march
(1901)
John Philip Sousa, composer
Heralded as one of his finest marches, The Invincible Eagle was
composed by Sousa on a train between Buffalo and New York. The march was
composed for the 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. Soon after its
premiere, Sousa described the conviction and artistic spirit which
compelled him to write this great march: "The new march, The
Invincible Eagle, is what I call one of my sunshine marches. Some of my
heavy marches are intended to convey the impression of the stir and strife
of warfare, but The Invincible Eagle shows the military spirit at
its lightest and brightestthe parade spirit."
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