The "Jäger March" (Finnish: "Jääkärimarssi", originally "Jääkärien marssi"), Op. 91a, is a military march by Jean Sibelius. He set in 1917 words written by the Finnish Jäger, Hilfsgruppenführer Heikki Nurmio who served in Libau, in the Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion of the Imperial German Army. This unit was fighting against the Russian Empire, of which the Grand Duchy of Finland still was a part. The words were smuggled into Finland to Sibelius, who composed the song in Järvenpää.
| Librettist | Heikki Nurmio, Jalmari Finne |
| Date of composition | 1918 (1917-1918) |
| Premiered | 1918, January 19th in Helsinki, Finland |
| First published | 1918 |
| Type | Marche |
| Catalogue | Op. 91 |
| Spoken language | Finnish |
| Instruments |
Male Chorus
Piano |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean Sibelius: Two Marches, Op. 91 Jean Sibelius: Two Marches, Op. 91 Jean Sibelius: Two Marches, Op. 91 |