Toy Soldier Marches
(Featuring Marches by Lu2000on Jessel, Victor Herbert, Fritz Kreisler and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
The winter holiday season might bring to mind the "Toy Soldier Dance" as performed annually by the famous Radio City Rockettes. Many composers wrote march music for toy, tin or wooden soldiers. Four of those songs have been included in this medley: Parade of the Wooden (or Tin) Soldiers by Leon Jessel, March of the Toys from the operetta Babes in Toyland by Victor Herbert, Fritz Kreiser’s Toy Soldier March for violin and piano, and March of the Wooden Soldiers from Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite.
This medley of classic toy soldier marches is perfect for any concert including holiday performances. Featured are “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” by Jessel, “March of the Toys” by Herbert, “Toy Soldier March” by Kreiser and “March of the Wooden Soldiers” from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Use this to introduce and teach your ensembles about the classical style needed to interpret literature of this time period, especially the approach to rhythmic accuracy, melodic interpretation and accompaniment balance.
This medley of classic toy soldier marches is perfect for any concert including holiday performances. Featured are “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” by Jessel, “March of the Toys” by Herbert, “Toy Soldier March” by Kreiser and “March of the Wooden Soldiers” from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Use this to introduce and teach your ensembles about the classical style needed to interpret literature of this time period, especially the approach to rhythmic accuracy, melodic interpretation and accompaniment balance.
The winter holiday season might bring to mind the "Toy Soldier Dance" as performed annually by the famous Radio City Rockettes. Many composers wrote march music for toy, tin or wooden soldiers. Four of those songs have been included in this medley: Parade of the Wooden (or Tin) Soldiers by Leon Jessel, March of the Toys from the operetta Babes in Toyland by Victor Herbert, Fritz Kreiser’s Toy Soldier March for violin and piano, and March of the Wooden Soldiers from Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite.
