- Narhallamarsch
The Narhallamarsch (also called "Narrhallamarsch") is a traditional German
carnival tune, a staple of theMainz carnival ("Meenzer Fassenacht") since the 19th century. [http://www.swr.de/fastnacht/lexikon/-/id=2675170/nid=2675170/did=2714312/1yflbdg/index.html Der Narrhallamarsch] ]Usage
The Narhallamarsch is usually used as a march which is played whenever a speaker enters or leaves the stage on a convention. "Narr" in German means
jester , and "Narrhalla" is the jesters' heaven, and a pun onWalhalla which wasOdin 's heaven in German mythology. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A517655 Carnival in Germany] , bbc.co.uk]History
In 1838, the people of Mainz founded the "Mainzer Carneval-Verein" (translatable to "Carnival Club of Mainz") and were searching for a lead melody for the local carnival. One of the founding members was the Austrian bandmaster "Karl Zulehner", who got inspired by the
Adolphe Adam opera "Der Brauer von Preston" ("The Brewer of Preston") and used certain musical motives to create the "Mainzer Narrhallamarsch". The new tune was presented in 1840 and grew out to the signature tune of the "Meenzer Fassenacht".Footnotes
External links
[http://www.swr.de/fastnacht/lexikon/-/id=2675170/nid=2675170/did=2714312/1yflbdg/index.html Der Narrhallamarsch]
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