Tags: Classical Music Composition.
The Thunderer is one of John Philip Sousa’s marches. It was written in 1889.The origin of the name is not officially known though it is speculated that it gets its name from the pyrotechnic [effects] of the drum and bugle in [the] score.It is also one of his most famous and easy to perform. It was also the election theme for ABC News from 1968 to 1972. The song is also used in a Columbo episode Make Me a Perfect Murder