Csikós Post () is a

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in the

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E minor E minor is a minor scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative major is G major and its parallel major is E major. The E natural minor scale is: : Changes nee ...

by the German composer

Hermann Necke Hermann Necke (8 November 1850, in Wiehe – 15 February 1912, in Leipzig) was a German composer, conductor, music director, pianist, and violinist of the Romantic period. He is best known for the galop Csikós Post, first published in 1895 as part ...

(1850–1912).

Csikós The csikós is the mounted horse-herdsman of Hungary. The csikós tradition is closely associated with the Hungarian ''puszta'', in recent times particularly in the environs of Debrecen and Hortobágy National Park. It is also closely linke ...

is a Hungarian mounted horse-herdsman; ''Hungarian Post'' is an acrobatic riding performance where the rider stands on the back of two horses and drives three more horses in front ( pickaxe arrangement). The melodic line in which the piece transitions to

C major C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative minor is A minor a ...

is a variation on a melody from

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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set. In both the original piano solo form and in the orchestrated version this ...

. The piece has been used repeatedly in video games including ''

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'' (as Action Type B for the SNES version and Versus Type C for the NES and Game Boy versions), ''

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'', ''

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'' (as Fishing Frenzy), ''

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'' (used as a music record which you could buy at the store), '' Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!'' (as Postman's Rush), and ''

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'' (as Athletic Medley). It is also present in the music games ''O2Jam'' and '' pop'n music FEVER!'' and was also used as background music in the

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game '' Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku'' and in the opening sequence of its sequel ''Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku!'' (released in North America as '' Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') and as a piece in the popular piano game, ''

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''. The piece has been remixed in ''

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'' (as Song Speed Bath) and by the group

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for the '' Pump It Up'' series. A version with parody lyrics was included in the 2001 Hong Kong animated movie ''

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''.

References

External links

Sheet music and MIDI of Csikós Post
* * * Light music compositions Galops Compositions in E minor {{composition-stub