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130-555: The military band is capable of playing ceremonial and marching music , including the national anthems and patriotic songs of theirs and other nations, both while stationary and as a marching band . Military bands also play a part in military funeral ceremonies. There are two types of historical traditions in military bands. The first is military field music . This type of music includes bugles (or other natural instruments such as natural trumpets or natural horns ), bagpipes or fifes , and almost always drums . This type of music

260-507: A Turkic culture and therefore uses marches with a mix of Russian and Turkish traditions. Tajikistan is an outlier in that it has a more Persian musical tradition. Afghanistan , like Tajikistan, has military marches that are similar to those in Iran , but with more recent American and British influence in combination with the Russian tradition. Some the more popular Central Asian marches are

390-901: A corps of drums unit that serves under the command of the President of Colombia at his/her residence at the Casa de Nariño . Pipe bands are also used in the Colombian Navy 's educational institutions (the Admiral Jose Prudencio Padilla Naval Academy and the Marine Basic School). The Military Symphonic Band of the Colombian Air Force (founded in November 1987) consists of male and females NCOs, many of which are part of

520-793: A "Good job" for their performance of The Star-Spangled Banner . Given the long history of the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic , it is no surprise that the military band tradition is a mix of the French and United States military band practice. Ceremonial bands are present not just in the Armed Forces but in the Dominican Republic National Police . The Armed Forces' senior band is the Band of

650-419: A band of musicians was formed for the whole. Military bands can vary in function and duties based on their specific mission. Bands may perform for a variety of reasons such as special events, military parades , military review, military tattoos , public relations, and troop entertainment. It may also play a role in boosting the esprit de corps or morale of the entire military, a particular service branch or

780-426: A fast triplet. Famous French marches include " Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse ", "La Victoire est à Nous", "Marche de la garde consulaire à Marengo", "La Galette", the " Chant du départ ", " Le Chant des Africains ", "Le Caïd", "la Marche Lorraine" and " Le Boudin ". While many are of the classic quick march time used today, there are several which are of slow time, harking to the slow and medium marches of soldiers of

910-801: A favorite song of the Emperor Meiji —they were later combined in the march currently recognized today. It soon became a very popular band standard, with the Imperial Japanese Army adopting it as their signature march. After World War II the JGSDF and the Japanese police would adopt the march, where it continues to be a core part of their repertoire. In the years before 1945, many distinguished composers such as Yamada Kōsaku , Nakayama Shimpei , Hashimoto Kunihiko , Setoguchi Tōkichi , and Eguchi Yoshi (Eguchi Gengo) all contributed to

1040-537: A few unique additions (a remnant of the former French influence in the armed forces). Another distinguishing feature is the presence of the Turkish crescent in the military bands when they are on parade and the band's conductor being assisted by a bugle major. The Military Forces of Colombia and the National Police of Colombia sport military bands and drum and bugle corps with formations similar to those in

1170-594: A key change (usually the addition of a flat), often happening for the duration the Trio. The key may change back before the song is over, especially if the Trio ends well before the last few bars of the march. A specialized form of the typical American march music is the circus march, or screamer , typified by the marches of Henry Fillmore and Karl King . These marches are performed at a significantly faster tempo (140 to 200 beats per minute) and generally have an abundance of runs, fanfares, and other showy features. Frequently,

1300-498: A large number of modern marches incorporating both Russian themes and structure reminiscent of Dutch marches. Frequently in major keys, Soviet marches often span a wide range of dynamics while maintaining a strong melody well-balanced with the percussion, entering the bombastic range without overpowering percussion as is common with French marches. They are often in the A-B/Cb-A form or ternary form . Agapkin's " Farewell of Slavianka "

1430-720: A marching band organized in the British format. There are currently 9 main military bands currently under the auspices of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) that are speed across the four different branches of the SANDF ( Army , Navy , Air Force , Health Service ). Outside of marching bands, which follow the British influence, the SANDF also follows the British/Commonwealth precedent for utilizing pipe bands , with some of

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1560-655: A military band). Those marches indicative of the light infantry and rifle regiments of the Army (today The Rifles and the Royal Gurkha Rifles), like "Silver Bugles" and "Bravest of the Brave", move at a faster 140 beats per minute pace and feature the distinctive bugle sounds common to the bands of these units (plus bagpipes for the Gurkhas). German marches move at a very strict tempo of 114 beats per minute, and have

1690-611: A military band, consisting of professional musicians in the Secretariat of the Navy . Marching music A march , as a musical genre , is a piece of music with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for marching to and most frequently performed by a military band . In mood, marches range from the moving death march in Wagner 's Götterdämmerung to the brisk military marches of John Philip Sousa and

1820-765: A pace of approximately 90 beats per minute. Many popular marches are traditional and of unknown origin. Notable examples include Scotland the Brave , Highland Laddie , Bonnie Dundee and Cock of the North . Retreat marches are set in 3/4 time, such as The Green Hills of Tyrol and When the Battle's O'er. The bagpipe also make use of slow marches such as the Skye Boat Song and the Cradle Song. These are set in 6/8 time and are usually played at around 60 beats per minute if played by only pipe bands (and 120 if played with

1950-497: A prolonged Viennese rubato. Military marches are an adapted form of the pasodoble, which feature strong percussion and have British and French influences as well, as well as German, Austrian and Italian elements. Typical Spanish marches are " Amparito Roca " by Jaime Teixidor , "Los Voluntarios" by Gerónimo Giménez , and "El Turuta" by Roman de San Jose . Many of these marches are also of patriotic nature. A significant amount of incidental music as marches has been composed and still

2080-680: A result. The Zimbabwe Defence Force (ZDF) maintains multiple military bands that are based on the British pattern. The two main bands are the Zimbabwe National Army Band (shortened to the Zim Army Band) and the Air Force of Zimbabwe Band. The latter band has a traditional Hosho player serving in its ranks. A smaller band, Crocodile Sounds , is part of the Mechanized Brigade. The ZDF also maintains

