Transit of Venus March <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/142">John Philip Sousa</a> wrote this march in 1883 for the unveiling of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/19">statue of Joseph Henry</a>, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, on April 19, 1883. At that event, the piece was played by the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/144">Marine Band</a>, directed by Sousa. The sheet music was lost for over 100 years, until a copy was found in the Library of Congress. This recording features the Virginia Grand Military Band. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=John+Philip+Sousa">John Philip Sousa</a> Library of Congress. <a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200002625/default.html">Listen to full recording</a>. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.100010997">View sheet music</a>. 1883 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=38&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1860-1889">1860-1889</a>