Yorckscher Marsch (english ''Yorckian march'') was written by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
in 1808 or 1809 as a march ''Für die böhmische Landwehr'' (For the
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
n Militia). It was the first of three military marches written by Beethoven.
History
From the name of the Prussian
General Yorck, Beethoven's march is also known as Marsch des Yorck'schen Korps (
Armeemarschsammlung II, 103, Bundeswehr (Armeemarschsammlung II, 37, Königlich Preußisch) and Heeresmarsch II, 5), was composed in 1808 in F major as a ''"Marsch für die böhmische Landwehr"''.
Since
Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...
and the
Prussian army
The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, german: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It became vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.
The Prussian Army had its roots in the co ...
played a paramount role in the German states, the march is often played and is one of the most important German military marches.
It is the traditional march of the
Wachbataillon, the German Bundeswehr's elite drill unit, and is also played as the first march at the Grand Tattoo (
Großer Zapfenstreich)
and it was a march of the
East German armed forces.
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Outside of Germany, this march is also played in the
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.
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See also
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List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven
The compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven consist of 722 works written over forty-five years, from his earliest work in 1782 (variations for piano on a march by Ernst Christoph Dressler) when he was only eleven years old and still in Bonn, until hi ...
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Königgrätzer Marsch
The Königgrätz March ( AM II, 134 (AM II, 195)), also known as Der Königgrätzer or Der Königgrätzer Marsch, is one of the most famous German military marches, composed in 1866 by Johann Gottfried Piefke in commemoration of the Battle of Kà ...
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Prussia's Glory
Preußens Gloria, Armeemarschsammlung II, 240, is a well-known military march of the 19th century, composed by Johann Gottfried Piefke (1817–1884).
"Preußens Gloria" ("The Glory of Prussia" or "Prussia's Glory") was written in 1871 after the ...
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Badonviller Marsch
The "Badonviller-Marsch" ( AM II, 256) is a Bavarian military march by composer Georg Fürst (1870–1936). After 1934, with its name Germanized to "Badenweiler Marsch" by the Nazis, it was used as the official march of Hitler in his role as ''Fà ...
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Der Hohenfriedberger
"Der Hohenfriedberger" ( AM I, 21 (Army March I, 1c and Army march III, 1b)), also called "Hohenfriedberger Marsch" or "Der Hohenfriedberger Marsch", is one of the most classic and well known German military marches. It takes its name from the vic ...
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Radetzky March
References
External links
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Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven
German military marches
1809 compositions
Compositions in F major
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