Johann Gottfried Piefke
Musical Artist
1817 – 1884
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Who was Johann Gottfried Piefke?
Johann Gottfried Piefke was a German conductor, Kapellmeister and composer of military music.
Piefke was born in Schwerin an der Warthe in the Grand Duchy of Posen. In the 1850s, he was Bandmaster for the 8th Infantry Regiment in Berlin. His famous marches include Preußens Gloria, Düppeler Schanzen-Marsch and the Königgrätzer Marsch. Piefke arranged Franz Liszt's symphonic poem - Tasso for military band and may also have similarly arranged some of Liszt's marches. He died in Frankfurt an der Oder.
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- Born
- Sep 9, 1817
Schwerin - Also known as
- Piefke, Johann Gottfried
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Jan 25, 1884
Frankfurt (Oder)
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on July 23, 2013
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