Today in ‘John Philip Sousa Hates Clarinets’

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Oh, I’ll tell you what “mf” stands for here, that’s for sure.

This issue is endemic to all Sousa marches, even “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Whee, sight-transposing!

From “The Thunderer,” which the Marine Band says was Sousa’s wife’s favorite (PDF).

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