Under_the_Double_Eagle_(Josef_Wagner)

Under the Double Eagle

Under the Double Eagle

Austrian military march


"Under the Double Eagle" (German: Unter dem Doppeladler), Op. 159, is an 1893 march composed by J. F. Wagner, an Austrian military music composer. The title is a reference to the two-headed eagle in the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary.[1]

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It was published in the United States in 1902 by Eclipse Publishing Co., a branch of Joseph Morris Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

This piece is in E-flat major, though the Trio is in A-flat major. It is written in ternary form.

In 1935, Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers, with an arrangement by Mort Glickman[3] on Bluebird Records,[4] was second only to the Carter Family in the top Hillbilly (Country) music hits of the year.[5] It became a Western swing standard, and has been recorded by many Country and Bluegrass artists since.[5]

The tune was parodied in the Benny Goodman recording "Benjie's Bubble" and was also used for the well-known Monty Python's Flying Circus animation segment "Conrad Poohs And His Dancing Teeth".


References

  1. Reich, Herb (2011). Numberpedia: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (and a Few Things You Didn't) About Numbers. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. p. 512. ISBN 978-1616080846.
  2. "Under the Double Eagle". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. OCLC 179294978. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1935). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1935 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 30 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  4. Wolff, Duane (2000). Country Music:The Rough Guide. Orlando: Rough Guides. p. 75.

Further reading

  • Crew, Danny O. Presidential Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the American Presidency and Those Who Sought the Office. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2001. ISBN 0786409282 OCLC 45313670

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