Josef Franz Wagner - Under the Double Eagle March, Op. 159 (1893)

Josef Franz Wagner (20 March 1856 – 5 June 1908) was an Austrian military bandmaster and composer. He is sometimes referred to as "The Austrian March King".

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Unter dem Doppeladler, Marsch, Op. 159 (1893)

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble conducted by Herbert von Karajan

By the time of Wagner's death in 1908, he had composed around 400 to 800 compositions, although only around 250 were published. Although majority of these were marches (he had published 206 marches), he had also composed waltzes, overtures, tone poems and operettas.

Wagner is best known for his 1893 march "Unter dem Doppeladler" (Op. 159) or "Under the Double Eagle", referring to the double eagle in the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary. The march became a favorite part of the repertoire of American composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa, whose band recorded it three times. The piece was the official regimental march of Austrian Artillery Regiment Number 2 until its dissolution in 2007.