An arrangement of the German Kaisers Hymn for Brass Quintet & Percussion.
"Heil dir im Siegerkranz" (German for "Hail to Thee in Victors
Crown") was from 1871 to 1918 the official national anthem of the German
Empire. Before the foundation of the Empire, it had been the royal
anthem of Prussia since 1795 and remained it after 1871. The melody of
the hymn derived from the British anthem "God Save the Queen". For these
reasons, the song failed to become popular within all of Germany. Not
only did it fail to win the support of most German nationalists, it was
never recognized by the southern German states, such as Bavaria or
Württemberg. After World War I, the German Empire came to an end and
"Das Lied der Deutschen" became the national anthem of the Weimar
Republic.
"Die Wacht am Rhein" ("The Watch on the Rhine") was also a patriotic
hymn so popular that it was often regarded as an unofficial national
anthem.
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organisation in your own country, giving the name of the arranger as
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