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In Treue Fest (march)
In Treue fest (Steadfast and True) is a German military march, written by military music composer Carl Teike. It is not possible to trace down the origins of this march's accurate time and place of composition. The first front cover of the piano edition of the march “In Treue fest” was decorated by the Flag of Bavaria and the royal coat-of-arms of Bavaria. It may be concluded that composer Carl Teike was inspired to write this march during his time in Ulm from 1883 to 1895. Carl Teike probably visited the Neu-Ulm's military post, which is located in Bavaria on the other side of the Danube. The motto “In Treue fest” definitely attracted his attention, as it was prominently featured on the uniforms of the Bavarian soldiers, on their helmet plates and belt buckles. The motto “In Treue fest” has its roots in the highest military order of Bavaria, the Bavarian Order of Saint Hubert The Royal Order of Saint Hubert (german: Sankt Hubertus Königlicher Orden), or sometime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March (music)
A march, as a musical genre, is a piece of music with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for marching to and most frequently performed by a military band. In mood, marches range from the moving death march in Richard Wagner, Wagner's ''Götterdämmerung'' to the brisk military marches of John Philip Sousa and the martial hymns of the late 19th century. Examples of the varied use of the march can be found in Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven), ''Eroica'' Symphony, in the Three Marches Militaires (Schubert), Marches Militaires of Franz Schubert, in the Marche funèbre in Frédéric Chopin, Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 (Chopin), Sonata in B flat minor, the "''Jäger March''" in the by Jean Sibelius, and in the Dead March in George Frideric Handel, Handel's ''Saul (Handel), Saul''. Characteristics Marches can be written in any time signature, but the most common time signatures are , (''alla breve'' , although this may refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
