Josef Franz Wagner

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Josef Franz Wagner (20 March 1856 – 5 June 1908) was an Austrian military bandmaster and composer.[1] He is sometimes known by the sobriquet 'The Austrian March King'.[2] He is best known for his 1902 march Unter dem Doppeladler or Under the Double Eagle, referring to the double eagle in the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary.[citation needed] The march became a favourite part of the repertoire of American composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa, who recorded it three times.[citation needed] The piece was the official regimental march of the Austrian Artillery Regiment Number 2 till its dissolution in 2007.[citation needed] [3] Wagner's other most popular pieces are the Holzhackerbaum march and the Jolly Lumberjack polka. In 1895, his only opera, Der Herzbub, premiered in Vienna.[4] The tune "Under the Double Eagle" was also used for the well known animation segment "Conrad Pooh And His Dancing Teeth" in Monty Python's Flying Circus. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Radetzky March - Prussian and Austrian Marches

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Strike Up The Band! - Marches around the world

Prussian & Austrian Marches

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Greatest Hits: Marches

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Great Marches

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Svenska Messingkvartetten

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Piano Roll Marches and Two Steps, Vol. 1

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Radetzky March - Marches & Polkas

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Karajan - 1970s

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Calliope Music and Arrangements - Wagner, J.F. / Sousa, J.P. / Abrahams, M. / Massey, G. / Arndt, F. / Bowman, E. (Circus Music for Calliope)

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Wedding Celebrations

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Gustav Mahler & Military Music in Jihlava 1875

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