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First edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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Berlin: C.A. Challier & Co., n.d.[1866]. Plate C. & Co. 1313.
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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Original images: ca.300dpi, color tif files approx. 3150 by 3940 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Die Schlacht bei Königgrätz
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| Alternative. Title
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Die Schlacht bei Königgrätz am 3. Juli 1866; Characteristisches Tonbild für das Pianoforte; Tongemälde
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| Composer
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Todt, Johann August Wilhelm
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.28
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IJT 6
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| First Publication.
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1866 – Berlin: C.A. Challier & Co.
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| Dedication
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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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piano
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Navigation etc.
The piece celebrates a decisive battle (also known as Sadova) in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 after which Bismarck of Prussia excluded Austria from German affairs. Following the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, the German Empire was created under Prussian leadership in 1871.