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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Valthorn@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's a march by Czech composer Julius Fučík called "Entry of the Gladiators", written in 1897.

Edit: It gets memeier! From Wikipedia:

He originally titled it "Grande Marche Chromatique", reflecting the use of chromatic scales throughout the piece, but changed the title based on his personal interest in the Roman Empire.

[–] captainteebs@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

What thinking about the Roman Empire does to a mf