[PAR] [TLE] Transit of Venus March [SEP] The Transit of Venus March is a march scored for military brass band written by John Philip Sousa in 1883 to celebrate the 1882 Transit of Venus and published by the J.W. Pepper Company.  The work was erroneously thought to be lost for over 100 years when a piano transcription published in 1896 was found by a Library of Congress employee in 2003.  Copies of the original Pepper publication, however, do survive. [PAR] [TLE] John Philip Sousa [SEP] John Philip Sousa ( ; ; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known primarily for American military and patriotic marches.  Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King", or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford also being known by the former nickname.  Among his best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America), "Semper Fidelis" (Official March of the United States Marine Corps), "The Liberty Bell" (used as the theme for Monty Python's Flying Circus), "The Thunderer" and "The Washington Post".
[PAR] [TLE] Transit of Venus March [ SEP ] The Transit of Venus March is a march scored for military brass band written by John Philip Sousa in 1883 to celebrate the 1882 Transit of Venus and published by the J.W. Pepper Company . The work was erroneously thought to be lost for over 100 years when a piano transcription published in 1896 was found by a Library of Congress employee in 2003 . Copies of the original Pepper publication , however , do survive . [PAR] [TLE] John Philip Sousa [ SEP ] John Philip Sousa ( ; ; November 6 , 1854 – March 6 , 1932 ) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era , known primarily for American military and patriotic marches . Because of his mastery of march composition , he is known as " The March King " , or the " American March King " due to his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford also being known by the former nickname . Among his best - known marches are " The Stars and Stripes Forever " ( National March of the United States of America ) , " Semper Fidelis " ( Official March of the United States Marine Corps ) , " The Liberty Bell " ( used as the theme for Monty Python 's Flying Circus ) , " The Thunderer " and " The Washington Post " .
What is the name of the national march by the American composer and conductor who wrote Transit of Venus March?
What is the name of the national march by the American composer and conductor who wrote Transit of Venus March ?
The Stars and Stripes Forever
The Stars and Stripes Forever