It was "The Washington Post March," composed by Marine Band director John Philip Sousa at the behest of the newspaper you are holding (or the Web site or mobile application you are viewing).

To hear an example of a modern recording of a famous Sousa march, enjoy the following performance of “The Washington Post” by the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps on the 2010 broadcast of A Capitol ...

It was John Philip Sousa's famous "Washington Post" march, and the sound reached into Takahashi's soul and changed him forever. Now 51 and a businessman from Tokyo, he was happily telling this ...

and “The Washington Post”? Fittingly, John Philip Sousa was born on November 6, 1854, at 636 G Street, SE, Washington, D.C., near the Marine Barracks where his father, Antonio, played trombone ...

Okay, fine, none of these will ever really replace “The Washington Post March” — but if any ... has to a theme song is this John Philip Sousa march you’ve definitely heard before.

On June 15, at an essay awards ceremony on the National Mall, United States Marine Band leader John Philip Sousa introduced “The Washington Post March,” which he wrote especially for the ...

Sousa had already composed a good number of his 136 military marches, including the Marine Corps' official march, "Semper Fidelis" (1888); popular dance march, "The Washington Post' (1889); and ...

His piece “The Washington Post” (1889) was commissioned by ... United States 91 years after it debuted. John Philip Sousa conducts his march “The Royal Welch Fusiliers” on May 2, 1930 ...

John Philip Sousa was commissioned to write “The Washington Post March” for the awards ceremony honoring the winners of an essay contest, which the new owners ran to encourage youngsters to ...

The band’s reputation spread. In 1889 Sousa wrote what would become the most popular song in America and in Europe, the Washington Post March. (Musical break.) MR. WATTENBERG: In 1892 Sousa left ...