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This anonymous lute arrangement of of a marche by Anders von Düben comes from ms. Kalmar KLM 21.068. fol. 10v. The original name is "Marche pour les Suedois - Narvamarschen" and it is part of the "Comedie-balett: Narvabaletten", first performed 6 February 1701. There is a clip of the original version in the y-tube, too: youtube.com/watch?v=enuqz4E9ZP8
The piece was composed to celebrate the victory of the Swedish king Charles XII of his opponent Peter the Great of Russia in Narva, January 1700. Still testing... Arto Wikla 28.12.2009.