Der Königrätzer 20:03 on Tuesday, September 2, 2003
(Christopher Hall)
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Hi, everyone; I wonder of you could help me out. I`m looking for sheet music for a march called Der Königrätzer (or Der Koenigraetzer it might be spelled on English sites). It was written in the late 1800`s by Gottfried Piefke I think. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris
Re: Der Königrätzer 20:45 on Saturday, September 18, 2004
(Terry Klasek)
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Der Koeniggratzer was written by Gottfried Piefke in 1866 to celebrate the Prussian victory at Koenigratz in the Austro-Prussian war. It was featured in the book burning scene in "Indiania Jones & the Last Crusade."
It is still a popular favourite for military bands, and you can find sheet music on German music web sites (especially military).
Hope this helps. he also wrote Prussians Gloria, another favourite.