March in F

Ludwig van Beethoven (ed. Patrick Dunnigan)

Ludwig van Beethoven

This work bears the designation WoO 18. It may also be found under the name The Yorck Marche.

General Info

Year: 1809 / 1995
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music Pub. Co.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani

Percussion, including:

*Bass Drum

*Bells

*Crash Cymbals

*Snare Drum

*Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

March in F was written between 1809 and 1810 for "his Royal Highness Archduke Anton." It exists in two versions: with and without a trio. It is one of several ceremonial marches that Beethoven composed during this period.

Perhaps the greatest compliment that this music ever has received during its long life came from Paul Hindemith, who in 1946 used the delightful first theme as the basis for his second movement, Geschwindmarsch, in a larger orchestral work called Symphonia Serena, a fitting tribute to wonderfully simple music of timeless quality.

- Program Note from publisher

From the name of the Prussian General, Yorck, this Beethoven march is also known as Marsch des Yorck’schen Korps. Since Prussia and the Prussian army played a paramount role in the German states, this march is often played, and is one of the most notable German military marches.

- Program Note from Eastman Wind Orchestra concert program, 7 November 2022

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Bowling Green State University Symphonic Band (Bruce Moss, conductor)
Audio CD: Capital Wind Symphony (George Etheridge, conductor) - 1994

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Louisiana Lafayette Wind Ensemble (William J. Hochkeppel, conductor) - 18 October 2023
University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls) Wind Ensemble (Danny Galyen, conductor) - 15 November 2022
Eastman School of Music (Rochester, N.Y.) Wind Orchestra (Mark Scatterday, conductor) - 7 November 2022
Dordt University (Sioux Center, Iowa) Campus Band (Onsby Rose, conductor) - 30 April 2021
Chadron (Neb.) State College Wind Symphony (John Wojcik, conductor) - 9 April 2021
Dallas (Tx.) Winds (Jerry Junkin, conductor) - 23 March 2021
Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Symphonic Band (Eric Allen, conductor) - 5 November 2020
University of North Dakota (Bismarck) Wind Ensemble (James Popejoy, conductor) - 4 November 2020
University of Cincinnati (Ohio) College-Conservatory of Music Wind Ensemble (Thomas Gamboa, conductor) – 19 February 2020
University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Wind Symphony (Jaclyn Hartenberger, conductor) – 13 November 2019
Eastman School of Music (Rochester, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Mark Scatterday, conductor) – 1 April 2019
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Mallory Thompson, conductor) – 9 November 2018
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) Wind Ensemble (Christopher Knighten, conductor) – 23 April 2018
University of Oklahoma (Norman) Symphony Band (Brian Britt, conductor) – 20 November 2017
University of Texas, Arlington, Wind Symphony (Douglas Stotter, conductor) – 26 March 2017
McGill University (Montreal, Que.) Wind Symphony (Alain Cazes, conductor) – 25 January 2017
Capital Wind Symphony (Washington, D.C.) (George Etheridge, conductor) – 24 December 1994 (1994 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)

All Wind Works

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Adagio Pathétique (arr. Hautvast) (1798/2011)
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Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (arr. Evans) (1812/2013)
Allegro con Brio (tr. Kreines) (1804-1808/)
Andante Cantabile (arr. Holmes) (1798/1931)
Beethoven: Four Dances (arr. Rizzo) (1976)
Beethoven Pops Symphony (arr. Hoshide) (2020)
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement (arr. Harnsberger) (1804-1808/)
Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna) (1807/2014)
Drei Zapfenstreiche (adopt. Schade) (1808-1810/1969)
Drei zapfenstreiche (adopt. Schaefer) (1808-1810/1984)
Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
Egmont Overture (arr. Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/1958)
Egmont Overture (tr. McLain) (1810/2015)
Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
Egmont Overture (arr. Van Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
Eroica (arr. Ripley) (1804/1900)
Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
Fanfare Prelude on "Ode to Joy" (arr. Curnow) (1824/1984)
Fidelio Overture (arr. Scheiwiller) (1814/2016)
Finale (arr. Cowherd) (1824/1990)
Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Hannickel) (1804-1808/xxx)
Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Isaac) (1804-1808/1965)
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First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
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For Elise (arr. Long) (1810/1992)
Für Elise (arr. Hautvast) (1810/2020)
Für Elise (arr. Korson) (1810/1867/20--?)
Grand Serenade (arr. Crusell; ed. Rogers) (1800/2004)
The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
Grosse Fuge (arr. Minami) (1825/2016/2022)
Grosse Fuge (arr. Roxburgh) (1825/1995)
Happy Birthday to Mr. B (arr. Mashima) (2006)
The Heavens Resound (arr. Kinyon) (1803/1990)
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Kirkland) (1824/1982)
Leonore Overture No. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1806/1974)
Marcia alla Turca (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
March in B-flat. See: Marsch
March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
March No. 1 in F (ed. Reynolds). See: Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble
March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
Marsch (c. 1798/1865)
Military March (adapt. Greissle) (1816/1827/1945)
Military March in D (ed. Bourgeois) (1816/2003)
Moonlight Serenade (arr. Mortimer)
Moonlight Sonata (arr. Poor) (1801/2010)
Octet (1792/1834)
Octet (arr. Byrd) (1792/1834/2021)
Ode to Joy (arr. Armstrong) (1824)
Ode to Joy (arr. Barrett) (1824/1965/1995)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
Overture to "Fidelio" (arr. Sedlak) (1814/1814)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (arr. Odom) (1795/2019)
Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major, Op. 73 "Emperor" (tr. Ladd) (1811/2025)
Presto from "Symphony No. 7" (tr. Thompson) (1811/2018)
Prometheus Overture (arr. Barnes) (1801/1963)
Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16 (1796)
Reflections in Moonlight (arr. Smith) (1801/2007)
Rocking 4 Elise (arr. Berger) (1810/2014)
Rondino (1793/195-?)
Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Scherzo from "Symphony No. 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
Septet in E-flat Major, op. 20 (arr. Crusell) (1800/1825)
Sextet (1796)
Sextet (arr. Thompson) (1796/2020)
Siegessinfonie (ed. Whitwell) (1813/2013)
Six Country Dances (tr. McAlister) (1802/1988)
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: Mvt. 1 (arr. Yu) (1800/2014?)
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 (tr. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
Symphony No. 3 (tr. Moehlmann; ed. Rogers) (1804/2020)
Symphony No. 5: Second Movement (arr. Harnsberger). See: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement
Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1920-1921)
- First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1804-1808/1921)
- Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (1804-1808/1920)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
Symphony No. 7 (arr. Sedlak) (1812/1989?)
Symphony No. 9 (tr. Vives) (1822-1824/2013)
Symphony No. 9 (tr. Mas Quiles) (1822-1824/2013)
Third and Fourth Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Three Equals (1812)
Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
Turkish March (arr. Lake) (1809/1924)
Two Hymns of Inspiration (arr. Gordon) (1977)
Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
Yorck March. See: Zwei Märsche für Militärmusik
The Yorck Marche. See: March in F
York’scher Marsch (arr. Sparke) (1809/1823/2003)
Zwei Märsche für Militärmusik (1809-10)

Resources

Beethoven, L.; Dunnigan, P. (1994). March in F [score]. TRN Music Publisher: Ruidoso, N.M.
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Ludwig van Beethoven." Accessed 1 January 2017

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