List of dances and marches by Karl Michael Ziehrer
This is a list of the dances and marches written by the Austrian composer Karl Michael Ziehrer (1843–1922). They are arranged in opus number order.
| Opus number |
Title | Translation | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | König von Sachsen Huldigungs-Marsch | King of Saxony Ovation March | march | Was written in honour of King Johann of Saxony, who fled to Vienna after his troops lost a battle in neighbouring Bohemia. The work is one of Ziehrer's earlier compositions, and was first performed at the Neue Welt establishment in Vienna on 26 July 1866, two years after the composer's debut. |
| 66 | Auf hoher See | On the High Seas | waltz | Written two years after the composer's debut, and dedicated to an Austrian naval commander who had just won a victory over the Italian navy, Ziehrer first performed this waltz at a summer concert at the Neue Welt establishment in Vienna on 10 October 1866. |
| 78 | Im Fluge | In Flight | ||
| 120 | Augensprach | Catch Your Eye | polka-mazurka | First performed on 19 July 1868 at the Wendls Etablissement near Vienna. Although predominantly a major-chord composer, Ziehrer makes use of minor keys in this composition. |
| 159 | In Reih' und Glied | Line Up | polka française | First performed on 9 June 1870 at the Kaffeehaus im Prater, where Ziehrer's military band, performing as a civilian orchestra (as was the custom) frequently performed. |
| 318 | In der Sommerfrische | At the Summer Resort | waltz | |
| 374 | Das liegt bei uns im Blut! | It Lies in Our Spirit! | polka-mazurka | |
| 382 | Faschingskinder | waltz | ||
| 386 | Loslassen! | Release! | polka | |
| 388 | Weaner Mad’ln | Viennese Girls or Viennese Beauties | waltz | Composed by Ziehrer during his tenure as bandmaster of the Hoch und-Deutschmeister Regiment, and first performed in January 1888. It is one of Ziehrer's most famous compositions. The introduction of the waltz features a whistling theme, a novelty of Ziehrer. |
| 406 | Ballfieber | Ball Fever | Polka-francaise | Was first performed at the Sofiensaal in Vienna in January 1889. |
| 415 | Natursänger | Nature Singers | waltz | Features birdsong, a novelty of Ziehrer. The composition was first performed at a regimental concert on 17 January 1890, at the Harmonie-Saal in Vienna, and was very well received. At the time, the Archduke Wilhelm purchased the piano score to have it played at a royal family dinner that he was hosting, a sign of the respect the nobility had for Ziehrer. |
| 419 | Wiener Bürger | Viennese Citizens | waltz | One of Ziehrer's most famous compositions. |
| 422 | Freiherr von Schönfeld Marsch | march | ||
| 438 | Heimatsgefühle | waltz | ||
| 444 | Gebirgskinder | Mountain Children | waltz | First performed in November 1892 at the Laxemburg Castle. The composition has remained one of Ziehrer's more famous works, and features a zither solo in its introduction. The waltz was originally written for accompaniment by a humming male voice choir. |
| 445 | Frauenlogik | Women's Logic | polka | First performed at the Sofiensaal in Vienna on 17 January 1893. |
| 454 | Cavallerie Polka française | Cavalry French Polka | polka | First performed at the famous Musikvereinssaal in Vienna on 9 February 1893, when Ziehrer, as the bandmaster of the Hoch-und-Deutschmeister regiment, conducted a celebration concert for the Cavalry. The composition was dedicated to the officer corps of the Austro-Hungarian Cavalry, under its original title, Reiterei. The trio of the polka was written in a style similar to that of the Fehrbelliner Reitermarsch, written by Richard Henrion. |
| 466 | Die Nachtschwaermer | The Night Owl Waltz | waltz | One of his most spirited compositions. The slow waltz melody, in the introduction, is sung by the orchestra, in a German dialect. |
