Yorckscher Marsch
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The March for Military Band No. 1 in F major
, WoO
18, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven
in 1808 or 1809 as a march Für die Böhmische Landwehr (For the Bohemia
n Militia). It was the first of three military marches written by Beethoven.
From the name of the Prussian General Yorck, Beethoven's march is also known as Yorckscher Marsch or Marsch des Yorck'schen Korps (Armeemarschsammlung
II, 103 (Armeemarschsammlung II, 37) and Heeresmarsch II, 5), was composed in 1808 in F-Major as a "March for the böhmische Landwehr".
Since Prussia and the Prussian army played a big role in the German states, the march is also often played and one of the most important German military marches.
It is the traditional March of the Wachbataillon
, the German Bundeswehr's elite drill unit, it is also played at the first march at the Grand Tattoo and it was the traditional March of the East German armed forces.
F major
F major is a musical major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat . It is by far the oldest key signature with an accidental, predating the others by hundreds of years...
, WoO
WoO
WoO is an acronym/abbreviation, derived from the German musical catalog phrase . WoO is a catalogue prepared in 1955 by Hans Halm and Georg Kinsky, listing all of the compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven that were not originally published with an opus number, or survived only as fragments.The...
18, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
in 1808 or 1809 as a march Für die Böhmische Landwehr (For the Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
n Militia). It was the first of three military marches written by Beethoven.
From the name of the Prussian General Yorck, Beethoven's march is also known as Yorckscher Marsch or Marsch des Yorck'schen Korps (Armeemarschsammlung
Armeemarschsammlung
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....
II, 103 (Armeemarschsammlung II, 37) and Heeresmarsch II, 5), was composed in 1808 in F-Major as a "March for the böhmische Landwehr".
Since Prussia and the Prussian army played a big role in the German states, the march is also often played and one of the most important German military marches.
It is the traditional March of the Wachbataillon
Wachbataillon
The Wachbataillon is the German Bundeswehr's elite drill unit. The Wachbataillon is the largest battalion of the German forces with about 1,800 soldiers, split in two garrisons in Berlin and Siegburg...
, the German Bundeswehr's elite drill unit, it is also played at the first march at the Grand Tattoo and it was the traditional March of the East German armed forces.