2210-554: A similar function to that of a military band. Military band instruments such as fife, drum, and bugle were historically used to communicate orders to soldiers in battle. 11th century book Diwan Lughat al-Turk mentions a prototype of the Mehtaran , as a "nevbet", Turkish military band tradition. Bands were formed by soldiers. 17th century traveler Evliya Çelebi noted that the Ottoman Empire had 40 guilds of musicians in

2340-408: A specific unit (usually regiment/brigade-sized at least). Military bands play ceremonial and marching music , including the national anthems and patriotic songs. A concert band 's repertoire includes original wind compositions, arrangements of orchestral compositions, light music , popular tunes and concert marches found in standard repertoire. Modern-day military musicians often perform

2470-402: A strong oom-pah polka -like/folk-like quality resulting from the bass drum and low-brass playing on the downbeats and the alto voices, such as peck horn and snare drums, playing on the off-beats. This provides a very martial quality to these marches. The low brass is often featured prominently in at least one strain of a German march. To offset the rhythmic martiality of most of the strains,

2600-469: A strong connection to military, both to drill and parades . March music is often important for ceremonial occasions. Processional or coronation marches, such as the popular coronation march from Le prophète by Giacomo Meyerbeer and the many examples of coronation marches written for British monarchs by English composers, such as Edward Elgar , Edward German , and William Walton , are all in traditional British tempos. Marches were not notated until

2730-530: A variety of other styles of music in different ensembles, from chamber music to rock and roll . Military bands take place in Algeria. The Algerian People's National Army maintains military bands in the country. The Angolan Armed Forces maintains Portuguese-style military bands, primarily in the Army, Navy and Air Force and then in individual units of the FAA. The primary band is the 100-member Music Band of

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2860-586: A youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces, also maintain their own bands. Bands of Cadets Canada are modeled after their respective sponsored service branch. Two Chilean mounted bands are of high interest: the Mounted Band and Bugles of the 1st Cavalry Regiment "Grenadiers" and the Band and Bugles of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment "Hussars" of the Chilean Army . Other bands include the band of

2990-723: Is a march composer. His most famous march piece, the " Royal Guards March ", is played by military bands during the Thai Royal Guards parade at the Royal Plaza at Bangkok every 2 December yearly. It reflects the use of German and British military band influences in Thai military music. Chinese marches tend to originate from time of the Second Sino-Japanese War , with very few still being performed that were composed before 1930 (one notable exception to this

3120-545: Is a mix of British classics ( The British Grenadiers , Trafalgar , Gibraltar ) and tunes composed by officers. Over the years, the military bands began to play an eclectic mix of the standard marching songs, as well as jazz, Bollywood and Indian compositions. The Indian military bands consists of musicians from the Indian Army , Navy and Air Force . The primary bands include Indian Army Chief's Band , Indian Naval Symphonic Band and No. 1 Air Force Band . Today,

3250-440: Is also made clear in that some Dutch military bands use sousaphones , which have a more forward projection of sound, rather than the regular concert tubas used by most other European military styles. Some well-known Dutch march composers are Jan Gerard Palm , Willy Schootemeyer, Adriaan Maas, Johan Wichers, and Hendrik Karels. By far, most Dutch military bands perform their music on foot; however, some Dutch regiments (most notably

3380-782: Is also the way of the Filipino to express their nationalistic affection to their native land. This style of music was also popular during the Philippine–American War and during the Second World War. During the late 1960s this form of music begun to be widely used as a part of military drills, parades and exercises of the Armed Forces, National Police and Coast Guard, as well as by youth uniformed groups and athletes. Prominent local march composers include Antonio Buenaventura and National Artist Lucio San Pedro. Some famous marches are: Thailand's late king, Bhumibol Adulyadej ,

3510-536: Is composed annually for the Moors and Christians festivals and festivities ( Moros y Cristianos ) in the south-east region of Spain. It is known as música festera and comes from military band marches. There are currently three main genres: the classic and popular pasodobles, the melodious marchas moras (Moorish in style), and the forceful marchas cristianas . Notable Czech ( Bohemian ) march composers include František Kmoch and Julius Fučík , who wrote " Entrance of

3640-554: Is composed of 74 musicians who play instruments ranging from instruments for marching bands to traditional instruments. Individual military units operate music bands. Currently, the 3rd Army Division Music Band serves one of the largest military garrisons in the country. Military bands are also active both in the Military Police and the Military Firefighters Corps, one of the most notable of which being

3770-673: Is currently the country's most senior military band, having an area of responsibility out of its base in Windhoek . The Namibian Navy and the Namibian Marine Corps also maintain their own ceremonial brass bands. Nigerian military bands follow the British Household Division format and are heavily influenced and aided by British military bands. Military bands in Nigeria share similar practices with

3900-459: Is one common example of the classical Russian march, while notable examples of Soviet-style Russian marches include " Den Pobedy ", " The Sacred War ", " V Put ", and " March of the Defenders of Moscow ". In Ukraine, military marches were originally written to emulate the Russian model, with folk songs and natively Ukrainian marches only recently being used. The Zaporizhian March (also known as

4030-484: Is referred to as the "trio". The march tempo of 120 beats or steps per minute was adopted by the Napoleonic army in order to move faster . Since Napoleon planned to occupy the territory he conquered, instead of his soldiers carrying all of their provisions with them, they would live off the land and march faster. The French march tempo is faster than the traditional tempo of British marches; the British call marches in

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4160-565: Is relatively common to have one strain (often a first introduction of the final strain) that is played primarily by the higher-voiced instruments or in the upper ranges of the instruments' compass. Examples of Italian march music is "Il Bersagliere" (The Italian Rifleman) by Boccalari and "4 Maggio" by Creux. Uniquely, the Bersaglieri regiments always move at a fast jog, and their running bands, mostly all-brass, play at this pace, with marches like "Passo di Corsa dei Bersaglieri" (Double March of

