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Philip Phile
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Philip Phile was an American composer and violinist. His year of birth is uncertain, but believed to be approximately 1734. His works include a lost Violin Concerto (1787), but he is best known for "The President's March", written and performed at the inauguration of President George Washington. He died in 1793. Joseph Hopkinson arranged the piece with lyrics and titled it "Hail, Columbia". It was first performed at the Chestnut Street Theatre on April 25, 1798. It is best known under this title and was once a strong candidate for the United States national anthem, though today it has, unlike other candidates, such as "America the Beautiful", been largely forgotten, although it continues to appear in films set in the United States during the nineteenth century. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The President's March - Rights of Man - The Death of General Wolfe - Rights Reprise (arr. MSG Moser, SFC Reilly, SSG Safarian, SSG Creadon and SSG Jones)
2092The President's March (Hail, Columbia)
7434 Ruffles and Flourishes - Hail Columbia
684Hail, Columbia
535The President's March (Hail Columbia)
256He comes, the hero comes!
227Hail, Columbia: Four Ruffles and Flourishes - Hail, Columbia
198Hail Columbia
179Hail Columbia - Band Music Of The Union Troops
1610The President's March
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