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Entrance of the GladiatorsWhen we needed to demonstrate new software features for our management or customers (i.e., mucky-mucks), we would stage dog-and-pony shows that were custom-made for the precisely-targeted edification of the particular recipient. Because of the highly-staged nature of our demonstrations, I often caught myself peevishly whistling a little of what I then thought was a familiar circus-tune called “Entrance of the Clowns.” Later research confirmed to me that the piece was often used in the circus to introduce incoming clowns and that the piece is the military march, Entrance of the Gladiators (henceforth, EOTG) by Julius Fučík. The piece was also published under the name, “Thunder and Blazes.”
Fučík was a citizen of what was then the Austrian-Hungarian Empire during the pre-World-War I timeframe. Fučík composed pieces in multiple styles and genres that included other marches, waltzes and polkas. During his 44-year lifespan he composed more than 400 pieces. “The Florentiner March” and “The Entrance Of The Gladiators” remain his two most-frequently-performed works.
I originally began this project in May, 2018. Over nearly a year I have been working on this. Too often I wandered away from the project and didn’t return for weeks and sometimes months. Like many other compositions that are now in the public domain because of their age, I was able to find the conductor’s score for EOTG on the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) site. I have found other scores on IMSLP that I used to produce previous projects (Satie Gymnopedies, Adagio for Strings, Pachelbel’s Canon, and Funeral March for a Marionette). The IMSLP score for EOTG is the original score for concert band, not orchestra. I also note that there is no cymbal part included with the other percussion parts.
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I have now enjoyed this presentation several times…nicely done in every respect! Maggie was a friend and I miss her but will hold her in my memory and my heart until my lifeless body succumbs to aquamation and my bones are pulverized.
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Entrance of the Clowns
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There will never be another one like her, TFS, Mc!
Nicely done, StantheMan, as always!