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Johann Nepomuk Král
Johann Nepomuk Král

Born
14.09.1839 in Mainz

Died
01.01.1896 in Tulln

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Johann Nepomuk Král was born in Mainz in 1839. Král’s father later became city music director there and he was also responsible for the thorough musical education of his son. Following a first musical engagement in Amsterdam he moved back to Austria-Hungary. In 1866 he was employed as a military bandmaster in Infantry Regiment (IR) No. 13. In the years to come he served as a military bandmaster of IR 20, 36, 17, 38, 24 and finally IR No. 23 until 1895. Upon retirement as regimental bandmaster of IR 38 he performed in Vienna with his own “Civilian Elite Orchestra”. But he did not remain without the uniform for a long time, as in the following year he joined the ranks of regimental bandmasters again, this time serving with IR 23. Král died in Tulln one year after leaving IR 23 as regimental bandmaster. The march “Hail Habsburg!” belongs to the “Historical Marches and other Compositions for the Imperial and Royal Army” (1895). According to data shown there, the march was written in 1879 for the occasion of the silver wedding anniversary of the Emperor Franz Joseph I with Empress Elizabeth. By the way, the title derived from this dedication, namely “Imperial Wedding March” helped it to survive musically during the Communist reign in Czechoslovakia, when the Austro-Hungarian monarchy was not popular at all, and above all the house of Habsburg was simply “non-existent”. Contrary to this, the first piano edition of the march which was published in Vienna in 1882, showed a dedication for the “600th festive anniversary of the Existence of the Dynasty of the House of Habsburg in Austria”. Král is shown there as bandmaster of IR 38.

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Bruckerlager-Marsch

Bruckerlager-Marsch

Hoch Habsburg!

Hoch Habsburg!

Music by Johann Nepomuk Král

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RUNDEL Promo 2011

RUNDEL Promo 2011

The RUNDEL promo catalog 1/2011 includes 43 new band pieces from RUNDEL Music Publications plus sample audio CD. You can listen to the audio samples here online or order the printed catalog with...
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KAT11.1
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Bruckerlager-Marsch

Bruckerlager-Marsch

Johann Nepomuk Král was born in Mainz as son of a musician who served with Infantry Regiment (IR) No. 35. Král’s father later became city music director in Mainz and he was also responsible for the...
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MVSR2451
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Hoch Habsburg!

Hoch Habsburg!

Johann Nepomuk Král (1839-1896), who became world-famous for two marches – the "Brucker-Lager March" and the march "Hoch Habsburg!" – worked as a military bandmaster in the major metropolises of the...
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