These are still the most varied, interesting, and creative pieces of military music in the repertory. It doesn't hurt that they were written by such a towering composer.
1a. March No. 1 in F major - 0:00 1b. March No. 2 in F major - 2:49 2. March in C major "Zapfenstreich" - 6:37 3. March in D major - 10:22 4. March for Wind Sextet in B-flat major - 17:12
These marches ate in the repertory of several military bands around the world. The Bundeswehr regularly plays the Yorkscher Marsch and less frequently uses some of the others in this set.
Wow. I first heard this when I was a toddler watching Baby Einstein. Now look at me... I'm a bassoon performance major in college! Dreams DO come true!!
Hell yeah. Shouout to all baby einstein children. I'm actually looking for this piece in baby mozart. The one played by a parrot puppet after the dolphin?
I should say 5 Philosophical Marches. Beethoven was not only a Musician, he was a great PHILOSOPHER! of all times. Why? his music, makes you to THINK! 🤔
Marsch Nummer Eins is used in Military and some Civilian Ceremonies in Deutschland und Österreich called the Großer Zapfenstreich. The music played during these time signatures (1:27-2:06) within the Nummer Eins was not a part of the GZ, as far as I have ever heard. Excellent video education and thoroughly enjoyed. Ausgezeichnet, ich hab' ALLES genoßen! Vielen Dank!
The big D major march was once recorded by the London Baroque Ensemble on a 78, under Karl Haas. They were the best wind players in late 1940s-early 1950s London, and the result was anything but straight-laced and soldierly. It would be good to hear it again if anyone feels like posting it on TH-cam.
The first two marches at least are intended to be SLOW marches, ahich means one pace to the bar. They muat therefore be played more QUICKLY than this, so the troops can manage the slow step, which requires balance and exact timing. Beethoven knew exactly what he was doing and made this clear.
Including the sheet music for a full band was a super classy touch! It'll take me awhile to jot it down manually, but WORTH IT! Now I just need the rest of the band...
It's interesting to notice the things the band does differently than the edition shown. (You can find the music at imslp, which will be easier than copying it from the video and save you some time.)
I have only been interested, mainly in brass or military bands playing military music, but here, I find that there is,lots more to listen to in them band medium.
The march in F major "For the Bohemian Guard" was re-named Yorckscher Marsch after the victory over the French in 1813 and is today obligatory for the opening of the Großer Zapfenstreich (Great Tattoo) in the German army.
Karl Haas recorded this with the London Baroque Ensemble. It would be worth reviving since he didn't try to normalize what is going on. Beethoven knows what he's doing, but we shouldn't.
In a letter to the the Archduke Rudolph, who once asked him to sent him these miltary marches for the use in a manouvre, Beethoven made pretty funny remarks about his marches and wrote ( roughly translated) : "The promised HORSE MUSIC will reach you in the fastest gallop. I hope horsemen and horses will be able to make some crafty roly-polies by it !" 😄
I have long loved the British marches. And our Sousa marches are awesome. But these German marches are outstanding! Makes on yearn to have lived back in the day...Minus the wars.
Wow...what is with the bizarre key settings for the flute and piccolo? In F? Never seen it in my life, either in a score, or heard of such instruments even existing. Can anyone explain this??
Listening to these again . . . and they're still interesting! They're not Sousa, to be sure, but then, during the period in which they were composed, they would have been appropriate. After all, if classical music has evolved over the last thousand years, why shouldn't marches keep pace with changes in national armies?
But he actually did ! He did write many pieces just for the money as works by commission. From his over 440 works only 135 have opus numbers; so over 60% of his works were considered minor works by him, not worthy to recieve an own opus number by him. In a letter to the the Archduke Rudolph, who once asked him to sent him these miltary marches for the use in a manouvre, Beethoven made pretty funny remarks about his marches and wrote ( roughly translated) : "The promised HORSE MUSIC will reach you in the fastest gallop. I hope horsemen and horses will be able to make some crafty roly-polies by it !" 😄
Interrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-esting . . . the first march was taken over by the Prussians - not sure Ludwig would have approved of such a militaristic tribe; after all, he revoked the dedication of his "Eroica" after old Boney Parts proved to be a monster and not a liberator! Still, nice to know the origin.
