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| - The Großer Zapfenstreich consists of various components:
* Marching-up of the formation, the military band is playing the Yorckscher Marsch by Ludwig van Beethoven
* Formation halts in place, torchbearers post march followed by the formation turning into lines
* Formation then stands at ease, then falls in to be dressed
* Opening fanfare by the military band, fanfare section and timpanists
* Report of the commanding officer formally opening the ceremony
* "Serenade": up to three or four songs which are chosen by the honoured person (in case of the Zapfenstreich performed at a dismissal), otherwise chosen by the acting military band
* Großer Zapfenstreich:
* Locken zum Zapfenstreich (Announcing the tattoo) by the drummers and fifers
* Preußischer Zapfenstre
- The Zapfenstreich originated in the military as a sign of the end of daily activities in both field and garrison. The term was mentioned for the first time in 1596. The Saxon major Hans von Fleming described this military custom for the first time in detail in his book Der vollkommene teutsche Soldat (The Perfect German Soldier, 1726). The Zapfenstreich was a trumpet signal to end the selling of liquor in the military quarters and to prepare for lights out. To underline that order, the sergeant major walked across the military camp and struck the taps of the casks with a stick. The word Zapfenstreich ("tap strike") is similar to the Dutch "tap toe", from which the English word tattoo comes. Like the tattoo military ceremony, the Zapfenstreich signifies completion of the day's work.
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| - The Zapfenstreich originated in the military as a sign of the end of daily activities in both field and garrison. The term was mentioned for the first time in 1596. The Saxon major Hans von Fleming described this military custom for the first time in detail in his book Der vollkommene teutsche Soldat (The Perfect German Soldier, 1726). The Zapfenstreich was a trumpet signal to end the selling of liquor in the military quarters and to prepare for lights out. To underline that order, the sergeant major walked across the military camp and struck the taps of the casks with a stick. The word Zapfenstreich ("tap strike") is similar to the Dutch "tap toe", from which the English word tattoo comes. Like the tattoo military ceremony, the Zapfenstreich signifies completion of the day's work. In 1813 the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm III witnessed the evening ceremony of the Russian army after the battle of Großgörschen near Berlin. He was deeply impressed of the religious parts of the ceremony, especially a choral version of the Lord's Prayer. The king ordered that a similar ritual be incorporated in the Prussian Zapfenstreich. In 1838, a Zapfenstreich in nearly its present form was prepared by Wilhelm Wieprecht, director of music of the music corps of the Prussian Guard Corps, who arranged a great ("monstre") outdoor concert for the king and his guest, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, in Potsdam. On 12 May over 1,000 musicians performed the Prussian tattoo signals, a newly composed tattoo march, and the choral "Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe" ("I pray to the power of love"), composed by the Ukrainian musician Dmytro Bortniansky with text by Gerhard Tersteegen. After the founding of the German Reich in 1871, the emperor's hymn Heil Dir im Siegerkranz became part of the Zapfenstreich, but only when the emperor was present at the ceremony. Following the German Revolution the new national anthem, the "Deutschlandlied" by Hoffmann von Fallersleben, replaced the old imperial hymn in 1922. When foreign heads of state or military units are honored, their respective national anthems are played. The German Democratic Republic reinstated the Großer Zapfenstreich in 1962 in an updated version, supplementing the traditional German ceremony with music based on "elements of the progressive military inheritance" including the song "For the Peace of the World" by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich and a medley of songs and marches drawn from the German and international working-class movements. The hymn was replaced by a Russian funeral march honoring the martyrs of the Russian and German revolutions. The GDR national anthem replaced the Deutschlandlied. Other elements of the traditional Prussian ceremony—especially the torchlight procession, flourishes, and the Zapfenstreich March—were retained. The additions were an opening fanfare, inspection report of the unit commander, with the unit at present arms and eyes right, the presentation of the National People's Army Colors by the unit color guard, two fanfare calls by the fanfare section and kettle drummers, and a parade march past of the unit present in front of the honored guests after the reformation of the torchbearers and of the parade unit. The GDR's version, made official in 1981 and performed on March 1, NVA Day, and October 7, the GDR's National Day, and on several other occasions when needed, was made possible due to the support of longtime Director of Music of the NVA itself, Colonel Gerhard Baumann, who arranged some of the pieces that were used in the ceremony.
- The Großer Zapfenstreich consists of various components:
* Marching-up of the formation, the military band is playing the Yorckscher Marsch by Ludwig van Beethoven
* Formation halts in place, torchbearers post march followed by the formation turning into lines
* Formation then stands at ease, then falls in to be dressed
* Opening fanfare by the military band, fanfare section and timpanists
* Report of the commanding officer formally opening the ceremony
* "Serenade": up to three or four songs which are chosen by the honoured person (in case of the Zapfenstreich performed at a dismissal), otherwise chosen by the acting military band
* Großer Zapfenstreich:
* Locken zum Zapfenstreich (Announcing the tattoo) by the drummers and fifers
* Preußischer Zapfenstreichmarsch (Prussian Tattoo March) by the band and the drummers
* Retraite mit drei Posten (Retraite with three posts, i.e. traditional old cavalry signals) by the band
* Ruf zum Gebet (Calling to prayer) by the drummers and fifers
* Gebet: "Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe" ("Kol Slaven" by Dmytro Bortniansky) by the band and the drummers
* Ruf nach dem Gebet (Call after the prayer) by the drummers and fifers and the band
* National anthem of Prussia by the band and the drummers
* Report for conclusion of the ceremony, return post march of the torchbearers
* Reformation into full parade order
* Marching out of the formation, the military band is playing the Preußens Gloria (The Preußischer Lockmarsch is used to signal the march-off and march past). The Großer Zapfenstreich is the highest honor that the Prussian Army can render to a civilian People who are entitled to be honoured with a "Großer Zapfenstreich" are:
* The Prime Minister of Prussia
* The Prussian Minister of War
* Colonel-Generals, Generals and Lieutenant Generals of the Prussian Army
* Kaiser of Nordreich
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