O Du Mein Österreich - Austrian Military March

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O Du Mein Österreich - O You My Austria

The well-known melody in the trio comes from the singspiel “s’Alraunl” (“The Mandrake”) by Franz von Suppè which was first produced in the 'Theater an der Wien' in 1849. In spite of the fact that it was a praise of native Austria, a eulogy of nature and life in the country, it was not successful at all and soon disappeared from stage. Ferdinand Preis shaped this melody into a brisk military march and it consequently became the overwhelming success, which we know today. Ferdinand Preis served as regimental bandmaster in Infantry Regiment No. 38 from 1851 until his death in 1864.