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Also Known As The March King
Born November 6, 1854 • Washington, D.C. • United States
Died March 6, 1932 (aged 77) • Reading • Pennsylvania
Notable Works “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
Subjects Of Study helicon • musical instrument • tuba

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