4290-697: Is the Military anthem of China , which dates back to the late Qing Dynasty with lyrics commissioned by Zeng Guofan ). They are typically written in a major key, and performed at around 120 beats per minute. Prussian style oom pah rhythm is heavily used, seen in the Presentation March and March Past of the People's Liberation Army. The most famous of Chinese marches is the March of the Volunteers , which

4420-640: Is the central military band of the Ethiopian National Defense Force . With its headquarter in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa , it performs on ceremonial and state functions. Given the British influence, its current formation on parade is modeled on those of the British Army line infantry bands. It is composed of a marching band , a big band , a Corps of Drums , and a youth cadets section modeled on similar bands in

4550-593: Is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China . North Korean marches are heavily influenced by the Soviet military band tradition mixed with Korean influences. Most of the marches are dedicated to the party and to their revolution and leaders. Use of a grandiose brass sound is almost always present in the music. Many marches are adapted from the North Korean revolutionary and patriotic song tradition, known as

4680-445: The taejung kayo genre. Among the more popular North Korean marches played during state ceremonies are: Modern Turkey's national anthem is the march, " İstiklâl Marşı ", which has an aggressive tune. Generally, old Turkish marches from the Ottoman Empire have aggressive lyrics, for instance in "Mehter Marşı". It is notable that Mozart and Beethoven also wrote popular Turkish marches . Modern marches played during ceremonies include

4810-767: The Argentine National Gendarmerie and the Argentine Naval Prefecture . The Barbados Defence Force Band (also known as the Zouave Band), is an element of the reserve units that are composed of members of The Barbados Regiment and the Barbados Defence Force . In Bolivia, the use of the Turkish crescent with the addition of vertical banners and standards is standard practice in its military bands (only

4940-655: The Atatürk March , played as the march-in and march-off piece of military bands in military parades and ceremonies. Central Asian march traditions have spanned centuries and consists of many different military and national cultures. The main five Central Asian nations ( Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan ) commonly utilize Russian military marches during state functions, although they have made much quicker efforts unlike their Ukrainian and Belarusian counterparts to distinguish their military traditions from Russia. Most Central Asian nations have

5070-584: The CIA , reported that by 2007 the name of the force had changed to "National Air Force". Most of the inventory is out of service, and refers to historical equipment delivered along the years. FAN has many bases – most of them, former Portuguese Air Force bases and other courtesy of the Cold War – but few airplanes that actually fly. The main body of the active air force is made of transport/cargo planes, used for moving supplies, equipment and personnel between parts of

5200-825: The First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War . One of the earliest and most enduring of Japanese marches is the Defile March (分列行進曲) composed in 1886 by Charles Leroux, an officer with the French Army serving as an advisor to the Imperial Japanese Army. Originally two separate marches based on Japanese melodies— Fusouka (扶桑歌) and Battotai (抜刀隊), inspired by the Satsuma Rebellion and reportedly

5330-495: The Indian Armed Forces have more than 50 military brass bands and 400 pipe bands and corps of drums . A Tri-Services Band refers to a joint Indian Armed Forces military band that performs together as a unit. The band performs a number of slow and quick marches such as: Japan's march music ( Koushinkyoku , 行進曲) tradition began in the 19th century after the country's ports were forced open to foreign trade by

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5460-623: The Indian Independence Movement create a separate subgenre of Bengali music known as Nazrul Geeti included march music against fascism and oppression. His writings and music greatly inspired Bengalis of East Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War . The most famous of Bengali marches is the Notuner Gaan , which is the national march of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Among

5590-674: The Luanda Naval Base. All bands follow both the Portuguese and British precedent with the percussion at the front ranks of the band. Cameroonian military bands solely follow the French precedent for military music and military bands. The Yaoundé based Music Band Company of the Cameroonian Armed Forces under the baton of Captain Florent Essimbi is the main military band of the country. The band

5720-403: The Meiji Restoration , the country sought to centralize and modernize its armed forces, with the armed forces of France and Prussia serving as models. All of these helped augur in what would later become modern Japanese music. The march genre, already sharing roots with the preexisting tradition of " gunka ", or military songs, became very popular, especially in the years after Japan's victories in

5850-469: The Musique du Carroussel spécial de l'armée , the Musique de la Garde Présidentielle and the Musique de la gendarmerie . Although Ethiopia has a very long militarily history dating back to the Kingdom of Axum its bands were firstly of the French manner of a fanfare band. The first regular band was established by the early 20th century before the Italian invasion of the 1930s, based on the British and German tradition. The first permanent military band in

5980-424: The Nigerian Army and in the armed forces. Other bands maintained by the Nigerian Armed Forces outside the NABC include the Nigerian Air Force Band, the Nigerian Navy Band, and the Nigerian Defence Academy Band. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Band also serves as a paramilitary band. The Nigerian Navy Band was established in 1963 months prior to the country becoming a republic. The Air Force Band

6110-453: The Nigerian Police Band, which was considered to be the pioneer military band formation in the country, being established in 1892. Being mostly composed of buglers at the time of its founding, the band was originally composed of British servicemen, rather than native Nigerians. Over the years, however, the Nigerian Armed Forces have taken enormous steps to indigenize military bands due to the overuse of American and British military music and

6240-456: The Perry Expedition . An influx of Western musical culture that the newly arrived traders and diplomats brought with them swept through Japanese musical culture, leaving a lasting legacy on the country's music. Japanese and foreign musicians of the time sought to impart Western musical forms to the Japanese, as well as combining Japanese-style melodies with Western-style harmonization. Furthermore, with Japan's government and society stabilized after

