Schubert, Franz

International Music Score Library Project [IMSLP] entry: Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert [1797-1828] was the well-known Viennese composer of hundreds of songs, chamber music, symphonies and piano music

Piece	MP3	Midi	Genre
Marche Militaire		MIDI	piano virtuoso
	Marche Militaire No. 1, D. 733, arranged by Carl Tausig (1841-1871). Tausig was perhaps Liszt's most famous pupil and a virtuoso pianist, but died young, of typhoid. His widow survived for a further 60 years! This well-known Marche Militaire is usually seen in reasonably simple versions [originally a piano duet], or arranged for orchestra/band. Tausig pulls it around a bit, and ups the twiddly-bittage. The ending is perhaps a little weak, but the middle section is rather good. The first section starts out very quiet, but there is a very long, very gradual crescendo, presumably intended to represent marching soldiers coming closer. Marked Allegro vivace. The edition in my collection, published by Bosworth & Co, London, is somewhat sketchy in details; eg it has no pedalling [which I've added in moderation]. The staccato indications are also rather inconsistent, but here I've followed the score. IMSLP has a probably earlier edition of this; the printing is better than in my copy, but I didn't spot any differences. In particular all the potential typos seem to be the same, so either they are intended by Tausig or else they have been copied. IMSLP also has a piano duet version; much the same notes spread over two more staves!

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