To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. That is absolutely false. (John Philip Sousa)

To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. That is absolutely false.

John Philip Sousa

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