6370-477: The Presidential Guard Battalion , the Independence Dragoons, and the Brazilian Air Force Academy Band. The band for the Presidential Guard Battalion is the only band in the Brazilian Army to include both a pipe band section and a drum corps. Personnel from both the Presidential Guard Battalion Band and the Band of the Independence Dragoons form part of the newly formed Army Marching Band and Pipes and Drums, formed in 2016. The Brazilian Marching Band and Pipes and Drums

6500-447: The Royal Canadian Air Force . The Music Branch includes both concert bands, made up of brass , percussions , and woodwind instruments ; and pipe and drum bands , formerly the Branch provided corps of drums and drum and bugle corps for ceremonial duties. In addition to the bands of the Regular Force and Primary Reserve, the Royal Military College of Canada also maintains a pipe and drum bands . The Canadian Cadet Organizations ,

6630-407: The United States , Italy , Germany and France . Military bands first reached Bogotá in the 16th century and were developed into active musical ensembles in the 20th century. In the late 1890s, military bands in the country were implemented based on the French model of these ensembles. The 37th Infantry Presidential Guard Battalion of the National Army of Colombia maintains a military band and

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6760-593: The euphoniums and trombones . At least one strain of a Swedish march is usually dedicated to the low brass, where the tubas also play the melody, with the rest of the instruments playing on the off-beats. The characteristics of the trio vary from march to march, but the final strain tends to be grand and loud. Examples of Swedish marches are " Under blågul fana " by Viktor Widqvist and " På post för Sverige " by Sam Rydberg . French military marches are distinct from other European marches by their emphasis on percussion and brass, often incorporating bugle calls as part of

6890-483: The subdominant key, and occasionally returning to the original tonic key. If it begins in a minor key, it modulates to the relative major . Marches frequently have counter-melodies introduced during the repeat of a main melody. Marches frequently have a penultimate dogfight strain in which two groups of instruments (high/low, woodwind/brass, etc.) alternate in a statement/response format. In most traditional American marches, there are three strains. The third strain

7020-473: The 1670s Istanbul . Ottoman military bands influenced European equivalents. Each regiment in the British Army maintained its own military band. Until 1749 bandsmen were civilians hired at the expense of the colonel commanding a regiment. Subsequently, they became regular enlisted men who accompanied the unit on active service to provide morale enhancing music on the battlefield or, from the late nineteenth century on, to act as stretcher bearers. Instruments during

7150-441: The 18th century included fifes, drums, the oboe ( hautbois ), French horn, clarinet and bassoon. Drummers summoned men from their farms and ranches to muster for duty. In the chaotic environment of the battlefield, musical instruments were the only means of commanding the men to advance, stand or retire. In the mid 19th century each smaller unit had their own fifer and drummer, who sounded the daily routine. When units massed for battle

7280-411: The 20th century to commemorate important American events. In the 1960s, Anthony A. Mitchell , director of the United States Navy Band , was commissioned to write "The National Cultural Center March" for the center that would later become known as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts . The Caucasus consisting of Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia often have a Soviet/Russian influence due to

7410-412: The 4th Armoured Cavalry Regiment (Mountain) "General Lavalle's Cuirassiers". They wear uniforms similar to those of the French Republican Guard Cavalry and 19th-century cuirassier units. This band uses the same brass and percussion instruments as in the Mounted Grenadiers, when either mounted or dismounted. There are currently 54 bands in the army. Other bands in the Army include: The Argentine Navy fields

7540-428: The Argentine Army: Germans gave Argentines Alte Kameraden , while Argentines gave Germans the Marcha de San Lorenzo , which was used in 1940 during the victory parade on the Champs Elysées following the defeat of France. Argentine military bands have field drummers and occasionally buglers and fifes (as is the case with the Tacuari Drummer military band of the Regiment of Patricians , which has two fifers) accompanying

7670-454: The Army NCO School and the Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy, also of the Chilean Army, the Band of the Chilean Marine Corps Basic School, the Band of the Arturo Prat Naval School and the Band of the Naval Politechnical Academy, all of the Chilean Navy and the National Band of the Carabineros . Band formations on parade, mounted bands included, follow the German model, however only the Chilean Air Force Symphonic Band does not participate -

7800-456: The Army and the cavalry of the National Guard, fanfare trumpeters are the equivalent to their infantry counterparts. In 1884, the 76-member Band of the 8th Mexican Cavalry Regiment under the direction of Encarnación Payén visited the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition , which was seen as a massive PR campaign for American investment by Mexican President Porfirio Diaz . It was also designed to showcase Mexican military music, which

7930-401: The Army, is composed only of timpani, fanfare trumpets, a snare drum, single tenor drums and sousaphones (when mounted), the military band, which serves as the official presidential band, has a similar formation like the Military Academy but with the large size (around 60 musicians). European influence of military bands in Guatemala began when an Italian opera company arrived in the country in

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8060-412: The Band of the NCO School "Captain Andrés M. Díaz", which wears the service full dress and marches with the school drum and bugle corps. Since the late 1960s, the tradition of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Military Bands Department has been based mostly on the Russian tradition but also with a mix of the former American and Caribbean musical influence. The previous regime of Fulgencio Batista ,

8190-413: The Bersaglieri) and "Flick Flock" as great examples. The most characteristic Spanish march form is the pasodoble . Spanish marches often have fanfares at the beginning or end of strains that are reminiscent of traditional and popular music. These marches often move back and forth between major and (relative) minor keys, and often show a great variation in tempo during the course of the march reminiscent of

8320-422: The Bolivian Navy and Air Force. As a general rule the bandsmen of these two services wear the service full dress uniform on parade, regardless of rank held (the Navy has an exception, as US dixie hats are worn with the full dress by bandsmen who are in lower-ranked ratings). Brazilian military bands descend from the small unit bands of the Portuguese Army in what was then Colonial Brazil . The last of these bands

