Marcha. - Marche Lorraine - Arr. Franz Mahl
Marcha. - Marche Lorraine - Arr. Franz Mahl
Marcha. - Marche Lorraine - Arr. Franz Mahl
Marche Lorraine
by: Louis Ganne
arr: Franz Mahl
Original Copyright: 1906
By: Carl Fischer
Mahl, Franz
DOB: unknown
DOD: unknown
Marche Lorraine, was published in 1906 by Carl Fischer and arranged by Franz Mahl. The march
and the province Lorraine are closely related Ganne even made use of an ancient song of Lorraine
in the second strain of the march. Located in the northeast part of France, adjoining Belgium
1
Rehrig, William H. , Bierley, Paul E. (Editor), The Heritage encyclopedia of band music, Robert Hoe
Foundation, Columbus, OH., 2005 CD, used with permission.
Luxembourg, and Germany, Lorraine (with Alsace) has served France and Germany as a political
pawn for over 1500 years. The march began as a simple piano piece designed to coordinate the
th
movements of the participants in the 18 Federal Festival of Gymnastics in Nancy, the historic capital
of Lorraine. However, because of the patriotic words adapted by Jules Jouy and Octave Pradels, it
became a rallying song for the return of French provinces. Its fame spread even more quickly with
the 1913 election of Raymond Poincar, an ardent nationalist, as president. During World War II,
the march became the march of the Free French and their Allies.2.
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2
Rehrig, William H. , Bierley, Paul E. (Editor), The Heritage encyclopedia of band music, Robert Hoe
Foundation, Columbus, OH., p. 147.