Wind-band arrangements (transcriptions) of opera music are featured in this edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion. But this edition begins with music by the German composer Carl Teike. Teike wrote over 100 marches and at least 20 concert works. For today’s edition, you’ll hear one of each: a march and a waltz. Born in Pomerania, Teike began studying music at age 14 and learned to play a variety of instruments. He was a member of the Wurttemberg army band, in which he played French horn and percussion. Because his bandmaster didn’t like Teike’s march entitled “Old Comrades,” he quit the army band and became a police officer and postal worker. “Old Comrades” is now Teike’s most famous work—as well as one of the most popular marches in the world. This edition begins with a different march: “ The Prince Albert March.”
- Prince Albrecht March
Composer: Carl Teike (1864-1922)
Performer: Royal Sweedish Navy Band
Album: Carl Teike Marches, Vol. 1
- Just One Try Waltz
Composer: Carl Teike (1864-1922)
Performer: Royal Sweedish Navy Band
Album: Carl Teike Marches, Vol. 1
- To Tame the Perilous Skies
Composer: David Holsinger (1945- )
Performer: Air Force Tactical Air Comand Band
Album: Fireworks for Band
- Overture to "Iphigenie en Tauride"
Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Performer: Albion Ensemble
Album: Classical Harmonie
- Overture to "Die Eselshaut"
Composer: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Performer: Albion Ensemble
Album: Classical Harmonie
- Dance of Seven Veils from "Salome"
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Performer: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
Album: New Arrangement Collections, Vol. 8
- Harlem Nocturne
Composer: Earle Hagen (music, 1919-2008) & Dick Rogers (lyrics, 1912-1970)
Performer: BBC Big Band Orchestra
Album: Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 3