8450-487: The Bolivian Navy fields bagpipers and fanfare trumpeters in its bands), while the drumline is stationed at the front of the ensemble, thus following both German and French practice. The bands of the Bolivian Colorados Regiment , the presidential guard infantry regiment, and of the Bolivian Army Military Music School are both designated as the country's most senior military bands of the Bolivian Armed Forces . The Military Music School ( Escuela Militar de Musica del Ejercito )

8580-413: The Brazilian Marine Corps and the Brazilian Navy in all activities it participates. Its formation mirrors Portuguese and Italian military band traditions, as well as those of the United States drum and bugle corps of the early 20th century. The Brazilian Marine Corps also fields for public duties the Brasilia Marine Corps Band and the Central Band of the Marine Corps. Other military bands include those of

8710-466: The Commonwealth of Nations. It has received assistance from the British Royal Corps of Army Music , most recently between 2007 and 2012. The band itself has trained other marching bands in the country like the Tigray and Somalian marching bands. In Addition to the EDFMB, there are some notable marching bands in Ethiopia, including: The Namibian Defence Force maintains many military bands throughout its service branches and even its own central band for

8840-449: The Cossack march) is one of the main marches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and even replaced Farewell of Slavianka in 1991 as the official march being played during the induction of recruits to the military. Significant ukrainian marches include: The same concept is applied in Belarus but on a much more toned down style due to the fact that the country still borrows Russian marches. The few homegrown military marches in Belarus include

8970-637: The French forces during the Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Part of the French Foreign Legion 's current march music inventory includes at lot of slow marches. Also, there are marches similar to those of British rifle regiments which are used by the Chasseur infantry battalions of the Army. Greek marches typically combine French and German musical traditions, due to the modern Greek State's history of Germanic royal dynasties, combined with Francophile governments as well as French and Bavarian officers and military advisors, who brought their respective musical traditions with them, with later British influences. Among

9100-423: The French tempo quick marches . Traditional American marches use the French or quick march tempo. There are two reason for this: First, U.S. military bands adopted the march tempos of France and other continental European nations that aided the U.S. during its early wars with Great Britain. Second, the composer of the greatest American marches, John Philip Sousa , was of Portuguese and German descent. Portugal used

9230-484: The French tempo exclusively—the standard Sousa learned during his musical education. A military band playing or marching at the traditional British march tempo would seem unusually slow in the United States. March music originates from the military, and marches are usually played by a marching band . The most important instruments are various drums (especially snare drum ), horns, fife or woodwind instruments and brass instruments. Marches and marching bands have even today

9360-470: The German marches, much due to historical friendship and bonding with states like Prussia , Hesse and, from 1871 and on, Germany. The tempo is strict and lies between 110 and 112 beats per minute. The oom-pah rhythm is common, although it is rarely as distinctive as in a typical German march. The first bars are nearly always played loudly, followed by a cheerful melody, often with pronounced countermelodies in

9490-535: The Gladiators ". While many of the marches of Tsarist Russia share similar characteristics with German marches of the period, and indeed some were directly borrowed from Germany (such as " Der Königgrätzer Marsch ") and later on France and Austria, the indigenous, pre-revolutionary Russian march has a distinctly Russian sound, with powerful strains in minor keys repeated with low brass with occasional flashes of major chords between sections. The Soviet period produced

9620-732: The Imperial Bodyguard Band included Tilahun Gessesse and Mahmoud Ahmed , Bizunesh Bekele, Colonel Sahle Degago and many more. It was the first African nation to implement western style military music conventions. It came under the direct command of the Derg in the 70s and went into its current form in 1991. Current marching bands in Ethiopia Today the Ethiopian National Defence Force Band (ENDFB) ( Amharic : የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ መከላከያ ባንድ)

9750-727: The March of the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy or the Marş «Vətən» (Fatherland March) are used in military parades. Other marches are holdovers from the Soviet era, such as Yaxşı Yol (Farewell). Bengali march music tradition began in the 19th century, during the Bengali Renaissance by the Bengali nationalists . Kazi Nazrul Islam , the national poet of Bangladesh and active revolutionary during

9880-785: The Military School of Music (MSM), currently based at Imbizo Barracks in Bulawayo . In the now dissolved Rhodesian Security Forces , musical duties were provided by the Band and Drums of the Rhodesian African Rifles , notably led by Captain Ken MacDonald, composer of Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia , the Rhodesian anthem. A military band was also maintained by the Rhodesian Corps of Signals. Given

10010-635: The Music Society of Nigeria to improve its performances. Like Cameroon and Niger, the Armed Forces of Senegal follows the French military band format in all of its musical formations. The Mounted Squadron of the Red Guard of Senegal , being the premier ceremonial unit of its 1st Infantry Regiment, maintains a 35-member mounted fanfare band similar to that of the French Republican Guard Cavalry. The mounted band leads

10140-883: The Navy Staff Band, the Band of the Argentine Naval Academy and the Band of the Argentine Navy NCO School. The Navy Staff Band is particularly unique that aside from buglers it also sports a bagpipe section. Representing the Argentine Air Force are the Band of the Argentine Air Force Academy, the Band of the Argentine Air Force NCO Academy, and the 1st Air Brigade Band. Military-styled police bands are present in both

10270-694: The Our Fatherland's Flag (Айчыны нашай сцяг), as well as the remastered Motherland My Dear (Радзіма мая дарагая), Victory March (Марш Перамогi) and Song from 45 (Письмо из 45-го). Other marches include the " Vajacki marš " of the Belarusian Democratic Republic . The true march music era existed from 1855 to the 1940s when it was overshadowed by jazz , which the march form influenced (especially through ragtime ). American march music cannot be discussed without mentioning "The March King", John Philip Sousa , who revolutionized

10400-676: The Presidential Guard Regiment, the seniormost of the infantry of the Dominican Army, which serves as the protocol band for the President of the Dominican Republic, who serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. As a general rule Ecuadorian military bands are manned by servicemen with formations modeled after the German, British and United States practice. In parades, the percussion forms

