Military March in D

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (ed. John R Bourgeois)

This work may appear on the title March in D Major or Great March in D. It bears the designation wo024.

General Info

Year: 1816 / 2003
Duration: c. 4:55
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II (optional)
B-flat Tenor Saxophone (optional)
E-flat Baritone Saxophone (optional)
F Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Euphonium (optional)
Tuba
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Beethoven's original band work has become accessible in a musically accurate, modern edition, providing an opportunity for today's bands to experience a great, historic work. This will be a significant addition to the repertoire of serious conductors of wind band literature.

- Program Note by publisher

The March in D Major, also known as the Great March in D, is one of Beethoven’s eight works for large wind band. His other compositions for various-sized wind ensembles bring the total number of works for wind instruments to more than two dozen. This march was composed in Vienna, completed and dated by the composer on June 3, 1816. It was written during a period when Beethoven was not focusing upon the large-scale orchestral forms for which he was known. The dedication on the March in D Major states that it was written for the People’s Artillery Corps of the Imperial and Royal Residential Capital of Vienna. It was composed at the request of Franz Xavier Embel, commander of the artillery corps.

The March in D Major is scored for a large wind band, with multiple parts for trumpets, French horns, trombones, and a large woodwind section to include piccolo and contrabassoon -- two instruments which Beethoven used extensively in his orchestral works, thereby establishing their presence as a permanent part of the ensemble.

- Program Note from 'liner notes for CD Marine Band Showcase Volume Two

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: U.S. Marine Band (John R. Bourgeois, conductor)

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Purdue University Fort Wayne (Ind.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Daniel Tembras, conductor) – 27 February 2020

Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
• The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
• March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/)
• Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)

All Wind Works

• Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (arr. Evans) (1812/2013)
• Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna)
• Drei zapfenstreiche
• Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
• Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/197-?)
• Egmont Overture (tr. McLain) (1810/12015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
• Eroica (arr. Ripley) (1804/1900)
• Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
• The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Isaac) (1804-1808/1965)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (adapt. Longfield) (1804-1808/2020)
• First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1921)
• Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble (arr. Reynolds) (1975)
• For Elise (arr. Long) (1810/1992)
• Für Elise (arr. Hautvast) (1810/2020)
• Für Elise (arr. Korson) (1810/1867/20--?)
• Grand Serenade (arr. Crusell; ed. Rogers) (1800/2004)
• The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
• The Heavens Resound
• Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Kirkland)
• Leonore Overture No. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1806/197-?)
• March in B-flat. See: Marsch
• March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
• March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
• Marsch (c. 1798/1865)
• Military March (Beethoven) (adapt. Greissle) (1945)
• Military March in D (ed. Bourgeois) (1816/2003)
• Octet (1792)
• Ode to Joy (arr. Barrett) (1824/1965/1995)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
• Piano Concerto No. 1 (arr. Odom) (1795/2019)
• Presto from "Symphony No. 7" (tr. Thompson) (1811/2018)
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Barnes) (1801/1963)
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
• Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16
• Rocking 4 Elise (arr. Berger) (1810/2014)
• Rondino (1793/195-?)
• Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1920)
• Scherzo from "Symphony No 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
• Sextet (1796)
• Siegess­in­fonie
• Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: Mvt. 1 (arr. Yu) (1800/2014?)
• Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 (tr. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
• Symphony No. 3 (tr. Moehlmann; ed. Rogers) (1804/2020)
• Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey)
  • First and Second Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  • Third and Fourth Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/)
• Symphony No. 9 (tr. Vives) (1822-1824/2013)
• Three Equale
• Marcia alla turca (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
• Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
• Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
• The Yorck Marche. See: March in F

Resources

• Beethoven, L.; Bourgeois, J. (2003). Military March in D for Concert Band [score]. Wingert-Jones Publications: Kansas City, Mo.
• Perusal score