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- The step originated in Prussian military drill in the mid-18th century and was called the Stechschritt (literally, "piercing step") or Stechmarsch. German military advisors spread the tradition to Russia in the 19th century, and the Soviets spread it around the world in the 20th century.
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Hector Berlioz. Igor Stravinsky. Sergey Prokofiev. Frédéric Chopin. Related Topics: musical form. military music. march, originally, musical form having an even metre (in 2/4 or 4/4) with strongly accented first beats to facilitate military marching; many later examples, while retaining the military connotation, were not intended for actual ...
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The military march form is largely credited to John Philip Sousa, who came to be known as "The March King". He standardized the "military" form (as compared to the "regimental" form), using it in over half of his marches.
It is said that many ancient empires first developed marching as a way to move troops from one place to another without them getting mixed up with other troops. [2] A soldier learning to march to drum cadences, martial music and shouted commands is considered an essential element of teaching military discipline .
A specialized form of the typical American march music is the circus march, or screamer, typified by the marches of Henry Fillmore and Karl King. These marches are performed at a significantly faster tempo (140 to 200 beats per minute) and generally have an abundance of runs, fanfares, and other showy features.
A Short History of Marches: The origins of European and American march music can be traced to the military music of the Ottoman empire. The martial purpose of the music was to regulate the functioning of armies in the field by communicating orders, and keeping time during marching and maneuvers.
John C. Fitzpatrick, ed., The Writings of George Washington (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931-44), vol. 2, p. 520.. Cecelia M. Kenyon, The Antifederalists (Bobbs-Merrill, 1966) pp. 361, 363.. Peter Maslowski. Download PDF . Related Event. Teaching About the Military in American History; The Foreign Policy Research Institute is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and ...
As a musical form, the march probably dates back to the 16th century B.C., when music was said to have accompanied the movement of soldiers. Some 3,000 years later, the emperor Maximilian I used martial music to regulate movements of the Swabian infantry. Most European infantry units adopted this type of music to facilitate organized marching.
