German military inspection music

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German military inspection music

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Post by Panzermahn » 31 Aug 2019, 10:00

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Hi all,

Is it common back in the 1920s and 1930s where the German national anthem (Deutschlandlied) were played during troop reviews?

For example in the youtube video below, from 0:40 to 0:48 the German national anthem were played when Reichpräsident von Hindenburg were reviewing the troops



Another question is it common to played the national anthem together with a second accompanying melody from the fife and drums (played by the Spielmannszug)

Same scenario below at the second youtube video from 0:41 to 1:20


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Post by Ivan Ž. » 01 Sep 2019, 12:43

Hello, Jochen

When the head of state inspected the troops, a presentation march (Präsentiermarsch) and the national anthem (Nationalhymne) were played. The most commonly played presentation march was "Präsentiermarsch" by Friedrich Wilhelm III.
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(This combination can be also heard in the previously-posted Hindenburg videos.)

However, the presentation march differed depending on the military branch. For example, during inspections of navy troops, the national anthem was combined with a navy presentation march, that is, with Rauscher's "Mars voor de gewone pas nr. 1".

Read more in Paradestück Militärmusik (eds. Peter Moormann, Albrecht Riethmüller, Rebecca Wolf), pp. 29-30
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In addition, here's a rare example of Stahlhelm inspection music; this time the national anthem was combined with a Stahlhelm presentation march, that is, with "Marsch des Regiments Jung-Bornstedt" - AM II, 222. The organisation also used the other Jung-Bornstedt regimental march - AM I, 74 - as a presentation march.
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Post by Panzermahn » 01 Sep 2019, 18:04

Ivan

Many thanks again for your wonderful info. I would have thought when the Deutschlandlied were played, everyone would have stood still rather than there were movements. But it seems from the information you had provided the German national anthem together with the Praesentiermarsch (depending on the branch of service) it commonly played together when the Kaiser or Reichpraesident were reviewing the troops.

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Post by Ivan Ž. » 01 Sep 2019, 18:26

Panzermahn wrote:
01 Sep 2019, 18:04
I would have thought when the Deutschlandlied were played, everyone would have stood still rather than there were movements. But it seems from the information you had provided the German national anthem together with the Praesentiermarsch (depending on the branch of service) it commonly played together when the Kaiser or Reichpraesident were reviewing the troops.
Yes, they were played together when the troops were inspected by the head of state (Kaiser, Reichspräsident or the Führer).

Another Hindenburg inspection video; one can nicely hear the Präsentiermarsch-Nationalhymne-Präsentiermarsch combination (the same combination as recorded by Ahlers' band for the "Gloria" label, see the first scan in my previous post).


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