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Event title:

Departure from the State Railway Station of the Emperor Ferdinand

Venue: Main State Railway Station [now Masarykovo nádraží]

Event type: State or civil events

Date: 07/06/1851

Season: Summer

Keywords: Genres - Military music, Outdoor events, State-associated events and occasions, Monarchy and Aristocracy

Programme including:

General participants:

unspecified military music ensemble: participating ensemble

HAYDN, Franz Joseph : Austrian national hymn [anthem], vv

Commentary:

Bohemia 12/6/1851 reported that the His Majesty the Emperor Ferdinand had left Prague by a private train to travel to his summer residence at Ploschkowitz [Ploškovice]. An unspecified military music ensemble paraded with a company of infantry at the station and played the Volkshymn.

Summary of sources:

Bohemia, ein Unterhaltungsblatt (12/06/1851)