Fanfare procession of the Niederburg Constance
The Niederburg fanfare procession was founded in Konstanz in 1948 , making it the city's oldest fanfare procession still in existence .
Constance emerged in the middle of the first century AD and was only later named after the Roman emperor Constantius II, who at that time led a campaign north of the lake. On October 20, 1417, at the time of the Council of Constance , the city received the privilege of King Sigismund to keep its own trumpeters. Werner Friedrich Breyer founded and established the Fanfarenzug on this historical basis. Niederburg (Latin: inferior pars urbis) is the oldest district of Constance.
During the founding of the Fanfarenzug shortly after the Second World War , Konstanz was still under French occupation. The founding members around Werner F. Breyer had to circumvent the ban on gatherings and the ban on playing signaling instruments after the war several times . As instruments were largely inaccessible to the public, they were illegally obtained. Often arrest sentences were imposed as a result of this. But the club stayed alive and appeared in the following years mainly in the surrounding area. Under the name of the Niederburg Narren Society, which had existed since 1884, the fanfare procession was particularly popular during Carnival. To this day, the jester society and the fanfare procession are active components of the Konstanz and Hegau-Bodensee carnivals. The special clothing of the corps is based on a Landsknecht uniform, the cut of which dates from around 1600. Part of it is also shown in Jakob Köbel's flag book (1544). It also contains evidence of flag waving in the city of Constance. Another department of the Niederburg Narrengesellschaft represents this historical tradition: the Niederburg flag throwers, which are also very successful across the border.
The fanfare procession includes an average of forty musicians of all ages, whereby - also in the modern area - special emphasis is placed on learning and playing natural sound instruments. With this, the musical train does not fall under the category of valve instruments. In addition to traditional and classic fanfare pieces, the repertoire consists of modern and lavish compositions, etc. a. by Ruud Böhmer, Sandrie Egberts, Krijin Smits, Theo Smits and a few more. The basis of the instrumentation are the fanfare , the parforce horn , the sousaphone , the marching drum and the landsknecht drum . Their sound is often complemented by other rhythm instruments. With music seminars, rehearsals and various national and international appearances, the Niederburg fanfare procession is active and present all year round. Many foreign appearances and successes in rating games increased and consolidated his national and international reputation.
The fanfare procession of the Niederburg can be seen and heard in churches and during church services, at parades and concerts of all kinds, at cultural and traditional events and during the carnival season.
The rehearsal room of the fanfare train is also the gateway to the eponymous district of Niederburg. The Rheintorturm in Constance.
Awards
- 8 times winner of the International Cup of North Holland
- Winner at the International Champions Cup in Weyhausen
- Vice-champion of the International German Cup
- Gold medal with "predicate" at the European Open Championship
- 6 times regional champion of Baden-Württemberg
- Gold medal at the German Championship 2016
Web links
- Fanfare procession of the Niederburg Constance
- Big jester society of Niederburg from 1884
- City of Constance
Individual evidence
- ^ Jürgen Klöckler: Ulrich Richental: Chronicle of the Council of Constance: 1414-1418 . Theiss, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8062-2782-6 .
- ^ City of Constance: Timeline - City of Constance. In: www.konstanz.de. Retrieved June 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Home. In: fahnenschwinger-niederburg.de. Retrieved June 2, 2016 .
- ↑ :: Community of Konstanz Fanfarenzzüge e. V. In: www.gkf-konstanz.de. Retrieved June 2, 2016 .