Yorkshire March Ludwig van Beethoven

From the name of the Prussian General Yorck, Beethoven's march is also known as Yorckscher Marsch or Marsch des Yorck'schen Korps (Armeemarschsammlung II, 103 (Armeemarschsammlung II, 37) and Heeresmarsch II, 5), was composed in 1808 in F-Major as a "Marsch für die böhmische Landwehr".

Since Prussia and the Prussian army played a paramount role in the German states, the march is often played and is one of the most important German military marches. It is the traditional March of the Wachbataillon, the German Bundeswehr's elite drill unit, it is also played at the first march at the Grand Tattoo (Großer Zapfenstreich) and it was the traditional March of the East German armed forces

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Born Bonn, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire
Baptised 17 December 1770
Died 26 March 1827 (aged 56)
Vienna, Austrian Empire

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