Re: Particular March from "TRIUMPH DES WILLENS"

[TonyCas562]

HELLO TO ALL!

Can anyone help me identify this march from the one and only "Triumph des Willens"?

It is in the scene entitled: "Nighttime Rally of Political Leaders"
The march begins at the cut where the camera pans down from the night-time sky onto Albert Speer's "Sea of Flags" at the Nuremberg Rally and the tune to the march goes something like this:

D-duh-duh...d-d-duh-duh-d-duh-duuh...d-d-duh-duh-d-duh-duh! D-d-duh-duh-d-DUH! DUH! D-DUH!"

[Ivan Ž.]

Kürassiermarsch "Großer Kurfürst"

[TonyCas562]

Thank you very much, Ivan Z!!!! : D
Wishing you all good things!
--Anthony

[camaysar]

Greetings,

Indeed there seems to be confusion regarding the 2 marches ‘Jugend marschiert’ and ‘Die Jugend marschiert mit frohem Gesang’. I believe the second (not used in Hans Westmar) is the superior music, actually a delightful piece as sung by a boy choir.

In any case, regarding Ernst Hanfstaengl, he was known mostly as a composer of marches and fight songs (for his alma mater Harvard University). He is credited for "Oberaufsicht und Musik" in the titles of Hans Westmar. But there is another music credit: "Dr. Becce", for "Musikleitung u-Mustrierung". Musikleitung means conductor, but I am not familiar with the term "Mustrierung". Perhaps someone here can help provide the meaning.

Dr. Becce is undoubtedly Giuseppe Becce, a serious classical musician and long-time composer for German cinema. The quite moving opening theme of Hans Westmar does not sound like the kind of music usually identified with Hanfstaengl. I believe it is possibly written by Becce. Can anyone provide some knowledge of this issue? Thank you. Great forum, by the way!

[camaysar]

I have since heard that Hanfstaengl wrote the beautiful composition as a funeral march for his daughter Herta, who died at age 5.

[Blitzwotan]

Dr. Becce is undoubtedly Giuseppe Becce, a serious classical musician and long-time composer for German cinema. The quite moving opening theme of Hans Westmar does not sound like the kind of music usually identified with Hanfstaengl. I believe it is possibly written by Becce. Can anyone provide some knowledge of this issue? Thank you. Great forum, by the way!

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