𝟏. 𝔄𝔩𝔱𝔢 𝔎𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔢𝔫 | German March and Soldier Song | Instrumental 𝟏

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Alte Kameraden was written around 1889 in Ulm, Germany, by Carl Teike who was a military music composer. Teike wrote many pieces for the marching band of Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württembergisches) No. 123. When bringing his newly composed march to the regiment, the Kapellmeister Oelte simply told him: "We've got plenty enough of musical marches, put this one in the stove!". This episode eventually led to Teike taking his leave of the band and naming the march as "Alte Kameraden". In 1895, the Nowaweser Kapelle Fritz Köhler premiered the march. Alte Kameraden later became one of the most popular marches in the world for a time. The march was even played for the coronation ceremony for English King George VI in 1937. Teike later worked as a police officer but also continued composing military marches.

Due to its militaristic connotations, the march was sadly banned in Germany after both World War I and World War II.

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I publish this piece not as a political act or as a hateful statement, but as a preservation of historical pieces of art that are all to quickly being lost to time and censorship.

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