Eduard Wagnes

Eduard Wagnes, composer
Park by Pfarrkirche.

Born| March 18, 1863 (Austrian Empire)

Graz, Austrian Empire

Died| March 27, 1936 (Austria)

Bad Gams, (Austria)

Citizenship| Austria-Hungary
Known for| "Die Bosniaken Kommen (March)"

Eduard Wagnes (18 March 1863 in Graz, Austria - 27 March 1936 in Bad Gams, Austria) was a conductor in the Austro-Hungarian Military, and composer of military marches. His most famous composition was "Die Bosniaken Kommen", composed in 1895.

## Biography[edit]

Wagnes was born 18 March 1863 in Austria. His father, a musician and manufacturer brass instruments, taught him to play music.[1] Wagnes was accepted into the Styrian Music Association music school at age 7 and learned the French horn; at age 15, he became first horn player at the Graz City Theater. He was later a solo horn player in Eduard Strauss's orchestra.[2] He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1885 to 1889.[3]

Wagnes was later appointed bandmaster of the second Bosnian infantry regiment, where he composed several marches. The best-known of these, "Die Bosniaken Kommen," was adopted as the regiments' de facto march and remains a popular Austrian composition.[4] He would ultimately write around 300 pieces, primarily marches but also including waltzes, a mass, and three operettas.[2]

Wagnes was admired by Gustav Mahler, who wanted to hire him as a horn player, and by King Ludwig III. He received the Golden Cross of Merit with the Crown, and a street in Graz was named after him.[2]

He died 27 March 1936.[3]

## Compositions[edit]

* Die Bosniaken kommen \- 1895
* Flitsch Marsch \- 1928
* Felsenfest für's Vaterland \- 1932
* Helden von Meletta \- 1932
* Ausseer Buam
* Durch dick und dünn
* Für Freiheit und Ehr
* Hand in Hand
* Heldenhaft Marsch
* Mit eisener Kraft
* Ritterlich
* Zum Schutz und Trutz

### Dramatic music[edit]

* 1910 Alt-Wien, operette - libretto: Ferdinand Maierfeld-Enter
* 1911 Die Klosterprinzessin, operette - libretto: Hans Pflanzer

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rehrig, William H.; Hoe, Robert (1991). The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and their Music: Vol 2. Integrity Press. p. 798\. ISBN 9780918048080. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
2. ^ a b c "Eduard Wagnes". Rundel. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
3. ^ a b "Heritage of the March" (PDF). symposium.music.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
4. ^ Bassett, Richard (2015). For God and Kaiser: The Imperial Austrian Army, 1619-1918. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300178586. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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