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b'The traditional music for the circus, "Entrance of the Gladiators", wasn\\u2019t actually written for the circus at all, instead when it was composed on 17th October, 1899, it was in fact intended to be a military march.\\xa0\\xa0\\nJulius Fu\\u010d\\xedk composed it, in part, to showcase the cutting-edge capabilities of the era\'s brass instruments, which had become quicker and more precise than ever before.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate how a sober military march ended up being associated with clowns and trapeze artists; explain what circus music would have sounded like before big bands took over; and reveal which song you should listen out for that traditionally tells circus performers if there is a fire or an escaped wild animal\\u2026\\xa0\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\u2018Julius Fu\\u010d\\xedk \\u2018Entrance of the Gladiators\\u2019: Roll Up Roll Up!\\u2019 (Clasicalexburns, 2020): https://classicalexburns.com/2021/10/15/julius-fucik-entrance-of-the-gladiators-roll-up-roll-up/\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Circus Music History and Facts\\u2019 (History of Circus, 2020): https://www.historyofcircus.com/circus-facts/circus-music-history-facts/\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Julius Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators\\u2019 (The Wicked North, 2005): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0\\xa0\\nLove the show? Join \\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\\nWe\'ll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\\n\\n\\n\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'