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Johann Gottfried Piefke

Johann Gottfried Piefke (9 September 1817 – 25 January 1884) was a German band leader, (Kapellmeister) and composer of military music.

Piefke was born in Schwerin an der Warthe, Prussia (now Skwierzyna, Poland). In the 1850s, he was band leader for the 8th Infantry Regiment in Berlin. His famous marches include Preußens Gloria, Düppeler Schanzen-Marsch and the Königgrätzer Marsch – the latter composed after the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866, the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War). He arranged Franz Liszt's symphonic poem – Tasso for military band and may also have similarly arranged some of Liszt's marches. He died in Frankfurt an der Oder.

Piefke also wrote:

  • Pochhammer Marsch
  • Siegesmarsch
  • Gitana Marsch
  • Margarethen Marsch
  • Kaiser-Wilhelm-Siegesmarsch
  • Der Alsenströmer, a march commemorating the Battle of Als during the Second Schleswig War.
  • Der Lymfjordströmer, another march commemorating the Danish War.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 9, 1815 (Schwerin), Died January 25, 1884 (Frankfurt (Oder))

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 43891 10-in. either 1915 or 1916 Düppler Schanzen Marsch Vaterland Kapelle Band composer  
Columbia 44534 10-in. either 1916 or 1917 Düppler schanzen Marsch Tsingtau Militär Kapelle des 3. Deutschen See-Bataillon ; O. K. Wille Band composer  
Gramophone 0RA372 10-in. 2/12/1935 Preussens Gloria (Heeresmarsch 240) Feldjägerkorps ; Hermann Krüger-Burghardt Military band composer  
Gramophone 3051L 10-in. 1905 Düppler Schanzenmarsch Kapelle des Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier Regiment Band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Piefke, Johann Gottfried," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106139.

Piefke, Johann Gottfried. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106139.

"Piefke, Johann Gottfried." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106139

External Sources

Wikipedia: Johann Gottfried Piefke

Discogs: Johann Gottfried Piefke

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Piefke, Johann Gottfried, 1815-1884 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89644496

Wikidata: Johann Gottfried Piefke - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q686422

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/33606892

MusicBrainz: Johann Gottfried Piefke - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e0ac0c17-ca14-4f21-9c3f-97ffe2fc5cac

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