Märsche für Blasorchester

Edvard Grieg composed his Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak in 1866, in honour of his friend and fellow Norwegian composer Rikard Nordraak, who had died in March of that year at the age of 23...

Tschaikowsky received the commission for the 'Coronation March' by the Mayor of the City of Moscow for the occasion of the coronation of Alexander III in May 1883, for a performance in Sokol'nikii Par...

Rossinis "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (1816) ist eine der größten komischen Opern überhaupt. Der "Barbier von Sevilla", der auf einem ausgezeichneten Theaterstück von Beaumarchais basiert, begeistert das...

Giacomo Meyerbeer was a German opera composer of Jewish birth who has been described as perhaps the most successful stage composer of the nineteenth century. His public career from 1831 until his deat...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

Franz von Suppé komponierte über 200 Bühnenwerke, von denen heute vor allem die Ouvertüren aufgeführt werden und in Filmen Verwendung finden. Zudem schrieb er auch einige Märsche wie den hier vorliege...

Manon is an opéra comique in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the...

Johann Schrammel (1850 1893) war ein österreichischer Komponist und Musiker, der 1878 mit seinem Bruder Josef Schrammel and Anton Strohmayer ein Trio gründete, aus dem später zusammen mit dem Klarinet...

Der Zigeunerbaron ist Strauss' zweitbeliebteste Operette nach "Die Fledermaus". Die Uraufführung im Jahr 1885 hatte eine politische Resonanz, da die Handlung die Doppelmonarchie (Österreich-Ungarn) po...

Der Zigeunerbaron ist Strauss' zweitbeliebteste Operette nach "Die Fledermaus". Die Uraufführung im Jahr 1885 hatte eine politische Resonanz, da die Handlung die Doppelmonarchie (Österreich-Ungarn) po...

In a life spanning almost ninety-five years, Stolz wrote in excess of 2000 songs, dances and marches, as well as the music for more than 50 stage works, 60 films and 19 ice revues. In 1929 the German...

In a life spanning almost ninety-five years, Stolz wrote in excess of 2000 songs, dances and marches, as well as the music for more than 50 stage works, 60 films and 19 ice revues. The song 'Du sollst...

In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called 'The Ruins of Athens', which premiered in Pest in 1812. The 'Turkish March' appears as item No. 4 of th...

In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called 'The Ruins of Athens', which premiered in Pest in 1812. The 'Turkish March' appears as item No. 4 of th...

Souvenir de Porto Rico, Op. 31, wurde von Louis Moreau Gottschalk 1857 während einer Reise nach Puerto Rico geschrieben und um 1860 in Mainz mit dem Untertitel "Marche de Gibaros" veröffentlicht. Es b...

Souvenir de Porto Rico, Op. 31, wurde von Louis Moreau Gottschalk 1857 während einer Reise nach Puerto Rico geschrieben und um 1860 in Mainz mit dem Untertitel "Marche de Gibaros" veröffentlicht. Es b...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his marches...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his marches...

Johann Strauss jr. composed in 1864 the 'Persischer Marsch' (Persian March), Op. 289. It was dedicated this to his Majesty Nasir-ad-Din imperial Shah of Persia (1831 - 1896). The melody of the trio is...

Mendelssohn wrote the incidental music, for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in 1842, 16 years after he wrote the Overture. It was written to a commission from King Frederick William IV of Pr...

Tschaikowskys "Der Nussknacker" ist ein Ballett in zwei Akten auf ein Libretto nach E. T. A. Hoffmanns Geschichte "Der Nussknacker und der Mausekönig". Es ist zu einer seiner berühmtesten Kompositione...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his marches...

Im Jahr 1876 komponierte Tschaikowsky sein Ballett "Schwanensee" op. 20. Trotz seines anfänglichen Misserfolgs ist es heute eines der beliebtesten Ballette überhaupt. "Schwanensee" wurde vom Bolschoi-...

Forty six years after having composed his first 'Fest Marsch' op. 49, Johann Strauss, wrote a second work with this title, 'Fest Marsch' op. 452. This march was one of the two musical tributes on the...

Forty six years after having composed his first 'Fest Marsch' op. 49, Johann Strauss, wrote a second work with this title, 'Fest Marsch' op. 452. This march was one of the two musical tributes on the...