hands Across The Sea.ogg

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Summary

Composer



Alternative names	John Phillip Sousa; John Philip Sousa I
Description	American conductor, military personnel, composer, sport shooter, writer and bandleader
Date of birth/death	6 November 1854	6 March 1932
Location of birth/death	Washington, D.C.	Reading
Authority file	: Q295935 VIAF: 197714 ISNI: 0000000108545601 LCCN: n79122078 NAID: 10583033 NLA: 35513452 WorldCat

Performance artist

United States Navy Band

Title

"Hands Across The Sea"

Description

English: John Philip Sousa's 1899 composition, "Hands Across the Sea", being performed by the United States Navy Band.

Composition date

1899

Performance date

1992

Source

http://www.navyband.navy.mil/

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Licensing

Performance

	This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
	This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

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Composition

The author died in 1932, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	05:41, 17 April 2011		3 min 2 s (3 MB)	TonyTheTiger	{{Information \|Description ={{en\|1="w:Hands Across the Sea"}} \|Source =http://www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/Honors%20Music/Marches/Hands%20Across%20the%20Sea.MP3 \|Author =John Philip Sousa performed by the United States Navy Band \|

File usage

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Global file usage

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Usage on de.wikipedia.org
- Hands Across the Sea
Usage on es.wikipedia.org
- Hands Across the Sea
Usage on id.wikipedia.org
- John Philip Sousa
Usage on ja.wikipedia.org
- ジョン・フィリップ・スーザ
- 海を越える握手
Usage on ja.wikibooks.org
- 音声ファイルで聴くクラシック音楽入門/行進曲
Usage on pt.wikipedia.org
- John Philip Sousa
Usage on th.wikipedia.org
- จอห์น ฟิลิป ซูซา
Usage on uk.wikipedia.org
- Оркестр ВМС США
Usage on vi.wikipedia.org
- John Philip Sousa
Usage on zh.wikipedia.org
- 越过海洋的握手
- 美国海军乐队

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Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20070622