Suggestions for a happy march...anybody?

[halfstone]

I was asked to play a 3 minute, march-like piece at a non-christian non religous name-ritual service. The mood could be a bit childish and playful. Anyone got a suggestion what would fit?

Cheers
Hallstein

[Goldberg]

Ok, does *anyone* know the composer of a salon piece/etude known as "The Hungarian March" in Db major? It is a study in octave work and is not entirely unknown, but still not extremely popular. I had the sheet music a long time ago but actually just gave it away with some other music to an aspiring teacher.

There is an introduction followed by a large double-octave scale and then the theme, in a march tempo, which, if I recall correctly, goes something like "Db, C-Eb, Db, C-Eb, Db...x-Eb-F-Gb, Ab-Ab, Db, Bb-Ab-Bb..."

Well I don't know if that's it exactly, it's been a while and I'm not by the piano now. Eventually, that theme becomes structured in nonstop 16th note octaves, like in the HR6, and is actually not too tricky given the somewhat relaxed tempo; but it's still very catchy and effective! Plus, I can't imagine it lasting much longer/shorter than 3 minutes.

I wish I could help with the sheet music...I'll check around on the net a bit..

[rhapsody in orange]

Schubert's Military March? Think you'd be able to find transcriptions for the solo piano (the piece's written for four-hands originally if I'm not wrong).
If not you can try "Under the Double Eagle". Think that's a transcription too. Heard it being played by marching bands before.

[ralessi]

THe March militaire i have and its a bit longer than 3 minutes, as for under the double eagle, i have a transcription of that as well and would be glad to send it off! might i suggest Prokofiev's transcription  from his "Love for 3 Oranges" i just learned it in a few days..nothing big, 3 pages, little under 2 minutes so it might not be long enough but good little piece!

Cheers!
Ricky

[ted]

One of those ragtime marches by either Scott Joplin (e.g. Cleopha, or Breeze From Alabama) or James Scott (e.g. A Summer Breeze). I suppose in a certain sense any classical rag is a march, or could be, depending on the speed it is played.

[Fugue]

Yes, definately try the march from the "three oranges." Its a perenial crowd pleaser.