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David Wallis Reeves

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Gender Male
Death124 years ago
Date of birth February 14,1838
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Oswego
New York
United States
Date of died March 8,1900
DiedProvidence
Rhode Island
United States
InstrumentsCornet
Job Composer
Education Brown University
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Date of Upd.
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David Wallis Reeves Life story


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.

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