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David Wallace Reeves (Composer)

Born: 14th February 1838, Oswego, NY. United States

Died: 8th March 1900, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Nationality: American

David Wallis Reeves also known as D. W. Reeves or Wally Reeves, was an American composer, cornetist, and bandleader. He developed the American march style, later made famous by the likes of John Philip Sousa, and his innovations include adding a countermelody to the American march form in 1876. Sousa called Reeves "The Father of Band Music in America", and stated he wished he himself had written Reeves' "Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard March".

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