Josef Franz Wagner

Josef Franz Wagner, approx. 1889

Opus 159, Under the Double Eagle

Opus 356, also published by Adolf Robitschek published

Josef Franz Wagner (born March 20, 1856 in Vienna ; † June 5, 1908 there ) was an Austrian military conductor and composer .

Josef Franz Wagner was the military bandmaster of Infantry Regiments No. 47 and No. 49 and leader of a popular private band. In addition to his dance compositions, his marches were especially popular. Even his contemporaries referred to him as the "Austrian March King".

His best-known work is the March Under the Double Eagle (op. 159) from 1893, named after the double eagle in the coat of arms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today it is the official march of the First Austrian Artillery Regiment. Also popular is the Marsch Tiroler Holzhackerbuab'n, also known as Polka Die Lustigen Holzhackerbuam .

Josef Franz Wagner is buried in an honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 35 A, row G 2, grave 8).

Compositions (marches)

• 47th regimental march
• Amneris March (op.216)
• Anastasius Grun (op. 49)
• Bersagliere March (op.352)
• Bona Fortuna (op.162)
• Boer song march
• That Kaner Hamgemt march
• The Emperor's Flag (op.220)
• The Crown of Austria (op.340)
• Village swallows
• Gigerl (op.150)
• Good Austrian March (op. 201)
• G'schaftlhuber (op. 151)
• Wood chopper march
• Kaumberger (op.157)
• Cadets March (op.208)
• Emperor Franz Josef
• Imperial and Royal (op.213)
• With sabel in hand (op.296)
• Austria my fatherland
• Austrian soldiers (op.222)
• Recruit friends (op.272)
• Black and Yellow (op. 287)
• Sword of Austria (op. 301)
• Steel green (op.166)
• Tiroler Holzhacker-Buab'n (op.356)
• Under the double eagle (op.159)
• Wimberger (op.163)

literature

• Friedrich Anzenberger, Elisabeth Anzenberger-Ramminger: The March King Josef Franz Wagner . Schwanzer, Rohrendorf near Krems 2006, ISBN 978-3-9502244-0-5 .
• Friedrich Anzenberger : Josef Franz Wagner. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .

Web links

• Works by and about Josef Wagner in the catalog of the German National Library
• Josef Franz Wagner at Discogs (English)
• PastMasters Public Domain Composers - Joseph Franz Wagner (engl.) ( Memento from October 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )