J. Simon van der Walt wrote > > From: "Peter Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > The name of this march is Aces High and you're right, it WAS written by Ron > > Goodwin, but only for the film - it has nothing to do with the real Luftwaffe. > > I'm not so sure about that. One of my old professors at college - who knew > far too much about this kind of thing - told me that, athough the march was > written by a British composer to portray the Luftwaffe in the film, it was > such a good tune, and such a successful pastiche of a German march, > including certain details of orchestration which elude me know, that the > Luftwaffe did in fact adopt it as an official march.
I didn't know that but it doesn't really come as a surprise. When I play the trio on Euphonium with the melody harmonised in thirds, I'm always reminded of Old Comrades (Die Alte Kameraden). The reason I made that remark about the real Luftwaffe is I once knew a cornet player who always refused to play any German marches (because of events in 39-45) and he always maintained Aces High was the Luftwaffe March (even though it wasn't published until 1969/70). Obviously the typically German style had him fooled! The other march in the film I think you mean Keith, is the main Battle of Britain Theme, which as you say very similar to 633 Squadron. and not very easy to march to! :o). The film also had some great music by Sir William Walton if I remember rightly, particularly the dogfight scenes. Peter _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
