Kaiser Wilhelm Victory March

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The Kaiser Wilhelm Siegesmarsch ( Army March II, 189) was composed by the Prussian military musician Gottfried Piefke under the original title Siegesmarsch in 1864 . It was dedicated to the then Prussian King Wilhelm I. The march was intended to commemorate the victory of the Prussian troops in the German-Danish War . After Wilhelm I was proclaimed German Emperor in 1871 , the title of the march was added.

The march is a very sonorous music painting that traces the course of the war in three motifs . The first motif describes the outbreak of the fighting in rather gloomy minor harmonies, in the second motif, more hopeful major sounds replace the negative mood and indicate a successful progression of the fight. The trio finally completes the triumph in a hard marching rhythm and symbolizes the troops marching to the victory parade.

The Kaiser Wilhelm Victory March is still one of the most artistically significant German military marches due to its musical expressiveness . It can be clearly assigned to the category of the so-called concert marches , ie art music with significant changes in dynamics and tempo , and is performed primarily at concert events.