Marche Militaire No. 1
Franz Schubert (arr. Monty Musgrave)
This work bears the designation Opus 51.
General Info
Year: 1818? / 2002
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: III+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano four-hands
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornets I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The three Marches Militaires, Op. 51, are pieces in march form that Schubert wrote for piano four-hands. It is known that they were written during Shubert’s stay at Count Johann Karl Esterhazy’s summer home in Zseliz, Hungary. He had accepted a job there as music teacher to the Court’s daughters, and these and similar works were written as instructional pieces.
The first of the three is far more famous than the others. It is one of Schubert's most famous compositions, and it is often simply referred to as "Schubert's Marche militaire".
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Schubert wrote Marche Militaire No. 1, Op. 51 (of a set of three) between 1818 and 1822 for piano, four hands; it was published in 1826. The march became poplar and was arranged for other instruments during the composer's lifetime, but he could not share financially in its success since he had sold the work outright. Like most of the other Viennese composers of that time, Schubert included marches among his compositions because they were popular at both indoor and outdoor concerts.
One of the best known concert ensembles at that time was the Deutschmeister Kapelle, a Vienna House Regimental Band which had been formed at the order of Empress Maria Theresa in 1741; its members were recruited from among the country's best-known musicians. Beginning with 11 players, this band had developed into a well-balanced 40-member unit by the time this march was published.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band.
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Sebastian River High School Wind Symphony (Jonathan R. Hinkle, conductor) – 2003
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Sebastian (Fla.) River High School Wind Symphony (Jonathan R. Hinkle, conductor) – 17 December 2003 (2003 Midwest Clinic
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Marche Militaire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Takahashi) (1818/2016)
All Wind Works
- Andante con Moto (arr. Bulla) (1816/2003)
- Ave Maria (arr. Klemke) (1825/2006)
- Ave Maria (arr. Ticheli) (1825/2004)
- Ave Maria (arr. Warner) (1825/)
- Deutsche Messe (1827)
- Eine Kleine Trauermusik (1813)
- Erl King (arr. Daehn) (2013)
- First Movement from "Symphony in B minor, no. 8" (arr. Cailliet) (1822/1938)
- Impromptu (arr. Hautvast) (2014)
- Little Symphony for Winds (tr. Reynolds) (1817-18/2003)
- Marche Militaire (arr. Harnsberger) (1818/2011)
- Marche Militaire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Takahashi) (1818/2016)
- Marche Militaire No. 1 (arr. Musgrave) (1818/2003)
- 6 Minuets (1811)
- Military March (arr. Sacchini) (1818/2007)
- Octet F major (compl. Stamm) (1813/2004)
- Rosamunde Overture (arr. Winterbottom)
- Sanctus (tr. Curnow) (1827/1996)
- Scherzo and Trio in F (arr. Emerson) (1817/1975)
- Symphony No. 5 (arr. Hovey) (1816/1973)
- Symphony No. 8 Mvmt. 1 (arr. Rollins)
- Unfinished Symphony. See: First Movement from "Symphony in B minor, no. 8"
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Franz Schubert." Accessed 15 May 2017
- Persual score
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 535.
- Three Marches Militaires (Schubert), Wikipedia Accessed 15 May 2017