Mindener Bürger-Tambourkorps
| Mindener Bürger-Tambourkorps e. V. | |
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| purpose | Promotion of musical education |
| Chair: | Jörg Gellern |
| Establishment date: | April 10, 1981 |
| Seat : | Minden |
| Website: | http://tambourkorps-minden.de |
The Mindener Bürger-Tambourkorps e. V. is a traditional Prussian marching band from the East Westphalian city of Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia . The drum corps is the oldest still active drum corps in the Federal Republic of Germany and is connected to the Minden Citizens Battalion through a history spanning over 300 years .
history
The Mindener Bürger-Tambourkorps is connected with the Mindener Bürgerbataillon by an equally long history. The Minden drum rolls have a long tradition . They were not only used at the Mindener Freischießen - drumming has always been used to convey messages and commands. The amalgamation to form a troop, a game, a drum corps or a marching band turned them from the original news troop into a “musical unity”, which not only gave the kick when marching out, but also contributed to joy and edification on many social occasions. After long research with well-known musicians and regional music associations throughout Germany, it turned out that the Mindener Bürger-Tambourkorps is the oldest active drum corps in Germany. The second oldest club still active today dates back to 1828. This assessment is also confirmed by the Minister of State for Culture of the Federal Republic of Germany, who refers to the list of awards of the Pro-Musica plaque .
The beginnings (1650–1889)
The beginnings of the Minden drum corps lie, like those of the venerable Minden citizen battalion itself, deeply twisted in the darkness of the Middle Ages. The first documented mentions of Minden drums and timpani can be found in 1622/1623. Large parts of the sparsely drafted documents were destroyed during the First and Second World Wars . The few documents still preserved give the interested reader an insight into the history of the Minden drum. At first the music procession consisted only of drummers and town whistles . They always led the battalion with its six companies and the citizen squadron when it appeared. They accompanied the individual companies on their official marches and were on duty on the fairground and in the shooting range.
Excerpts from The well-fortified Minden by Dr. Martin Krieg: "During the reorganization after the Thirty Years War, the reorganization of the companies will have started soon after 1650." In 1652 there was talk of drummers. Up until now the citizens' contingent were only talking about target shooting, but from 1682 it was combined with a big city festival, with the word "free shooting" appearing for the first time in the meeting of the council and city council on July 23, 1682 in the minutes.
During the free shooting, the reels were always busy, which can be clearly proven by the distribution of the free shooting costs. On the one hand it says: “What the city spent on the reels is unknown.” On the other hand: “On June 17, 1704 at 4 o'clock in the morning the gates were struck.” “What they spent on the reels they received from the magistrate. "
In the description of the first change in the city officer corps in 1722, when the ensign was elected, it was said: “This is followed by the presentation to his company. The flag was fetched from the middle Rott with two tambours with touching play. "
In old records of the former town major Blancke it is recorded that in the year of 1730, on September 5th, the entire citizenry went out with a sounding game to the usual shooting range, which was called "pig quarry". The name of the tambours is first reported in these records from the year 1747. At that time, a completely new order for marching in and out was introduced, which reads as follows:
“1747, June 21st, was the 15th march. Lieutenant Niehuss, accompanied by two senators, wore the silver crown. "
It preceded:
- the reels and the music corps,
- the city officer servant,
- four ensigns with their espontons in pairs,
- the accompanied king,
- the ordinaries with rifles and bayonets,
- the town major and adjutants and
- the first, the second, etc. company.
In the record of the new statute with ten articles in June 1838, fines and the use of the funds were discussed, among other things: “Because it was expressly determined that the money from the officer's coffers could only be used to repair and supplement the inventory of ... drums, etc. . "
In 1838, City Major Blanke reported in the Mindener Sunday newspaper: "In addition to the crowns, the six taffeta flags, a standard, six small field flags, five brass drums, a wooden drum and three iron crowns are named as insignia of the citizen battalion".
In 1867 there was a mutiny over the legality of the kings. After the election of an opposing king it was said: "... and led him into the city under the precedence of the likewise mutinous drummers."
From the statute for the citizen companies in the city of Minden of May 14, 1868: Under item 28: "The evening before the price shooting, the tattoo is struck and in the morning on the day of the price shooting, Reveille and then the general march are struck ..." Under item 35: "The other costs of the festival for ... the drummers are a burden to the combing box ... "
Before and after the world wars (1890–1945)
In an excerpt from a daily order from 1892 it says: “To accompany the company guards, only the six reels of the battalion in question to which the company on watch belongs, are used, which have to demand a payment of 1 mark each. In addition, the reel sergeant receives 2 marks and the company reel that remains on watch receives 1 mark each. The music and the tambours are strictly forbidden in the event of a high penalty. When the guards march in, they are strictly forbidden to play or play beyond the town hall. to drum (see my battalion order of July 10th, 1886) Minden, May 26th, 1892, Der Stadtmajor Gustav Bruns “.
