Sesquicentennial March
The Sesquicentennial March is a well-known Peruvian march, composed by the Peruvian composer Jaime Díaz Orihuela. The march, winner of a national contest for military music in celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the [Independence of Peru|sesquicentennial of national independence] in 1971, represents a grand combination of Andean sentiment and a pronounced martial theme. It is one of the more popular marches among those performed in parades and ceremonies in Peru.