tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post4563814057148242399..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: The Radetzky March, Johann Strauss I and the Austrian armyHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-10019121302621699102017-02-17T13:53:49.361+11:002017-02-17T13:53:49.361+11:00Radetzky invented the strategy that in a matter of...Radetzky invented the strategy that in a matter of months defeated Napoleon. Russia and Prussia had failed to defeat Napoleon, but Minister Klemens von Metternich and Radetzky were victorious. So Sked claims that Count Radetzky played the crucial role in Napoleon's defeat - it was the count's battles that led to Napoleon's abdication and first exile in 1814.<br /><br />See Alan Sked, "Radetzky: Imperial Victor and Military Genius", 2011.Josephhttps://academic.oup.com/ehr/article-abstract/128/531/447/445677/Radetzky-Imperial-Victor-and-Military-Genius-by?redirectedFrom=fulltextnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-79037053066011282672016-12-04T08:05:15.823+11:002016-12-04T08:05:15.823+11:00Parnassus
Who knew that there was an organised co...Parnassus<br /><br />Who knew that there was an organised collection of CDs called Heritage of the March, containing thousands of marches? I really hope your collection contains marches from all over the world, given that each army marched to a different beat. I think of German marches as the "real" style, but the French, Italians, Americans, Spanish etc would disagree strongly.<br /><br />Like you, I played in a school band but it was in primary school. Every Monday morning after an outdoor assembly, raising the flag and honouring God & the Queen, the fifes and drums would march the children back into their classrooms. It was certainly marching music, but not really military.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-75115784567530195572016-12-04T07:52:24.569+11:002016-12-04T07:52:24.569+11:00Andrew
I don't like spelling errors in either...Andrew<br /><br />I don't like spelling errors in either my own writing or in other writers' work. If an Australian tv programme is summarised using the word defense instead of defence, I immediately write to that tv station.<br /><br />But the Habsburg-Hapsburg decision is not really in that category. In German, it was always spelled Habsburg; the use of the p would have seemed woosy. But once the name appeared in other languages, I think the p could be used because it softened the sound. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-27511512857741052162016-12-04T07:36:19.857+11:002016-12-04T07:36:19.857+11:00Deb
German and Austrian marches intentionally sou...Deb<br /><br />German and Austrian marches intentionally sounded very military, I am assuming. Apart from lots of men in strict formation, polished uniforms and vigorous marching movement, there was always a strong oom-pah feeling from the brass instruments. No wonder armies loved those marches!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38025856839810821802016-12-03T19:02:47.195+11:002016-12-03T19:02:47.195+11:00Hello Hels, I hadn't known the history behind...Hello Hels, I hadn't known the history behind the Radetzky March, although since it was one that we played when I was in the college band, I should have checked. A few years ago I bought an amazing CD collection called Heritage of the March, which contains over three thousand marches. It of course includes the Radetzky March, expertly played by the Illinois State Alumni Band.<br /><br />So many of the marches are named after military heroes or troops of soldiers. Just a few in the set are "Newport Light Infantry," "10th Regiment March," "General Pershing March," and so on. A favorite from band days and since is Sousa's "Black Horse Troop," which (I swear I didn't know at the time) was named after Cleveland's 1st Calvary Troop A.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqYd1rQCB0c<br /><br />--Jim Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-2934812588504203452016-12-03T17:07:24.211+11:002016-12-03T17:07:24.211+11:00Even non Strauss fans know that music, like me. I ...Even non Strauss fans know that music, like me. I always thought it was Hapsburg, but since the days of the net it seems to be Habsburg and I guessed for many years I had misread the word, but it seems not, as I note you use the former. Any thoughts? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-24917038841281249492016-12-03T13:19:32.755+11:002016-12-03T13:19:32.755+11:00Military music is normally too military, but Radet...Military music is normally too military, but Radetzky March is catchy.Debnoreply@blogger.com