@Prussian Revivalist Nonsense. Bonn is a long way from Berlin, and, in any case, Beethoven's career was in Vienna. Whether he would have preferred unification under Austrian or Prussian (or Saxon or Bavarian or Swabian or . . . fill in the blank) leadership is irrelevant, but that he would have approved of the swaggering, blustering, bullying, loud-mouthed, war-mongering Prussians is hard to credit. The Prussians brought THEIR Germany to defeat in two cataclysmic wars. A unified Germany would have been FAR better off without Prussia. Put THAT in your pickelstauber and smoke it!
Hmmm, in fact Beethoven in November of 1826, only a few months before his death, dedicated his last symphony, the famous Ninth, to the Prussian King, Friedrich Wilhelm III., and in his dedication letter to the King he even mentioned that he (Beethoven) considered himself proud to call himself a "Prussian citizen", since his birth town, Bonn, had became a part of Prussia by decision of the Vienesse Congress in 1815.
How fortunate we are to have all this, and other, magnificent music on tap. When Beethoven was alive the vast majority of people would never have heard any of it unless they lived near a barracks, or a cathedral, or had plenty of money. I particularly like the first march, which became the "Yorkscher(?) Marsch", as it makes Lefties cringe !! Stand by for hate-mail !!
@@shipyaad David Brown has a point. I am by no means an apologist for the GDR - quite the opposite. However, the "national people's army" of the GDR upheld, at least to a certain extent, the Prussian tradition, used the steel helmet developed (but only tested) during the latter part of WW II and maintained the name "Deutsche Reichsbahn" for its railways (primarily because of agreements with Stalin). The state of the GDR further erected a monument to the victims of the Allied fire-bombing of Dresden, and in its later years acknowledged historical figures such as Thomas Müntzer and Claus von Stauffenberg. Even on the basis of these few examples, all of these things would - and do - make today's (German) lefties cringe!
@Amy Milsten If you think that humour has no place in classical music; that Beethoven didn't like to poke fun at his own or other composers' works; that you shouldn't laugh with or even at a piece of music; that not only Beethoven, but also Mozart, Haydn and Bach purposefully and regularly wrote pieces with the intention of making listeners laugh out loud; then you don't understand classical music. Beethoven used to frown at people like you.
Timrath I’m so sorry, I was using my moms account and I didn’t know what he meant by funny. I didn’t think it had anything to do with everything you just explained to me!
But he actually did ! He did write many pieces just for the money as works by commission. From his over 440 works only 135 have opus numbers; so over 60% of his works were considered minor works by him, not worthy to recieve an own opus number by him. In a letter to the the Archduke Rudolph, who once asked him to sent him these miltary marches for the use in a manouvre, Beethoven made pretty funny remarks about his marches and wrote ( roughly translated) : "The promised HORSE MUSIC will reach you in the fastest gallop. I hope horsemen and horses will be able to make some crafty roly-polies by it !" 😄
Beethoven didn't specialise in writing military music... He gave it a try and still produced some worthwhile marches. Far better than anything the majority could come up with.
Did you listen to the whole video? The first march is probably the weakest one. But you can't expect a 200 year old march to be like Barnard Castle or the Belgian Paratroopers. (Two of my favourites.) Of course the genre has evolved during the centuries, but this is still good music, and well played.
These are still the most varied, interesting, and creative pieces of military music in the repertory. It doesn't hurt that they were written by such a towering composer.
@tr7938then what is smart guy?
