Washington march / words by F.L. Forman ; music by Burle Marx. c1957.

Forman, F. L.

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Burle Marx, 1902-1990

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Commissioned by the Alumni Association of Thomas Jefferson Medical College. Composed 1974.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Jefferson processional march : from "The great occassions" / music by Burle Marx. c1974. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52855451 Text by F.L. Forman. Part of the series, The Great Occassions. Composed 1953. First performance Carnegie Hall, New York, 4 July 1957, Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Vorhees, conductor...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...