Fool's Hall March

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The Narrhalla March (original title: "Mainzer Narrhalla-March") is one of the most important pieces of music of the Mainz Carnival (Meenzer Fassenacht).

Origin and use

The first carnival parades satirized the military customs of the Prussian and French military - as symbols of the rulers par excellence. The fool's hall march, which today accompanies the entry of fools in countless celebrations (cap meetings), came to the carnival through the military. The Narrhallamarsch was composed by the French composer Adolphe Adam (1803-1856). Adam wrote the march in 1838 for his opera "Le Brasseur de Preston" ("The Brewer of Preston"). The Austrian regimental conductor Carl Zulehner (1805–1847), who was living in Mainz at the time and was one of the founding members of the Mainz Carneval Association (MCV), which was founded in the same year , borrowed motifs from the opera and summarized them in the “Jocus March”, the later one "Narrhallamarsch", together, which was premiered in the "Neue Anlage" in 1840 (see "Rheinlande" 1840).

The name Narrhallamarsch goes back to a play on words in which the words Fool and Valhalla were combined to form the “Narrhalla”, which was common from the beginning, as a meeting place for fools.

The march at Schott has been relocated since 1856 .

Legends

According to one of the numerous legends about Narrhalla, Narrhalla is said to be the realm of eternal carnival, a land of milk and honey for carnivalists. The male (and only these) residents are called Foolhallese . This also gives rise to the greeting formula in numerous carnival meetings: "Dear fools and fools".

The people of Mainz call the Narrhallamarsch “Ritzamba” ( verballhornung ). However, the Mainz vernacular has spun its own version of this name. It is reported that the "Ritzamba" goes back to a French general named Riçambeau, who wanted to ban Shrovetide. At the beginning of the carnival season, a music corps moved in front of his residence to play the fool's hall march and the lyrics to the melody

"Ritzambo, Ritzambo, rotten goes o the Fassnacht." Or
"Ritzamba, Ritzamba, rotten begins the barrel night a."
( "Riçambeau, Mardi Gras begins tomorrow." )

to sing.

So far, however, there is no scientific evidence for this legend; not even the existence of General Riçambeau could be proven. According to the current state of local research, it is an onomatopoeia to be able to give the textless melody a word structure - as already described over 50 years ago in the first edition of the "Mainz dictionary". The meaningless further text ("oh what have the Meenzer Meedscher Scheene (scheppe) Boo") confirms this.

In the Vorderpfalz it is said that the legendary French general was called "Rosambeau", and their name is much more vicious than "Rotz am Bo" (snot on the leg), which is why they sing here

"Snot on the Bo, snot on the Bo, rotz catches the barrel night o."

Others

Wherever “Meenzer Fassenacht” is celebrated, the Narrhallamarsch also accompanies the invasion of hand-made speakers . In its function as background music for appearances and exits of the Büttenspeaker, the Narrhallamarsch is often torn down .

Among the "111 greatest carnival hits" that SWR TV and SWR4 put together for selection in the 2009 carnival season, the title landed in 27th place.

The Fool's Hall March is used outside of Carnival at the home games of 1. FSV Mainz 05 , which sounds the first bars of the march as a flourish after every goal by the home team .

The Narhallamarsch is not to be confused with the “march based on motifs from the opera 'Der Brauer von Preston'” ( AM II 113), but both marches in the trio use the same motif .

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  1. ↑ Michaela Päfgen-Laß: Wagner meets Ernst Neger . Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung, Mainz February 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Heile, heile Gänsje" leaves everyone behind on swr.de, accessed February 20, 2009
  3. ↑ Place 1 of 111: Heile, Heile Gänsje on swr.de, accessed February 20, 2009