| 478 | Ziehrereien | Ziehrer-ish Waltzes | waltz | First performed by Ziehrer at one of his regular concerts at the Ronacher in November 1897. The melodies of the waltz are taken from several of his previous compositions, including Echt Wienerisch, op. 381, Jérôme-Quadrille, op. 320, Militär Marsch, op. 321 and Verliebt, Op. 319. |
| 498 | Seculo nuovo, vita nuova | New Century, New Life | waltz | One of four compositions that Ziehrer wrote for Vienna's 1900 Carnival to celebrate the new century, premiering in early January 1900. The work's Italian title reflects its original scoring for mandolin and guitar, as it was first published in Trieste. |
| 501 | Auf In's XX. Jahrhundert! | Into the Twentieth Century! | march | One of Ziehrer's contributions to the 1900 Vienna Carnival to mark the turn of the century. It was written for the Concordia Ball in February 1900. |
| 505 | Buberl, komm'! | Come Along, Laddy! | waltz | Arranged from Ziehrer's operetta Die drei Wünsche (' The Three Wishes '), written in 1901. |
| 518 | Herrreinspaziert! | Here Come the Gentlemen! | waltz | Taken from the operetta Der Schätzmeister. |
| 522 | Sei Brav! | So Good! | waltz | Taken from the operetta Fesche Geister. |
| 525 | Facher-Polonaise | polonaise | ||
| 526 | Tolles Mädel! | Crazy Girl! | waltz | Taken from Ziehrer's operetta Ein tolles Mädel!. |
| 535 | Neger-Polka | polka | ||
| 536 | Barrison-Marsch | march | ||
| 537 | Liebeswalzer | Lovers' Waltz | waltz | Takes its melodies from Ziehrer's operetta Liebeswalzer. |
| 538 | Liebesgeheimnis Polka | polka | ||
| 539 | Wenn man Geld hat, ist man fein! | If One has Money, One is Great! | march | Takes its melodies from Ziehrer's 1908 operetta Liebeswalzer. The melody contains counterpoint that is not always evident in similar works by his contemporaries. |
| 541 | Faschingsträume Walzer | waltz | ||
| 546 | Biedermeier-Walzer | waltz | ||
| 547 | Ball bei Hof Walzer | Ball at the Court | waltz | |
| 548 | Duck' dich Manderl! | Take Cover! | march | This work takes its melodies from Ziehrer's 1911 operetta, Ball bei Hof (' Ball at the Court '). It was dedicated to the wife of Count Ferdinand. The composition first premiered in Stettin. The march does not follow the standard form, having no repeats. |
| 549 | Wiener Leb'n und Wiener Leut'! | waltz | ||
| 550 | Elizabeth Marie-Gavotte | Elizabeth Marie Gavotte | gavotte | |
| 551 | Casimir-Walzer | Casimir Waltz | waltz | |
| 552 | O diese Husaren! | Oh, these Hussars! | waltz | Includes melodies from Ziehrer's operetta Der Husarengeneral. |
| 553 | Husarenstreiche | march | ||
| 554 | Ich lach! | I Laugh! | waltz | Composed in 1914. Its melodies were taken from Ziehrer's operetta Das dumme Herz (' The Stupid Heart '). The waltz opens with rhythmic refrains taken from the trio in Ziehrer's polka Schneidig!, op. 387. The waltz is given its title from the original refrain of Girardi’s song Für Herz und Seel’ ist Ruh’ nur g’sund, ich lach (' For heart and soul rest is wholesome - I laugh '). |
| 558 | Kaiser Karl-Marsch | Emperor Karl March | march | Created after the death of Austrian emperor Francis Joseph. |
| 559 | Krönungsmarsch | Coronation March | march | Created for the coronation of Karl, the new (and last) reigning Habsburg monarch, in December of 1916. |
| 563 | Kurbilder | waltz | Written for the Concordia Ball. Ziehrer was too ill to attend the first performance of the work, despite it being announced that he would be the guest conductor. | |
| 564 | Studentenräume | waltz | Ziehrer's last waltz. |
References
[edit]- "Ziehrer: Selected Dances and Marches, Vol. 3". NaxosDirect. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- "Ziehrer: Selected Dances and Marches, Vol. 4". NaxosDirect. Retrieved 2008-10-09.