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Re: Question 76

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 17 Dec 2016, 21:29

Hint:

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Re: Question 76

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Post by Auceps » 18 Dec 2016, 03:38

Gruß an Kiel? I've heard some Faust's "Defiliermarsch" motives at first. :D


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Re: Question 76

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 18 Dec 2016, 14:36

Auceps wrote:Gruß an Kiel?
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[there's no "Defiliermarsch"]

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Question 77

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 20 Aug 2019, 00:25

To get the quiz going (after 2+ years) - a new one - guess the song by the (translated) lyrics:

Hot glows the sun above Africa's soil.
Our tank engines sing their song!
German tanks in the burning sun
are fighting against England!

The tracks rattle, the engine roars!
..........................................!

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Re: Question 77

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Post by Auceps » 20 Aug 2019, 15:48

"Es rasseln die Ketten, es dröhnt der Motor, Panzer rollen in Afrika vor"?

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Re: Question 77

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 20 Aug 2019, 16:54

Of course! :) Your turn again - and please do post a question this time (anything, something easy, don't think about it too much).

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Question 78

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Post by Auceps » 20 Aug 2019, 21:45

Hahah, thanks, Ivan! :) My question is simple: One German Musikmeister (who also served in the Wehrmacht) managed to compose a march that became an integrative part of every "Großer Zapfenstreich" behind the Berlin Wall until 1981. What was the name of this Musikmeister?

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Re: Question 78

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 21 Aug 2019, 02:35

The answer is Otto Böhme (not an easy question for most members - perhaps it would be better to avoid the postwar era in the quiz, especially East Germany, which had more in common with the Soviet Union than with the Third Reich). Don't forget to confirm if the answer is correct! ;)

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Re: Question 78

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Post by Auceps » 21 Aug 2019, 19:16

Well, I took him because he was a prominent director of music already during the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht period and since the piece that I've meant ("Für Frieden und Freundschaft") is musically way closer to the pieces from his cavalry career. But the answer is correct, so now it's your turn again! :)

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Re: Question 78

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 21 Aug 2019, 20:51

I completely understand why you chose him, but to know the answer one has to be familiar with the NVA music, rather than anything else ;)

Alright, a new question will follow soon...

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Question 79

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 21 Aug 2019, 22:35

OK, here's a new one!

Guess the melody and the march/song it was incorporated in (junior members can just guess the melody).


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Re: Question 79

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 22 Aug 2019, 01:33

Hint: don't be fooled by the lively arrangement! ;) This well-known, traditional melody was usually played much slower, especially during the Third Reich era, when it was used as an anthem by one of its (in)famous organisations. The marching song in question, in which the old melody was incorporated (as a closing tune), was dedicated to this organisation.

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Re: Question 79

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Post by Teppeny » 22 Aug 2019, 11:29

I guess it's "Wenn alle untreu werden" !

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Re: Question 79

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 22 Aug 2019, 12:16

Well guessed, Teppeny!

It is the ending of Niel's "Wer sich uns entgegenstellt, der fällt!" (Anyone who opposes us will fall!), his only known song dedicated to the SS, featuring motives from the SS anthem, "Wenn alle untreu werden".

It was previously discussed here: viewtopic.php?f=81&t=94321&start=165#p2017236
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"Wer sich uns entgegenstellt, der fällt!" - one of the most powerful marches of Niel's, featuring motifs from the SS anthem (Wenn alle untreu werden). The vocal part was announced with the opening tune of the SS anthem (Wenn alle untreu werden, so bleiben wir doch treu), and the entire composition ends with the closing tune of the SS anthem (Wir woll'n das Wort nicht brechen...) - but in the Niel/Walden lively oompah-oompah style.


Note: And that is what a true SS song sounded like. A brutal, anti-Semitic song (see the lyrics), portraying the essence of the SS. Nothing like the prewar love song "Erika", which the ignorant internet population, despite all the bees and flowers in it, wrongfully ties to this organisation.

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Question 80

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Post by Teppeny » 23 Aug 2019, 14:38

So it's my turn !

Try to guess that song:


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