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Title	Mantua - Freiheit des Adlers
Article no.	3049085
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Concert music
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	Switzerland (ch)
Publisher *	Mitropa
Publisher's article no. *	M 1621-09-010
Delivery publisher *	Hal Leonard Europe
Series title	Concert Work Series
EAN (GTIN) *	9790035032756
ISMN *	979-0-03503275-6
Year of publication	2009
Composer	Schwarz, Otto M.
Difficulty level	4
Evaluation level of countries	A4 (Austrian D level); C4 (Swiss 1st class); SJ
Duration	14:00
Additional info/contents	Das Konzertwerk Mantua wurde im November 2008 unter grossem Beifall vor ausverkauftem Haus von den Landeckern uraufgeführt. OÖBV-Selbstwahlliste 2014 Stufe D
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Available	yes

Programme notes *: To some, Mantua is just another city in Italy. To the state of Tyrol (Austria), it has a much more personal meaning. It is where the patriot and freedom fighter, Andreas Hofer (1767-1810) was executed, for leading the rebellion against the Bavarian/French occupation. Tyrol has been under foreign control since 1805, succumbing to Napoleon's military strenght. The occupiers introduced sweeping reforms that disrupted the Tyroleans' persoal and religious lives, and overruled their right to not serve in the army. This forced recruitment of the Tyroleans is what finally led to the uprising of 1809. The work begins with the execution of the Tyrolean hero, Hofer. As he dies, his life flashes before his eyes; his personal story re-enacted one last time. Born at his father's Sandwirt Inn' near St.Leonhard in Passeier, Tyrol, Hofer became an innkeeper and cattle dealer. He joined the Passeier militia in 1796, achieving the rank of Captain. That year also marked the moment when the people of Tirol prayed to the "Heiligsten Herzen Jesu" for spiritual guidance and support, as the treath from the French grew. This is still commemorated in the annual "Herz-Jesu-Fest" celebrated by lighting bonfires on the hillsides. During April and May 1809, Hofer led the rebels to three victories against the Bavarian/French troops at Berg Isel near Innsbruck. Soon after, on 13 August 1809, Hofer was named governor of Tyrol by the Austrian emperor. He remained in power only a short time, and was forced to flee together with his closest allies on 1 November 1809. He was betrayed and brought to Mantua, where he was executed on 20 February 1810. His body was returned to Innsbruck in 1823. The Tyrolean folksong Zu Mantua in Banden (Captive in Mantua) reminds people of their martyr to this very day.

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	Mantua - Freiheit des Adlers (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Mantua - Freiheit des Adlers (concert/wind band), full score
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