10530-621: The Presidential Security Household, which is the official security service of the President of Angola . The music band of the Army Command was created on 16 June 1994. 4 years later, on 15 August 1998, the National Air Force created a music band within the artistic brigade. Outside the navy's marching band, the navy also has a small musical group known as Banda 10 de Julho (10 July Band), based at

10660-628: The Prussian precedent with the wearing of the Prussian-styled full dress on parades. Two additional regimental bands wear War of the Pacific era full dress in the Army (the bands of the 2nd Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment). A number of Army regimental bands wear either battle dress or combat dress uniform on parade, with combat helmets as headdress for the bandsmen. There's only one mounted brass band. Bands are also mounted by

10790-780: The Symphonic Band of the Military Police of Paraná State . Years of French and later British rule made their imprint in the creation of the Canadian military band tradition. The Music Branch of the Canadian Armed Forces is composed of six full-time bands of the Regular Force , and 53 part-time bands of the Primary Reserve . These bands serve the Canadian Army , Royal Canadian Navy and

10920-511: The Trompetterkorps Bereden Wapens) carry on a Dutch tradition in which its historical bicycle infantry had a mounted band , thus playing march music on bikes. Italian marches have a very light musical feel, often having sections of fanfare or soprano obbligatos performed with a light coloratura articulation. This frilly characteristic is contrasted with broad lyrical melodies reminiscent of operatic arias . It

11050-528: The army music unit was the Band of the 1st Battalion, Royal Sierra Leone Regiment . Mustapha Sahr "Big" Fayia formed an army dance band in 1965 from soldiers in the newly formed armed forces. It earned money by playing concerts at home and abroad, winning in 1978 the top band prize with their performance at the World Festival of Youth in Havana . The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces today maintains

11180-580: The choral versions, are also popular patriotic songs, which are taught to Greek children in school and are sung along on various occasions, such as national holidays and parades. "Famous Macedonia" also serves as the unofficial anthem of the Greek Region of Macedonia . The Greek Flag March ( Greek : Προεδρική Εμβατήριο "Η Σημαία" ) is the sole march used during the parading of the Greek Flag at ceremonies. Composer Margaritis Kastellis contributed to

11310-526: The country to represent their own branches. The Uganda People's Defence Force sports a military band for each of the three services: Army, Air Force and Special Operations Command. All bands follow the British precedence. The senior band is the UPDF Band, part of the army, which serves ceremonial duties in Kampala . In the 1970s, military bands under President Idi Amin gained official sponsorship grew as

11440-624: The country took the form of the Imperial Bodyguard Band ( Kibur Zebegna ) of the Ethiopian Empire , being formed in 1929 under Swiss conductor Andre Nicod. It originally consisted of just over a dozen uniformed musicians, majority coming from Welega province. Members of this band got their training originally from the Arba Lijoch fanfare band led by their Armenian bandleader Kevork Nalbandian. Notable members of

11570-623: The country. The National Air Force of Angola is headed by the Chief of Staff of the FANA ( Chefe do Estado-Maior da FANA ). The Chief of Staff of the FANA is a General directly subordinate to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola. FANA follows a Russian/ex-Soviet organizational model, with its air units being aviation regiments ( regimentos de aviação ), each one including several squadrons ( esquadrões ). To each of

11700-472: The development of many Greek pieces for military bands only. Dutch marches typically feature a heavy intro, often played by the trombones , euphoniums , drums, and tubas , followed by a lighthearted trio and a reasonably fast and somewhat bombastic conclusion, while maintaining occasional bugle calls due to the former wide presence of field music formations (particularly in the Army). Dutch emphasis on low brass

11830-403: The ends of phrases (as opposed to the shorter, marcato stinger of American marches). The final strain of a British march often has a broad lyrical quality to it. Archetypical British marches include " The British Grenadiers " and those of Major Ricketts , such as the well-known " Colonel Bogey March " and " The Great Little Army ". Scottish bagpipe music makes extensive use of marches played at

11960-596: The entire NDF. These bands followed the South African/British precedent due to the country's administration as South West Africa from 1915 to 1990. In recent years, it has gained a more German and Prussian tradition when marching and performing based on the country's 19th century colonial era as German South West Africa . Since the early 2000s, regular music training has been provided by the South African military. The Namibian Defence Force Brass Band

12090-677: The exposure of the military to Nigerian art. Some of these steps include the establishment of the Nigerian Army School of Music (NASM) and the creation of new military music. Nigerian military bands are today under the command of the Headquarters of the Nigerian Armed Forces in Abuja . The Nigerian Army Band Corps (NABC), which provides official military records for the armed forces, is the most senior band in

12220-463: The final strain (the trio) often has a lyrical (if somewhat bombastic) quality. Notable German and Austrian march composers include Carl Teike (" Alte Kameraden "), Ludwig van Beethoven (" Yorckscher Marsch "), Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg , Johann Gottfried Piefke (" Preußens Gloria "), Johann Strauss I (" Radetzky March "), Johann Strauss II , Hans Schmid, Josef Wagner , and Carl Michael Ziehrer . Swedish marches have many things in common with

12350-478: The following: National Air Force of Angola The National Air Force of Angola ( FANA ; Portuguese : Força Aérea Nacional de Angola ) is the air force branch of the Angolan Armed Forces . With an inventory of more than 300 aircraft, FANA is (on paper) one of the largest and strongest air forces of Africa . Angola became independent from Portugal on 11 November 1975. However,

12480-706: The foundations for the establishment of the air force were laid before independence when members of the then Flying Club of Angola ( Aeroclube de Angola ) were assembled at Luanda in October 1975. These people and aircraft left behind by the Portuguese Air Force formed the basis for the air transport branch of the force. The force was formally established on 21 January 1976 as the People's Air Force of Angola / Air and Antiaircraft Defense or FAPA/DAA ( Força Aérea Popular de Angola / Defesa Aérea e Antiaérea ). Its first batch of Soviet MiG fighter aircraft