In 1927 the first free shooting after the First World War could be committed again. From the order of the day for the Minden free shooting in 1927:
- 6. On the evening of August 2nd at 7:00 am, the tattoo through the whole city, Fischerstadt and Neustadt will begin at the town hall.
- The reveille is struck on August 3 in the morning at 4:30 p.m., as is the Zapfenstreich in the evening and the general march at 6:00 a.m., with individual drums being sent to the remote parts of the city, the fishing town and Neustadt.
- 8. At 7 o'clock the 6th Company with the music corps of the 6th Prussian Pioneer Battalion and six municipal drums fetch the kings, Messrs. Fentz and Welp.
- The 1st battalion receives the music of the 6th Prussian pioneer battalion and 6 urban drums, with the battalion drum Althans, the 2nd battalion the music of the former military musicians and 6 urban drums.
- 11. After the march past, a stop is made at the stairway to Simeonsplatz so that the minstrels can take the lead again.
- 28. (marching in at night) "12 reels are commanded to accompany the company guards."
Upheaval and modernization (1950–1993)
In 1950, the first outdoor shooting after the Second World War, it was the drum major Heinrich Althans and reels Albert Detering sen., Fritz Türbsch, Karl Türbsch, Karl Baumgarten, August Meckes and Wilhelm Röhring that as a drummer at the head of the great pageant marched. Four years later, twelve men again led the battalion. Back then, people didn't practice as long for these gigs as they do today. Just six weeks before the start of the free shooting, the drummers met at today's pioneer exercise area to practice under an old weeping willow. This weeping willow was soon given the nickname “juniper tree”, because in addition to “clubs”, as practicing was generally called, juniper was also vigorously baked.
In an application in 1967, drum major Helmut Türbsch proposed to the incumbent town major Kemena to expand the drummers' corps into a marching band . The town major was enthusiastic and in writing on October 5, 1967, he promised his full support. In the following months Drum Major Helmut Türbsch all hands had to do full to flutists train and the instruments Timpani and tanks to fill. Practice was the order of the day, and from now on they met once or twice a week to achieve the level of performance that the citizens' battalion expected from their marching band. In 1968 the time had come: when the tent was being taken down for free shooting, the minstrels appeared with great stage fright for the first time. The success was amazing. The battalion donated a bell tree to its drum corps , and the former mayor Werner Pohle contributed a matching banner.
On April 10, 1981 an extraordinary meeting took place in the restaurant to the north bridge with the purpose of running the drum corps as a registered association with statutes. This was done with the intention of giving underage comrades who could not yet belong to the citizen battalion a home under association law. In addition, one wanted to achieve the status of the non-profit.
In 1982 there was a little sensation at the Mindener Freischießen: for the first time in 300 years there was a tambour among the kings: Sergeant Olaf Zander.
Uniform and ranks
The uniform, modeled on the drum of the Grenadier Regiment “Fridericus Rex”, consists of white trousers, blue skirt, white belt and swallow nests on both sides of the shoulder pieces; as headgear, the pimple hood is worn with red hair, the drum major with white hair.
- NCO - gold braid on collar and cuffs
- Sergeant - braid like non-commissioned officer, on the right and left of the collar a brass button with a Prussian eagle
- Vice sergeant - braid like non-commissioned officer, two brass buttons with a Prussian eagle on the right and left of the collar
- Sergeant - braid like NCO with an additional braid above the cuffs, on the right and left of the collar a brass button with a Prussian eagle
- Drum Major - braid and buttons such as sergeants, betresste Schwalbennester
Company leadership
The drum corps is currently headed by drum major Karl-Emil "Mücke" Zander and Feldwebel & Korps-Feldwebel Olaf Zander.
The names of the following people from the earlier drum majors could be found in the documents:
- Drum major Gundlach, first mentioned in 1801.
- Drum major Karcher, first mentioned in 1828.
- Drum major Lübker, 1862–1869
- Drum major Klinke, 1869–1873
- Drum major Busse, 1873–1880
- Drum major Kastell, nickname "Never Satisfied", 1880–1904
- Drum major Hegerding, 1904–1906
- Drum major Hoffmann, 1906–1927
- Drum major Heinrich Althans, 1927 to 23 August 1956
- Drum major Helmut Türbsch, September 1956 to September 10, 1982
- Drum major Harald Türbsch, September 10, 1982 to January 28, 1993
- Drum major Karl Emil Zander, nickname "Mücke", January 28, 1993 to March 30, 2012
- Drum major Patrick Zander, since March 30, 2012
Awards
The comrades of the Tambour Corps are awarded the Tambour Badge of Honor for their loyal service. The badge of honor is awarded in three classes: oak wreath in bronze for 5-year membership, oak wreath in silver for 10-year membership, oak wreath in gold for 15-year membership.
