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Josef Franz Wagner (20 March 1856 – 5 June 1908) was an Austrian military bandmaster and composer.〔(PastMasters public domain web listing for Josef Wagner. )〕 He is sometimes known by the sobriquet "The Austrian March King".〔Rehrig, William H. The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, Volume 2. Integrity Press, 1991.〕 He is best known for his 1893 march "''Unter dem Doppeladler''" or "Under the Double Eagle", referring to the double eagle in the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary.〔 The march became a favourite part of the repertoire of American composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa, whose band recorded it three times.〔University of California Santa Barbara: Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings (Matrix BVE-355. Matrix BVE-355. Under the Double Eagle march / Sousa's Band ) Retrieved August 23, 2011〕〔University of California Santa Barbara: Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings (Matrix B-355. Under the Double Eagle (march) / Sousa's Band ) Retrieved August 23, 2011〕 The piece was the official regimental march of the Austrian Artillery Regiment Number 2 till its dissolution in 2007.〔〔http://kaernten.orf.at/stories/197976/〕 The tune was parodied in the Benny Goodman recording "Benjie's Bubble", and was also used for the well-known ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' animation segment "Conrad Poohs And His Dancing Teeth". The first part of the march is used in the 1992 computer game ''Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939-1943'' when Germany is selected in the gameplay. "Under the Double Eagle" is well known in country music, having been recorded by a number of guitar and banjo players, several of them identified with the Bluegrass style. Wagner is also known for the "''Holzhackerbuam''", also known as the "Jolly Lumberjack Polka". In 1895, his only opera, ''Der Herzbub'', premiered in Vienna.〔(J.F. Wagner on Stanford composers site. )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Josef Wagner (composer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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