March Kings

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A march king is defined as "a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)" (WordNet). The term was first used as in reference to noted American composer John Phillip Sousa, who achieved the nickname "The March King" from the popularity of his military march compositions. It is also attributed to such march composers as Karl King and Henry Fillmore. King and Fillmore were noted for writing marches devoted to or about each other, referring to each other as fellow "Kings". See Fillmore's King Karl King march.