"Yorckscher Marsch" was written by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...
in 1808 or 1809 as a march for the
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...
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
The (Army March Collection), also known as the ''Prussian Army March Collection'' () refers to the basic catalog of works of German military March (music), march music.
Origins
The basis for the creation of an extensive set of scores for militar ...
'' 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: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated from the 1525 secularization of the Prussia (region), Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, ...
and the
Prussian Army 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 Wachbataillon (full name: ''Wachbataillon beim Bundesministerium der Verteidigung'' (WachBtl BMVg) (Guard Battalion at the Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany), Federal Ministry of Defence)) is the Germany, German ''Bundeswehr's'' honour gu ...
, the German ''Bundeswehrs elite drill unit, and is also played as the first march at the Grand Tattoo (''
Großer Zapfenstreich
The ("Grand Tattoo", "Beating Retreat") is a military ceremony performed in Germany and Austria. It is similar to the military tattoo ceremony performed in English-speaking countries, and is the most important ceremonial act executed by the Ger ...
'')
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
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (; FAR) are the military forces of Cuba. They include Cuban Revolutionary Army, Revolutionary Army, Cuban Revolutionary Navy, Revolutionary Navy, Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force, Revolutionary A ...
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See also
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List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven
The list of compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven consists 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 ...
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Königgrätzer Marsch
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Preußens Gloria
Preußens Gloria, ''Armeemarschsammlung, Prussian Army March Collection II'', p. 240, is a well-known march (music), military march of the 19th century, composed by Johann Gottfried Piefke (1817–1884).
"Preußens Gloria" ("The Glory of Prussia ...
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Badonviller Marsch
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Der Hohenfriedberger
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Radetzky March
The "Radetzky March", Op. 228, (; ) is a march composed by Johann Strauss (Senior) which was first performed on 31 August 1848 in Vienna to celebrate the victory of the Austrian Empire under Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (the piec ...
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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