| "Under the Double Eagle" | |
|---|---|
| March by Josef Wagner | |
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| Native name | "Unter dem Doppeladler" |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Opus | 159 |
| Form | Ternary |
| Written | 1893 |
| Publisher | Eclipse Publishing Co. |
"Under the Double Eagle" (German: Unter dem Doppeladler), Op. 159, is an 1893 march composed by Josef 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".
- ^ Reich, Herb (2011). Numberpedia: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (and a Few Things You Didn't) About Numbers. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. p. 512. ISBN 978-1616080846.
- ^ "Under the Double Eagle". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. OCLC 179294978. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1935). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1935 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 30 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "Victor matrix BVE-87727. Under the double eagle / Bill Boyd; Cowboy Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ a b Wolff, Duane (2000). Country Music:The Rough Guide. Orlando: Rough Guides. p. 75.