[TPIN] Sousa Movie

[Achias1 at mchsi.com]

In the July "Instrumentalist" magazine, there is an article discussing the facts and fallacies of this film.

Dave



> 
> Another movie worthy of consideration is
> "Stars and Stripes" forever 1950
> with Clifton Webb as John Philip Sousa
> and Robert Wagner, as the "inventor"
> of the "Sousaphone."
> 
> I just picked up a VHS copy of this on Ebay
> (there are others). There is one interesting
> audition scene in which Sousa is audtioning
> cornetists for his new band. Sousa asks for
> some some "triple tonguing", the audtionee
> plays some licks from "Carnival of Venice",
> Sousa picks up a cornet, and says "actually
> I had something in mind more like this". The audtionee
> packs up his horn and leaves.
> 
> I remember seeing this movie as a kid when I first started playing,
> and being impressed that the Sousa lick was substantially
> more difficult. Upon hearing it again (40 + years later)
> Sousa's excerpt was a little flashier, but no more dificult
> as there where no changing notes on the triplets.
> 
> -Ellis