In addition to numerous recognitions by the members of the Citizens' Battalion and many Minden citizens, friends and sponsors have repeatedly supported the reels, often quietly and unnamed, with some well-known donations. Only in this way was it possible to acquire urgently needed instruments and uniform items and to bring the corps to the high standard it has today. But even among the minstrels themselves, comrades were distinguished by their special commitment and activity.
At the suggestion of a long-time member “Fitti” Köpper, a medal of merit designed by him was introduced to be presented as a visible expression of thanks. The medal of merit was issued in the levels of “silver” and “gold” and is only given very carefully and sparingly. It may only be awarded to non-members once every two years on the occasion of the free shooting, then initially in "silver".
A city major does not receive a “ringing medal of merit”, a march of his own, every day. With this "honor", from which all his successors will benefit, Lieutenant Colonel Fritz Hollo goes down in the history of the Minden Citizens' Battalion. Honorary drum major Helmut Türbsch presented his quietly composed march of the city major to the public for the first time on July 10, 1986 at the roll call of the drums on the occasion of the free shooting . Since then, the free shooting has opened with the town major's march .
Tambour corps today
Since Karl-Emil Zander was appointed drum major in 1993, drastic changes have shaped the club life of the drum corps. Drum major Zander campaigned for the drum to become independent and so he succeeded in making the drum corps economically almost independent of the Minden citizen battalion. The position of the supervising officer of an external unit of the citizen battalion was completely given up in 1997 at the request of the reels - from now on the unit chief was the reel major. At the same time, the reels were registered as a fully-fledged unit in the statutes of the Minden Citizens' Battalion and thus received full voting rights at board meetings.
Today the drum corps consists of about 30 members. Traditional Prussian marches make up the bulk of the orchestra's repertoire today. In addition to the traditional marches, the musical offerings of the drum corps also include original compositions and works by famous composers. The big tattoo is also regularly performed on particularly festive occasions.
The Mindener Freischießen , the most important festival in the Minden-Lübbecke region , has always shaped the work . As the 8th unit of the Minden Citizens' Battalion, the Tambour Corps is a central component of this major event, which always attracts tens of thousands of people from near and far to the former garrison town.
The Mindener Tambours are known far beyond the city limits. Numerous organizers and associations book the drum corps for their events and celebrations. The 750th anniversary of the city of Berlin, the inauguration of the Lufthansa jet “Minden”, the 50th anniversary of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia or the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Minden are just the most important stops in recent years.
In addition to the latest, everyday club work, the sponsorship of the Bundeswehr at the Minden location , which has been cultivated from the 21st century, plays an important role. The sponsorship of the stationed pioneers of the 5th Heavy Pioneer Battalion 130 of the Pioneer Brigade 100 , today under the leadership of Captain Meyer, testifies to an unprecedented cooperation between non-profit associations, the citizenship and the Bundeswehr since 2004.
On March 30, 2012, drum major Patrick Zander took over the Minden citizen drum corps as head of unit.
Web links
literature
- Resignatio was bar bey Königl. Frey shooting is consumed. 1700 to 1706 KAM. B 87a old, municipal archive of the city of Minden.
- City officers log book from 1725 KAM. 1251.2, Municipal Archives of the City of Minden.
- Acta vom Scheibenschießen 1802 KAM.190 C, Minden municipal archive.
- List of officers of the National Guard or City Guard 1807 KAM. C 109.3 old, Minden municipal archive.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Christine Marowsky, Karl-Emil Zander u. a .: The Mindener Bürger Tambourkorps - The Chronicle of the City Drummers from 1650 to 2008 In: Meier Druck Nammen 1st edition, 2008
- ↑ a b c d Dr. Martin Krieg: The well-fortified Minden - On the history of the Minden citizen battalion. In: Verlag JCC Bruns, Mindener Contributions, Mindener Jahrbuch Neue Episode, issue 4, 1952
- ↑ Mindener Bürgerbataillon e. V .: The history of the Minden Citizens' Battalion ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Mindener Bürgerbataillon 7, 2011.
- ^ City of Minden: Mindener Bürger Tambourkorps e. V. . In: Cultural address book of the city of Minden
- ^ Mindener Bürgerbataillon eV: 1st Majesty in over 300 years: Sergeant Olaf Zander . In: Minden Citizens Battalion
- ^ Mindener Bürgerbataillon eV: Uniforms and ranks of the Mindener Bürger-Tambourkorps . In: Minden Citizens Battalion
- ^ Mindener Bürgerbataillon eV: Sponsorship between 5./130 sPiBtl and the Mindener Bürger-Tambourkorps . In: Mindener Bürgerbataillon 2, 2004.
Coordinates: 52 ° 17 ′ 40 " N , 8 ° 57 ′ 48.7" E