| Boy Scouts of America | |
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| March by John Philip Sousa | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Boy_Scouts_of_America_1_(cropped).jpg) Original music sheet cover | |
| Composed | 1916 |
| Dedication | Boy Scouts of America |
| Audio sample | |
"Boy Scouts of America" as performed by the United States Marine Band. | |
Boy Scouts of America is a march composed by John Philip Sousa in 1916 upon the request of Charles D. Hart. Sousa dedicated it to the Boy Scouts of America. It was premiered in October 1916 at the Metropolitan Opera House. The cover sheet features a photograph of a statuette R. Tait McKenzie's The Ideal Scout. It is considered one of the best marches Sousa ever composed, with The Reading Times writing that the march proved that the "noted composer still retains the name of 'March King'".[1]