Julius Fučík

Julius Fučík

Julius Ernest Wilhelm Fučík (Czech: [ˈjulɪjus ˈfutʃiːk]; 18 July 1872 – 25 September 1916) was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands. He became a prolific composer, with over 400 marches, polkas and waltzes to his name. As most of his works were for military bands, he is sometimes known as the "Bohemian Sousa". Today his marches are still played as patriotic music in the Czech Republic. His worldwide reputation rests primarily on two works: "Florentiner Marsch", popular throughout much of Europe and the United States, and the "Entrance of the Gladiators" (Vjezd gladiátorů), which is widely recognised, often under the title "Thunder and Blazes", as popular entrance music for circus clowns.

Birth and Death Data: Born Prague (capital city of the Czech Republic), Died September 25, 1916 (Berlin (federated state, capital and largest city of Germany) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-1851	10-in.	10/28/1904	Entry of the gladiators march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-8507	10-in.	12/28/1909	Florentine march	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-10365	12-in.	5/19/1911	Marche fantastique	Kryl's Bohemian Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-11862	10-in.	4/12/1912	Unter der Admiralsflagge	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	BVE-39076	10-in.	7/5/1927	Die Regiments Kinder march	Albrecht Schrammel Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-42586	10-in.	4/2/1928	Thunder and blazes march	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-62432	10-in.	5/25/1930	Entry of the gladiators	Merle Evans ; Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Band	Band, with calliope	composer
Victor	BVE-87874	10-in.	2/6/1935	Florentiner march	Lenoir High School (N.C.) Band	Band	composer
Victor	BS-01156	10-in.	9/8/1936	Entry of the gladiators	Anthony Galla-Rini	Piano-accordion solo	composer
Victor	BS-041472	10-in.	9/19/1939	Entry of the gladiators	Art Hinett Threesome	Jazz/dance trio	composer
Victor	BVE-Test-73	10-in.	3/6/1929	Calliope record	Sigmund Krumgold	Calliope	composer
Victor	BVE-Test-74	10-in.	3/7/1929	Calliope	Sigmund Krumgold	Sound effects	composer
Columbia	4463	10-in.	between January and July 1910	Florentine march	Prince's Military Band	Band	composer
Brunswick	DB29	10-in.	9/18/1928	Entry of the gladiators	Duophone Military Band ; Charles Leggett	Band	composer
Edison	2453	10-in.	9/11/1913	Gladiator march	Band (unidentified; Edison Records)	Band	composer
Edison	2968	10-in.	March 1914	Entry of the gladiators	New York Military Band	Band	composer
Gramophone	BA37	10-in.	5/28/1929	Regimentskinder	Deutschmeister-Regimentskapelle	Band	composer
Gramophone	BW235	10-in.	8/23/1926	Einzug der Gladiatoren	Musikkorps der 3. Nachrichtenabteilung	Military band	composer
Gramophone	15418b	10-in.	5/30/1911	Polka fantastique	Carl Borgwald	Bassoon solo, with orchestra	composer
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 45753]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	Thunder and blazes	Band (probably Leeds & Catlin house band)	Band	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CA17704	10-in.	between October 1939 and January 1940	Entry of the gladiators	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; George Miller	Band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fučík, Julius," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105318.

Fučík, Julius. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105318.

"Fučík, Julius." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.