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Johann Gottfried Piefke (9 September 1817 – 25 January 1884) was a German band leader, (Kapellmeister) and composer of military music.

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Piefke was born in Schwerin an der Warthe, Prussia (now Skwierzyna, Poland). In the 1850s, he was band leader for the 8th Infantry Regiment in Berlin. His famous marches include Preußens Gloria, Düppeler Schanzen-Marsch and the Königgrätzer Marsch – the latter composed after the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866, the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War). He arranged Franz Liszt's symphonic poem – Tasso for military band and may also have similarly arranged some of Liszt's marches. He died in Frankfurt an der Oder.

Piefke also wrote:

• Pochhammer Marsch
• Siegesmarsch
• Gitana Marsch
• Margarethen Marsch
• Kaiser-Wilhelm-Siegesmarsch
• Der Alsenströmer, a march commemorating the Battle of Als during the Second Schleswig War.
• Der Lymfjordströmer, another march commemorating the Danish War.

Honors

Piefke received the following medals:

• Düppeler-Sturmkreuz, 1864
• Golden Medal of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, 1865
• Royal Order of the House of Hohenzollern, 1869
• Iron Cross Second Class, 1870
• Prussian Crown Order, 1880

In popular culture

• "Piefke" persists as a derogatory nickname for Germans in Austria.
• Piefke's Königgrätzer Marsch can be heard playing during the book burning scene in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It was one of Adolf Hitler's favorite marches and was often played during his public appearances.

References

Naxos Records: Johann Gottfried Piefke

На других языках

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[de] Johann Gottfried Piefke

Johann Gottfried Piefke (* 9. September 1815 in Schwerin an der Warthe; † 25. Januar 1884 in Frankfurt (Oder)) war ein preußischer Militärmusiker und Komponist. Nach der Schlacht bei Königgrätz wurde sein Name in Österreich zum Synonym für (preußische) Norddeutsche.

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- [en] Johann Gottfried Piefke

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[es] Johann Gottfried Piefke

Johann Gottfried Piefke Nacido el 9 de septiembre de 1815 en Schwerin an der Warthe (actualmente Skwierzyna, Polonia); † 25 de enero de 1884 en Fráncfort del Oder) fue maestro de capilla (en alemán; Kapellmeister) y compositor de música militar.

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[ru] Пифке, Иоганн Готфрид

Иоганн Готфрид Пифке (нем. Johann Gottfried Piefke; 9 сентября 1815, Сквежина — 25 января 1884, Франкфурт-на-Одере) — прусский композитор , гобоист, дирижёр, исполнитель военной музыки.

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