The German march composer Carl Teike played the oboe, French horn, string bass, percussion, and a variety of other wind instruments. He wrote more than 100 marches. Teike’s most famous march is “Old Comrades,” which is the only one of his marches to become an official German military march. After retiring from being a member of a German military band, he worked as a policeman and a postal worker. Over the past several years, the Royal Sweedish Navy Band has been recording his marches. Volume 2 was released this month and today’s edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion will open with two marches from the latest album: “Graf Zeppelin” and “From All German Regions.”
- Graf Zeppelin
Composer: Carl Teike (1864-1922)
Performer: Royal Sweedish Navy Band
Album: Carl Teike Marches, Vol. 2
- Aus allen deutschen Gauen (From All German Regions)
Composer: Carl Teike (1864-1922)
Performer: Royal Sweedish Navy Band
Album: Carl Teike Marches, Vol. 2
- From the Field to the Sky
Composer: Kenneth Fuchs (1956- )
Performer: U.S. Coast Guard Band
Album: Point of Tranquility
- Cuba
Composer: Stephen Milillo (1957- )
Performer: Command Band of Japan Air Self-Fense Force
Album: Writings on the Wall
- Begin the Begine (1938 recording)
Composer: Cole Porter (1891-1964)
Performer: Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
Album: Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need
- In the Mood (1939 recording)
Composer: Joseph Garland (1903-1977) & Andy Razaf (1985-1973)
Performer: Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Album: Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need
- Cossack Dance from "Mazeppa"
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), arranged by Harold Walters (1918-1984)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Coast to Coast
- Decline and Fall of a Bridge (London Bridge in Falling Down)
Composer: Sir John Dankworth (1927-2010)
Performer: U.S. Navy Band
Album: Coast to Coast
- Shenandoah
Composer: Frank Ticheli (1958- )
Performer: U.S. Air Force Band
Album: American Treasures
