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Eduard Wagnes

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Eduard Wagnes
Eduard Wagnes, composer
Park by Pfarrkirche.
BornMarch 18, 1863 (Austrian Empire)
DiedMarch 27, 1936 (Austria)
CitizenshipAustria-Hungary
Known for"Die Bosniaken Kommen (March)"

Eduard Wagnes (18 March 1863 in Graz, Austria – 27 March 1936 in Bad Gams, Austria) was a conductor in the Austro-Hungarian Military, and composer of military marches. His most famous composition was "Die Bosniaken Kommen", composed in 1895.

Biography

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Wagnes was born 18 March 1863 in Austria. His father, a musician and manufacturer brass instruments, taught him to play music.[1] Wagnes was accepted into the Styrian Music Association music school at age 7 and learned the French horn; at age 15, he became first horn player at the Graz City Theater. He was later a solo horn player in Eduard Strauss's orchestra.[2] He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1885 to 1889.[3]

Wagnes was later appointed bandmaster of the second Bosnian infantry regiment, where he composed several marches. The best-known of these, "Die Bosniaken Kommen," was adopted as the regiments' de facto march and remains a popular Austrian composition.[4] He would ultimately write around 300 pieces, primarily marches but also including waltzes, a mass, and three operettas.[2]

Wagnes was admired by Gustav Mahler, who wanted to hire him as a horn player, and by King Ludwig III. He received the Golden Cross of Merit with the Crown, and a street in Graz was named after him.[2]

He died 27 March 1936.[3]

Compositions

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  • Die Bosniaken kommen - 1895
  • Flitsch Marsch - 1928
  • Felsenfest für's Vaterland - 1932
  • Helden von Meletta - 1932
  • Ausseer Buam
  • Durch dick und dünn
  • Für Freiheit und Ehr
  • Hand in Hand
  • Heldenhaft Marsch
  • Mit eisener Kraft
  • Ritterlich
  • Zum Schutz und Trutz

Dramatic music

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  • 1910 Alt-Wien, operette - libretto: Ferdinand Maierfeld-Enter
  • 1911 Die Klosterprinzessin, operette - libretto: Hans Pflanzer

References

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  1. ^ Rehrig, William H.; Hoe, Robert (1991). The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and their Music: Vol 2. Integrity Press. p. 798. ISBN 9780918048080. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Eduard Wagnes". Rundel. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Heritage of the March" (PDF). symposium.music.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ Bassett, Richard (2015). For God and Kaiser: The Imperial Austrian Army, 1619-1918. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300178586. Retrieved 17 April 2023.