1a. March No. 1 in F major - 0:00
1b. March No. 2 in F major - 2:49
2. March in C major "Zapfenstreich" - 6:37
3. March in D major - 10:22
4. March for Wind Sextet in B-flat major - 17:12
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Your musical knowledge is so vast. I feel like Magellan sailing into uncharted waters and loving it!
These marches ate in the repertory of several military bands around the world. The Bundeswehr regularly plays the Yorkscher Marsch and less frequently uses some of the others in this set.
Yes, they play it, but with a very different arrangement.
Thanks for uploading these lesser known works. It's fun to discover new music and follow the scores
Wow. I first heard this when I was a toddler watching Baby Einstein. Now look at me... I'm a bassoon performance major in college! Dreams DO come true!!
I never realized that I had been looking for this piece until I found it! (Another Baby Einstein child)
Hell yeah. Shouout to all baby einstein children. I'm actually looking for this piece in baby mozart. The one played by a parrot puppet after the dolphin?
This peice was in Baby Shakespeare
Same, but with clarinet
@Fidel Aga The piece with the dolphin puppet was an aria from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”.
Beethoven was definitely a genius. His marching music was and still is one of the most creative
I should say 5 Philosophical Marches. Beethoven was not only a Musician, he was a great PHILOSOPHER! of all times. Why? his music, makes you to THINK! 🤔
Marsch Nummer Eins is used in Military and some Civilian Ceremonies in Deutschland und Österreich called the Großer Zapfenstreich. The music played during these time signatures (1:27-2:06) within the Nummer Eins was not a part of the GZ, as far as I have ever heard. Excellent video education and thoroughly enjoyed. Ausgezeichnet, ich hab' ALLES genoßen! Vielen Dank!
Fascinating. Thanks so much for the score +Bartje Bartmans!
The big D major march was once recorded by the London Baroque Ensemble on a 78, under Karl Haas. They were the best wind players in late 1940s-early 1950s London, and the result was anything but straight-laced and soldierly. It would be good to hear it again if anyone feels like posting it on TH-cam.
Excelente por subir estas marchas. Me inspiran en la oficina.
The first two marches at least are intended to be SLOW marches, ahich means one pace to the bar. They muat therefore be played more QUICKLY than this, so the troops can manage the slow step, which requires balance and exact timing. Beethoven knew exactly what he was doing and made this clear.
No, they were intended to be in the tempo of one beat per step - not one bar.
Including the sheet music for a full band was a super classy touch! It'll take me awhile to jot it down manually, but WORTH IT! Now I just need the rest of the band...
It's interesting to notice the things the band does differently than the edition shown. (You can find the music at imslp, which will be easier than copying it from the video and save you some time.)
Great clarinetist on the final march.
very nice and more "orchestral" presentations of the Yorckscher Marsch: playfully and emotionally, more subtle
The beautiful Beethoven york march that influenced the Strauss famous march
I have only been interested, mainly in brass or military bands playing military music, but here, I find that there is,lots more to listen to in them band medium.
Beethoven, was really amazing !
So beautiful ! Thank you very much :)
played some of these marches for the 4th of July, great to see them on YT!
Lucky Germans! A nation of geniuses, musical, scientific, philosophical. Only Great Britain comes close.
wow I know them since my childhood, but I would never have guessed they are Beethoven's work
Beethoven! Neither did I!
WoO 24 might be somewhat of a foreshadowing of the 9th Symphony's last movement
Thanks for the scores!
Huh I never knew that the Yorkscher march was a part of this set.
The march in F major "For the Bohemian Guard" was re-named Yorckscher Marsch after the victory over the French in 1813 and is today obligatory for the opening of the Großer Zapfenstreich (Great Tattoo) in the German army.
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Es una musica que eleva el espíritu y es una parte de la gran obra musical de Ludwig van Beethoven que no es muy conocida.
Karl Haas recorded this with the London Baroque Ensemble. It would be worth reviving since he didn't try to normalize what is going on. Beethoven knows what he's doing, but we shouldn't.
