Josef Wagner (composer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Josef Wagner (composer)

Austrian composer

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1856

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1908

Profession: composer, conductor, musician, performing artist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Josef Wagner (composer)

  • Josef Franz Wagner (20 March 1856 – 5 June 1908) was an Austrian military bandmaster and composer.
  • He is sometimes referred to as "The Austrian March King".He is best known for his 1893 march "Unter dem Doppeladler" (Op.
  • 159) or "Under the Double Eagle", referring to the double eagle in the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary.
  • The march became a favourite part of the repertoire of American composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa, whose band recorded it three times.
  • The piece was the official regimental march of Austrian Artillery Regiment Number 2 until its dissolution in 2007.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". "Under the Double Eagle" is well known in country music, having been recorded by a number of guitar and banjo players, several of them identified with the bluegrass style. Wagner is also known for the march "Tiroler Holzhackerbuab'n" (Op.
  • 356), or "Tyrolean Lumberjacks".
  • In 1895, his only opera, Der Herzbub, premiered in Vienna. Tiroler Holzhackerbuab'n

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