12610-673: The front rank of the band or massed bands during the march past segment of parades. The Mounted Band of the Ecuadorian National Police uses brass, woodwinds and percussion (sans the timpani). The Ecuadorian Army's Eloy Alfaro Military Academy uses the same format as French bands but without the bugles, as they are part of the Corps of Drums. The fanfare band of the Presidential Mounted Ceremonial Squadron " Tarqui Grenadiers ", also of

12740-435: The genre. Some were military and nationalist in tone. Others, like Nakayama's 1928 Tokyo March (東京行進曲), were meant for popular consumption and wholly unrelated to military music. Among the most popular Japanese marches are the following: The Philippine march tradition is a mix of European and American traditions plus local musical styles. Several famous Philippine composers composed marches, and even Julián Felipe composed

12870-621: The history of the military forces in the Americas, the military band heritage in this part of the world is a mix of various traditions, primarily drawn from Europe. Countries in the Americas belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations are generally modelled after their British counterparts. Trinidad and Tobago take this tradition a bit further with the use of steelpans in its bands. Military bands throughout Latin America draws influence from

13000-768: The late 16th century; until then, time was generally kept by percussion alone, often with improvised fife embellishment. With the extensive development of brass instruments, especially in the 19th century, marches became widely popular and were often elaborately orchestrated. Composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Ludwig van Beethoven , Hector Berlioz , Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Gustav Mahler , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Charles Ives , Arnold Schoenberg , Igor Stravinsky , Alban Berg , Sergei Prokofiev , Paul Hindemith , Dmitri Shostakovich , and Leonard Bernstein wrote marches, sometimes incorporating them into operas, sonatas, suites, and symphonies. The popularity of John Philip Sousa 's band marches has been unmatched. The style of

13130-850: The late 70s, with the NABC beginning the process of manufacturing steelpans and was the only steel band in the country until 2001. The Army School of Music in Ojo and the Navy School of Music in the Ota both provide musical instruction as it pertains to incoming musicians. In September 2019, Ibok Ekwe Ibas , the Chief of the Nigerian Naval Staff , announced plans for the Navy Directorate of Music to partner its foreign counterparts as well as

13260-585: The latter half of the 19th century to bring orchestra conductor Pietro Visoni to the country, where he was asked by President Miguel García Granados to take control of the bands of the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Guatemalan Army , after which Visoni merged the two and established the Martial Symphony Band, which is still in existence today. The School of Substitutes (known today as Military School of Music Maestro Rafael Alvarez Ovalle)

13390-446: The low brass has one or more strains (usually the second strain) in which they are showcased with both speed and bombast. Stylistically, many circus marches employ a lyrical final strain which (in the last time through the strain) starts out maestoso (majestically, slower and more stately) and then, in the second half of the strain, speeds up to end the march faster than the original tempo. Marches continued to be commissioned throughout

13520-691: The main band. Three bands belong to the oldest cavalry, artillery and infantry regiments of the Argentine Army , using band formations modeled on German and Italian traditions. All of them report to the Buenos Aires Garrison Command and are administrative, as with the other bands, fall under the Inspectorate General of Military Music. Another notable band of the Argentine Army is the Mounted Band of

13650-446: The march during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of his most famous marches are " Semper Fidelis ", " The Washington Post ", " The Liberty Bell ", and " The Stars and Stripes Forever ". Sousa's marches are typically marked by a subdued trio, as in "The Stars and Stripes Forever" in which the rest of the band becomes subordinated to arguably the most famous piccolo solo in all of music. Typically, an American march consists of

13780-632: The march that would become Lupang Hinirang , the national anthem. Several marches are adaptations of local folk music, others have a patriotic feeling. The Philippine march music tradition began in the 19th century, during the Philippine Revolution, as an offshoot of the Spanish march tradition. This is a popular form of music as a battle hymn in the same way as in the US or France specially if Filipino soldiers are going to war or winning battles,

13910-792: The martial hymns of the late 19th century. Examples of the varied use of the march can be found in Beethoven 's Eroica Symphony , in the Marches Militaires of Franz Schubert , in the Marche funèbre in Chopin 's Sonata in B flat minor , the " Jäger March " in the Op . 91a by Jean Sibelius , and in the Dead March in Handel 's Saul . Marches can be written in any time signature , but

14040-484: The melody or as interludes between strains. Most French marches are in common metre and place a strong percussive emphasis on the first beat of each bar from the band and field music drumlines , hence the characteristic BOOM-whack-whack-whack rhythm. Many, though not all French marches (in particular marches dating from the period of the French Revolution ) make use of triplet feel; each beat can be felt as

14170-528: The military bands found in France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, and Spain. However, Haiti remains the only state in the region whose military bands are primarily modelled after the French. Argentina has longstanding connections with Germany, and their army bands reflect these traditional links. At the beginning of the 20th century, there was an exchange of marches between the Imperial German Army and

14300-789: The military sported to military bands: the Music Band of the Cuban Navy (officially named as the Music Band of the Constitutional Navy) both of which were established 5 years apart in the first decade of the 20th century. The Band of the Ceremonial Unit of the Revolutionary Armed Forces has acclaimed high praise by many foreign leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama , who greeted bandleader Ney Miguel Milanes Gálvez and said that they did

14430-436: The most common time signatures are 4 , 2 ( alla breve [REDACTED] , although this may refer to 2 time of Johannes Brahms , or cut time ), or 8 . However, some modern marches are being written in 2 or 4 time. The modern march tempo is typically around 120 beats per minute. Many funeral marches conform to the Roman standard of 60 beats per minute. The tempo matches

