The Parade of the Tin Soldiers

The Parade of the Tin Soldiers (Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten), also known as The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Die Parade der Holzsoldaten), is an instrumental musical character piece, in the form of a popular jaunty march, written by German composer Leon Jessel, in 1897. The Parade of the Tin Soldiers was originally composed for solo piano. Jessel later published it for orchestra in 1905, as Opus 123. Today, it is also a popular tune for marching bands, concert bands, and small orchestras, and for extremely diverse alternate instrumentations as well.