The Fifth String

Language: English

Published by The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1902

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Faint smudge on rear board, bookplate on front endpaper. 1902 Hard Cover. 124 pp. Black boards with gilt title and decor, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Angelo Diotti, an accomplished violinist, becomes enamored by Mildred Wallace while on tour. In an effort to win her heart he adds an extra string to his violin. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John Philip Sousa, byname The March King, (born November 6, 1854, Washington, D.C., U.S. - died March 6, 1932, Reading, Pennsylvania), American bandmaster and composer of military marches. The son of an immigrant Portuguese father and a German mother, Sousa grew up in Washington, D.C., where from the age of six he learned to play the violin and later various band instruments and studied harmony and musical theory first with John Esputa and then with George Felix Benkert. In 1867 he began to follow the career of his father as a trombonist, but later he took engagements as an orchestral violinist and served as a conductor. He also began composing. In 1868 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as an apprentice in the Marine Band. He began building his formidable reputation as a bandmaster of great precision through his leadership (1880 - 92) of this group, which he raised to the highest standard of performance. In 1892 he formed his own band, a carefully selected group capable of equal virtuosity in both military and symphonic music; with it he toured the United States and Europe (1900 - 05) and finally made a world tour (1910 - 11). - Britannica.…

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Title
The Fifth String
Author
Sousa, John Philip
Publisher
The Bowen-Merrill Company
Publication year
1902
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hard Cover
Language
English
Item weight
13 ounces
Dimensions
8x5x1

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