05:38 Egmont overture
Piccolo in f , flute in f .... First time to see
Whoah, being a brass player, I didn't even notice that! SUPER WEIRD!
He also included Serpent (10:23)
I'm pretty sure, might be wrong
0:07 that Prussian fifer better clutch against these frenchies while playing this song
In a letter to the the Archduke Rudolph, who once asked him to sent him these miltary marches for the use in a manouvre, Beethoven made pretty funny remarks about his marches and wrote ( roughly translated) :
"The promised HORSE MUSIC will reach you in the fastest gallop.
I hope horsemen and horses will be able to make some crafty roly-polies by it !" 😄
0:39 A musical joke - Mozart?
In the March in D major there is a passage which must clearly have influenced Berlioz.
13:44 and 13:52
BEETHOVEN UN GRAN GENIO DE LA 🎶 MUSICA !
Piękna, niesamowita i genialna muzyka
Thank you for the marches, we(kurds) use this songd in war with isis, thank you brother anyway.
Thats great! I hope freedom is achieved.
@The Desert Fox Since the Berlin wall fell
I have long loved the British marches. And our Sousa marches are awesome. But these German marches are outstanding! Makes on yearn to have lived back in the day...Minus the wars.
Oooooo that’s the one the German army band always plays!
Here it is: th-cam.com/video/MX6RE9420DA/w-d-xo.html
Huh, Zapfenstreich sounds like Fidelio
Wow...what is with the bizarre key settings for the flute and piccolo? In F? Never seen it in my life, either in a score, or heard of such instruments even existing. Can anyone explain this??
Have you ever heard of Piccolos in Db?
Listening to these again . . . and they're still interesting! They're not Sousa, to be sure, but then, during the period in which they were composed, they would have been appropriate. After all, if classical music has evolved over the last thousand years, why shouldn't marches keep pace with changes in national armies?
complicated.... beautiful music
Fanfares militaires en musique classique
These are Great Military Marches....maybe Ludwig Van Beethoven inspired Souza as he composed his own Terrific U.S. Martial Music..
Just Like In Baby Shakespeare: World Of Poetry
I had no idea that Beethoven wrote compositions for military band.
But he actually did !
He did write many pieces just for the money as works by commission.
From his over 440 works only 135 have opus numbers; so over 60% of his works were considered minor works by him, not worthy to recieve an own opus number by him.
In a letter to the the Archduke Rudolph, who once asked him to sent him these miltary marches for the use in a manouvre, Beethoven made pretty funny remarks about his marches and wrote ( roughly translated) :
"The promised HORSE MUSIC will reach you in the fastest gallop.
I hope horsemen and horses will be able to make some crafty roly-polies by it !" 😄
I think these were originally written as dance music?
I would love to get my hands on a piccolo in F! OM!!!!!
The loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Tree from Baby Shakespeare.🌳
The first March sounds like wht handel would compose
It's VERY Handel isn't it!
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what on earth... that's from him?!
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Interrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-esting . . . the first march was taken over by the Prussians - not sure Ludwig would have approved of such a militaristic tribe; after all, he revoked the dedication of his "Eroica" after old Boney Parts proved to be a monster and not a liberator! Still, nice to know the origin.
@Prussian Revivalist Nonsense. Bonn is a long way from Berlin, and, in any case, Beethoven's career was in Vienna. Whether he would have preferred unification under Austrian or Prussian (or Saxon or Bavarian or Swabian or . . . fill in the blank) leadership is irrelevant, but that he would have approved of the swaggering, blustering, bullying, loud-mouthed, war-mongering Prussians is hard to credit. The Prussians brought THEIR Germany to defeat in two cataclysmic wars. A unified Germany would have been FAR better off without Prussia. Put THAT in your pickelstauber and smoke it!
