It goes without saying that the victorious Franco-German War of 1870/71 and - associated therewith - the foundation of the German Empire together with the proclamation of the German emperor in the castle of Versailles on Jan. 18, 1871, exercised a tremendous influence on German march literature. Prussia's Glory by Gottfried Piefke is an evident title for this phase euphoric and patriotic exuberance in times of military victories and national unification. It is probably the most performed march i...