Sousa Marches
This 1896 Sousa march was made the official National March of the United States in 1987.
The Stars and Stripes Forever
This instrument typically serves as the bass within an orchestral brass section.
Tuba
This plucked string instrument from the Indian subcontinent is very similar to the guitar, despite the two's rhyming names being a coincidence.
Sitar
This Beatles member was the final of the core four to be added to the group, replacing drummer Pete Best.
Ringo Starr
The transition from the Classical Era to the Romantic Era is most credited to this German composer.
Ludwig van Beethoven
This band, which Sousa himself led from 1880-1892, aimed to record every written Sousa march in seven volumes, titled The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa.
The United States Marine Band
New Orleans second line parade bands most commonly feature this instrument as the bass, due to its shape making it appealing to marchers.
Sousaphone
Traditional Chinese flutes, like the Dizi or the Xiao, are typically made from this plant.
Bamboo
As the Beatles skyrocketed in popularity, their fanbase gave the group this nickname.
The "Fab Four"
This Sousa march's name comes from a Latin phrase translating to "always loyal," and is also the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Semper Fidelis
Richard Wagner's epic music drama Die Walküre, or The Valkyrie, asks all 8 French Horn players to double this instrument.
Wagner Tuba
This percussion instrument originated in Southeast Asia, and is often used in orchestras to "intensify the impression of fear and horror," in a piece.
Gong
This Beatles hit from Abbey Road was written by George Harrison in early 1969, and is currently the most streamed Beatles song on Spotify globally.
Here Comes the Sun
Sousa wrote this march in honor of the 7th Regiment of the New York National Guard in 1922.
The Gallant Seventh
"Tuba Mirum" from Mozart's Requiem in D minor opens with a B♭ arpeggio played on this instrument.
Tenor Trombone
These Asian percussion instruments, sometimes referred to as "Tone Blocks," are featured in John Barnes Chance's Variations on a Korean Folk Song and Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride.
Temple Blocks
This man managed the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967, and is credited with turning the group into a professional act.
Brian Epstein
This march, composed in 1931 for a group that gave it its namesake, was Sousa's last completed composition.
The Circumnavigators Club
Ralph Vaughan William's Concerto in F Minor for this instrument was premiered by the London Symphony Orchestra in 1954.
Bass Tuba
This instrument originated in India, hung at the corners of large pagodas to ward off birds and evil spirits.
Wind chimes
The Beatles were first formed in this British city, evolving from Lennon's previous group the Quarrymen.
Liverpool