Hmmm, in fact Beethoven in November of 1826, only a few months before his death, dedicated his last symphony, the famous Ninth, to the Prussian King, Friedrich Wilhelm III., and in his dedication letter to the King he even mentioned that he (Beethoven) considered himself proud to call himself a "Prussian citizen", since his birth town, Bonn, had became a part of Prussia by decision of the Vienesse Congress in 1815.
@@gunterangel Interesting, but Bismarck's Prussian goose-steppers were much worse than those of the early Nineteenth Century.
This is the kind of shit you don't get on X factor
ובחיל הים וחיל האוויר.
How fortunate we are to have all this, and other, magnificent music on tap. When Beethoven was alive the vast majority of people would never have heard any of it unless they lived near a barracks, or a cathedral, or had plenty of money. I particularly like the first march, which became the "Yorkscher(?) Marsch", as it makes Lefties cringe !! Stand by for hate-mail !!
You are correct sir, it is know today as "Marsch des Yorckschen Korps"!
I'm a mediocre leftist yet i really approve all of those melodies
@@andreasgiasiranis5206 He meant far-leftists which are different from moderate leftists. Even moderate leftists hate the far-left.
@@shipyaad David Brown has a point. I am by no means an apologist for the GDR - quite the opposite. However, the "national people's army" of the GDR upheld, at least to a certain extent, the Prussian tradition, used the steel helmet developed (but only tested) during the latter part of WW II and maintained the name "Deutsche Reichsbahn" for its railways (primarily because of agreements with Stalin). The state of the GDR further erected a monument to the victims of the Allied fire-bombing of Dresden, and in its later years acknowledged historical figures such as Thomas Müntzer and Claus von Stauffenberg. Even on the basis of these few examples, all of these things would - and do - make today's (German) lefties cringe!
@@shipyaad Thanks for responding with such massive argumentative power and intelligence!
L Is for Lion.
תהיה תגובה ישראלית על המחוות חוץ של גוגל של האמריקאים נגדנו.
I'm #555 to like this Video
Didn't anybody tell Ludwig not to march with a bassoon?
Ikr, I would replace them with trombones and tubas.
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this is funny.
TheMusical Corner No it isn't, it's cool but I don't know what's funny about it.
@Amy Milsten If you think that humour has no place in classical music;
that Beethoven didn't like to poke fun at his own or other composers' works;
that you shouldn't laugh with or even at a piece of music;
that not only Beethoven, but also Mozart, Haydn and Bach purposefully and regularly wrote pieces with the intention of making listeners laugh out loud;
then you don't understand classical music.
Beethoven used to frown at people like you.
Timrath I’m so sorry, I was using my moms account and I didn’t know what he meant by funny. I didn’t think it had anything to do with everything you just explained to me!
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I very much doubt Beethoven actually wrote these.
Sources please.
Why is that?
composers have to make a living. Is it surprising that during the napoleonic wars there was high demand for military marches ?
But he actually did !
He did write many pieces just for the money as works by commission.
From his over 440 works only 135 have opus numbers; so over 60% of his works were considered minor works by him, not worthy to recieve an own opus number by him.
In a letter to the the Archduke Rudolph, who once asked him to sent him these miltary marches for the use in a manouvre, Beethoven made pretty funny remarks about his marches and wrote ( roughly translated) :
"The promised HORSE MUSIC will reach you in the fastest gallop.
I hope horsemen and horses will be able to make some crafty roly-polies by it !" 😄
Not any better then your average military composer, nothing to listen to here.
Go listen to your average military composer then.
Beethoven didn't specialise in writing military music... He gave it a try and still produced some worthwhile marches. Far better than anything the majority could come up with.
Did you listen to the whole video? The first march is probably the weakest one.
But you can't expect a 200 year old march to be like Barnard Castle or the Belgian Paratroopers. (Two of my favourites.) Of course the genre has evolved during the centuries, but this is still good music, and well played.
@@eduardoguerraavila8329 I appreciate your time and attention, mate :-)
Very early examples of brass band music marketed as marches