The Liberty Bell (march) Canadian Forces Public Affairs Branch. The march follows the standard form of AABBCDCDC. The trio (sections C and D) uses tubular bells to symbolize the Liberty Bell ringing. The bells usually begin during the first breakstrain (section D), but some bands use them at the first trio (section C). The march is often associated with the British TV comedy program "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969–74), which used the version performed by the Band of the Grenadier Guards as a signature tune. The British comedy troupe Monty Python's use of the melody is ironic; the bouncy melody of the march may
John Philip Sousa a rehearsal of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" the previous day with the Ringgold Band in its 80th Anniversary as its guest conductor, and attended a civic dinner at the hotel together with 100 leading citizens and all the members of the Lincoln Band. Sousa is buried in Washington, D.C.'s Congressional Cemetery. A school (John Philip Sousa Elementary) and a band shell were named after him and there was a memorial tree planted in nearby Port Washington, New York. "Wild Bank", his seaside house on Hicks Lane, has been designated a National Historic Landmark, although it remains a private home