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<p>"<b>The Thunderer</b>" is a <a href="page.php?w=March_%28music%29">march</a> composed by <a href="page.php?w=John_Philip_Sousa">John Philip Sousa</a> in 1889.  The origin of the name is attributed to Myron M. Parker, a prominent <a href="page.php?w=District_of_Columbia">District of Columbia</a> politician and Freemason. It is also one of Sousa's most famous compositions.</p>

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<p>Sousa developed and dedicated the song for Columbia Commandery No. 2, <a href="page.php?w=Knights_Templar">Knights Templar</a>. He joined the Masonic</p><p>
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