Marche Militaire (Schubert)

Marche Militaire is a wonderful little concert march. This Schubert classic is well-known and was originally composed for piano duet. Originally in D major, Stuart Johnson's score is in Bb and straightforward for all instruments.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 3:30

Instrumentation
1st Flute
2nd Flute
Oboe*
1st Bb Clarinet
2nd Bb Clarinet
3rd Bb Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet*
Bassoon*
1st Eb Alto Saxophone*
2nd Eb Alto Saxophone*
Bb Tenor Saxophone*
Eb Baritone Saxophone*

1st F Horn
2nd F Horn
1st Bb Trumpet
2nd Bb Trumpet
1st Trombone
2nd Trombone*
Euphonium
(TC Baritone)
Tuba

Timpani
Percussion 1* (glockenspiel, xylophone)
Percussion 2* [2 players] (snare drum, bass drum, suspended cymbal, tambourine, triangle)

Parts marked with an asterisk (*) are NOT ESSENTIAL, although their presence will obviously enable a fuller realization of the composer's intention to be achieved.

Program Notes
This Marche Militaire (originally in D major) is one of a group of three marches written for piano duet and published in 1826 as Opus 51. This was only two years before Schubert died and he was writing a substantial number of popular works in sellable editions to earn money

However, this particular march has become the most popular of the three and has been arranged for many different combinations. Stuart Johnson's score is in Bb and straightforward for all instruments