German musician. Born at Schwerin (Warthe; today Skwierzyna). A military band leader, famous as composer of numerous marches, like "Preussens Gloria", "Düppeler Schanzen-Marsch" and "Königgrätzer Marsch". In 1865 King William nominated him "diector of the united choirs of the Third army corps".
Piefke participated in all three "Prussian" wars, i.e. against Denmark (1866), Austria (1866) and France (1870). He travelled intensively with his bands. The legend has it that the announcement "Piefke's coming" of his music was the origin of the nickname "Piefke" by which Austrians still today often refer to Germans as a whole, or Northern Germans. This event either refers to a concert tour or to Piefke, probably during a concert tour to Vienna.
Piefke was buried on the Old cemetery of Frankfurt / Oder. In the 1960ies, this graveyard was partly destroyed by a housing project and partly converted to a park called Kleistpark, later diminished by a motorway. Accordingly, his grave was destroyed (the photo shows the remains of Kleistpark with another person's memorial).
Piefke participated in all three "Prussian" wars, i.e. against Denmark (1866), Austria (1866) and France (1870). He travelled intensively with his bands. The legend has it that the announcement "Piefke's coming" of his music was the origin of the nickname "Piefke" by which Austrians still today often refer to Germans as a whole, or Northern Germans. This event either refers to a concert tour or to Piefke, probably during a concert tour to Vienna.
Piefke was buried on the Old cemetery of Frankfurt / Oder. In the 1960ies, this graveyard was partly destroyed by a housing project and partly converted to a park called Kleistpark, later diminished by a motorway. Accordingly, his grave was destroyed (the photo shows the remains of Kleistpark with another person's memorial).
German musician. Born at Schwerin (Warthe; today Skwierzyna). A military band leader, famous as composer of numerous marches, like "Preussens Gloria", "Düppeler Schanzen-Marsch" and "Königgrätzer Marsch". In 1865 King William nominated him "diector of the united choirs of the Third army corps".
Piefke participated in all three "Prussian" wars, i.e. against Denmark (1866), Austria (1866) and France (1870). He travelled intensively with his bands. The legend has it that the announcement "Piefke's coming" of his music was the origin of the nickname "Piefke" by which Austrians still today often refer to Germans as a whole, or Northern Germans. This event either refers to a concert tour or to Piefke, probably during a concert tour to Vienna.
Piefke was buried on the Old cemetery of Frankfurt / Oder. In the 1960ies, this graveyard was partly destroyed by a housing project and partly converted to a park called Kleistpark, later diminished by a motorway. Accordingly, his grave was destroyed (the photo shows the remains of Kleistpark with another person's memorial).
Piefke participated in all three "Prussian" wars, i.e. against Denmark (1866), Austria (1866) and France (1870). He travelled intensively with his bands. The legend has it that the announcement "Piefke's coming" of his music was the origin of the nickname "Piefke" by which Austrians still today often refer to Germans as a whole, or Northern Germans. This event either refers to a concert tour or to Piefke, probably during a concert tour to Vienna.
Piefke was buried on the Old cemetery of Frankfurt / Oder. In the 1960ies, this graveyard was partly destroyed by a housing project and partly converted to a park called Kleistpark, later diminished by a motorway. Accordingly, his grave was destroyed (the photo shows the remains of Kleistpark with another person's memorial).
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