Carl Teike definitely is a very interesting composer: facts like there were 14 children in his family and that he composed more than 100 marches alone are worth something. To be honest, he almost didn't compose anything but them, and for a right reason – 20 of his dances – a genre new to him, – have been lost over time. It is unknown whether Teike forefelt that or maybe just was wise enough to realise that jack of all trades is master of none – one way or another, his Alte Kameraden is almost the only march that is famous worldwide (popularity of most is limited to the areas of their origin). Download it here: Old Comrades. March.
Does anybody have the Flugelhorn parts I & II from the Old Comrades - Morike publication in 1910 - ours went missing last year and we can not afford the whole set.
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