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"March of Toy Soldiers" is a complex three-part song. It is a piece of music with a light and lively melody and a distinctive rhythm. It is one of the most widely circulated March of Toy Soldiers.

The author of "March of the Toy Soldiers" is German composer Leon. Jessel was born in 1871. The song "March of Toy Soldiers" written by him is the most widely circulated song of "March of Toy Soldiers". The music is a children's piece with the theme of toy soldiers - "March of Toy Soldiers". It is said that the composer recalled a sweet dream he had when he was a child and wrote it based on the story in the dream. The content is as follows: At night, when the little master went to bed, the toy soldiers crept out of the toy box one by one. They first lined up in a neat procession and then played and played. Just when it was getting dark, the little master woke up, and the toy soldiers fled back to the toy box in panic. The little master got up and opened the box. He saw the toys lying staggered inside. Oh! It turned out to be a beautiful dream just now.

This piece of music is written in three parts, in the key of C major, in 2/4 time. There is a short introduction at the front, describing the toy soldiers marching with trumpets and large and small snare drums as the forerunners. There are xylophone and wooden fish sounds in it, and the tinkling sound adds to children's interest. The first part is a single two-part form. It has a theme and a subtheme, and the mood is bright and lively. Although their tunes are very simple, the composer uses some orchestration methods suitable for children to appreciate, so that the music has novel changes in timbre. feel.

After the first section was played, the bass drum made a "pass" sound, and the euphonium used a fixed-note small fill-in to connect to the middle section of the music and switch to the closely related key of F major. It is also in the form of a two-part piece, with a fresh theme melody, played by the violin. French horns join in during the repetition, playing the counterpoint melody.

The theme of section B is played by euphonium and trombone, which looks majestic and powerful, and the trumpet plays the counterpoint melody in it. During the repetition, piccolo, xylophone and glockenspiel were added to make it lively and interesting. Then the first part is reproduced, followed by the end. At the end, the composer used a chromatic descending slide to describe the action of the toy soldiers in a very vivid and realistic manner when they discovered that their little master had woken up. They quickly fled back to the box in panic, and the music ended with a long note.