Under the Double Eagle explained

"Under the Double Eagle"
Type:March
Composer:Joseph Franz Wagner
Native Name:"Unter dem Doppeladler"
Native Name Lang:de
Key:E-flat major
Opus:159
Form:Ternary
Publisher:Eclipse Publishing Co.

"Under the Double Eagle", Op. 159, is an 1893 march composed by J. F. Wagner, an Austrian military music composer. The title is a reference to the two-headed eagle in the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary.[1]

It was published in the United States in 1902 by Eclipse Publishing Co., a branch of Joseph Morris Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

This piece is in E-flat major, though the Trio is in A-flat major. It is written in ternary form.

In 1935, Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers, with an arrangement by Mort Glickman[3] on Bluebird Records,[4] was second only to the Carter Family in the top Hillbilly (Country) music hits of the year.[5] It became a Western swing standard, and has been recorded by many Country and Bluegrass artists since.[5]

The tune was parodied in the Benny Goodman recording "Benjie's Bubble" and was also used for the well-known Monty Python's Flying Circus animation segment "Conrad Poohs And His Dancing Teeth".

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Reich . Herb . Numberpedia: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (and a Few Things You Didn't) About Numbers . 2011 . Skyhorse Publishing . New York . 978-1616080846 . 512.
  2. Web site: Under the Double Eagle . Pritzker Military Museum & Library. 28 June 2016 . 179294978.
  3. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office.. Catalog of Copyright Entries 1935 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 30 Pt 3. 1935. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.. United States Copyright Office. English.
  4. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-87727. Under the double eagle / Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings. 2022-01-08. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  5. Book: Wolff, Duane. Country Music:The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. 2000. Orlando. 75. english.