German conductor, chamber musician and choral master
Johann Heinrich Walch (1776–1855), was a German conductor,[1][2] chamber musician and choral master at the court of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg.
Life
He acted in various capacities for Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and after his death for Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the father of Queen Victoria's husband Albert, Prince Consort.[1]
Works
Walch composed many well-known marches, some of which have long been wrongly attributed to Beethoven and the Prince Consort, Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Many marches supposedly written by Prince Albert for cavalry regiments are actually by Walch, including the regimental quick march of the Somerset Light Infantry.
References
- ^ a b "Johann Heinrich Walch". Discogs (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Johann Heinrich Walch age, hometown, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
Sources
- Werner Probst, "Johann Heinrich Walch komponierte den bekannten Trauermarsch von Beethoven" in Mitteilungsblatt des Arbeitskreises Militärmusik (German Society for Military Studies, 21st Year, No. 2, June 1998), pp. 98–105
External links
- Beethoven Funeral March No 1 played during Remembrance Sunday on YouTube
- Beethoven Funeral March No 1 played during Lee Kuan Yew funeral procession from Istana to Parliament House (3 of 8) on YouTube
- Beethoven Funeral March No 1 played during Margaret Thatcher funeral procession from St Clement Danes to St Paul on YouTube