14560-426: The most famous marches are " Famous Macedonia " (Μακεδονία Ξακουστή), a march to commemorate Greece's victory in the Balkan Wars , "Greece never dies" (Η Ελλάδα ποτε δεν πεθαίνει), "The Aegean Sailor" (Ο Ναύτης του Αιγαίου), "The Artillery" (Το Πυροβολικό), "From flames, Crete" (Από φλόγες, η Κρήτη), and "The Army Marches Forth" (Πέρναει ο Στρατός). Almost all Greek marches have choral versions. Many of these marches, in

14690-432: The most notable pipe and drums coming from the Transvaal Scottish Regiment . Since 1969, the South African Army is currently represented in musical support by the Corps of Bandsmen, a military band service that presides over the country's five military bands and the National Ceremonial Guard (NCG) Band. The South African Navy Band, the South African Air Force Band and the South African Military Health Service also operate in

14820-493: The most popular Bengali marches are the following: Currently, marches played at military ceremonies in India have British origins. For example, ‘ Auld Lang Syne ’ played during passing out parades at various military academies is a tune that originated in Britain. Similarly, ‘ Abide With Me ’, is a Christian hymn, that is traditionally played as the last tune at the Beating the Retreat ceremony on January 29 every year. The marches that independent India’s military bands plays

14950-441: The pace of soldiers walking in step. Both tempos achieve the standard rate of 120 steps per minute. Each section of a march typically consists of 16 or 32 bars, which may repeat. Most importantly, a march consists of a strong and steady percussive beat reminiscent of military field drums. A military music event where various marching bands and units perform is called tattoo . Marches frequently change keys once, modulating to

15080-443: The precedent set by British and other Caribbean military bands. The Jamaican Combined Cadet Force also maintains its own unit band. Military bands in Mexico follow the precedent of the Spanish military, with the band being on ceremonial occasions backed up by a drum and bugle corps mainly composed of snare drummers and buglers, both of which are provided by military units and educational institutions. In cavalry and artillery units of

15210-419: The reset of the squadron in military parades and ceremonial processions in the capital of Dakar . Band musicians ride on white horses whose tails dyed red to match the official colors of the Red Guard. The Armed Forces of Senegal is represented by a joint services band which, unlike the Red Guard mounted band, has a repertoire of a mix between Senegalese folk and classical music. This band was created in 1961 at

15340-427: The service is represented on parade by the Bands of the Captain Manuel Avalos Prado Air Force Academy and the Air Forces Specialities School. Another band formation and one with increasing public awareness is the military band of the Chilean Gendarmerie , which reports to the Ministry of Justice. Military bands in Chile have the same instrumentation with added bugles on the Corps of Drums, as German military bands, with

15470-429: The six aviation regiments corresponds an air base. Besides the aviation regiments, there is also a Pilot Training School. Its order of battle is: On 14 September 2011, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia , operated by the Air Force, crashed just after takeoff from Nova Lisboa Airport , killing 11 army officers (including three generals, among them Kalias Pedro ) and six civilians. The accident occurred at 11:30 am at

15600-499: The three countries period under the USSR. Following the Russo-Georgian War , all Russian military marches in the repertoire of the Military Band of the National Guard of Georgia were weeded out in favor of native Georgian marches. Many Armenian patriotic military marches were developed during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War . In Azerbaijan , many military marches such as Azadlıq Marşı (Freedom's March) and Görüş Marşı (Slow March) are used as inspection marches while others such as

15730-519: The time of the founding of the armed forces and the independence of the country. The main music of the Senegalese Armed Forces was at the time formed by a majority of newly recruited young people with no musical knowledge. It was then necessary to count on the Captain Jean Avignon who directed, for 12 years, the Paris-based Musique des Troupes de Marine . Its official duties were prescribed in November 1981. The Senegalese Gendarmerie also maintains its own fanfare band. During colonial rule in Sierra Leone ,

15860-474: The traditional symphony march can be traced back to symphonic pieces from renaissance era, such as pieces written for nobility. Many European countries and cultures developed characteristic styles of marches. British marches typically move at the standard pace of 120 beats per minute, have intricate countermelodies (frequently appearing only in the repeat of a strain), have a wide range of dynamics (including unusually soft sections), use full-value stingers at

15990-422: Was created by Supreme Decree on 20 May 1889. Today the anniversary of the school is celebrated on 20 May of each year. In 1951, it received the honorific "Lt. Col. Adrián Patiño ". It wears the service dress with the peaked cap. In addition the Band of the Military College of Bolivia served as the senior band of the military educational institutions, having been established in the early 20th century. The Band follows

16120-530: Was created shortly after due to the lack of trained military musicians in the country. The school of music is today a middle level military training center. Many bands, when in concert formation, include the marimba as it is the national instrument of Guatemala. The Jamaica Defence Force funds and oversees two full-time military bands - the Jamaica Military Band (JMB) and the Jamaica Regiment Band (JRB). During war time, musicians will take on operational roles as Medical Assistants. Jamaican military bands follow

16250-513: Was delivered in mid-December 1975. The FAPA/DAA fought several battles with South African Air Force aircraft in November 1981, October 1982, and twice in September 1987. Circa 1983–85, in order to enhance MPLA's combat capacity, Romania sent 150 flight instructors and other aviation personnel, who contributed to the establishment of an Angolan Military Aviation School. The FANA has bases at Luanda , Catumbela , Belas , Luena , Kuito , Lubango and Moçâmedes . The World Factbook , produced by

16380-469: Was founded in 1959, a year before Cameroon gained its independence, as purely a brass band company. Because of its increase in musicians it was upgraded to a musical section 10 years later. It has retained its current name since 2004. The band currently and has previously relied on its cooperation with the French Military and specifically its connections to musicians from the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon . Other band include

16510-418: Was rarely if ever done before. Five years later, Diaz ordered the creation of the Music Band of the Supreme Power, which is now the Representative Music Band of the Mexican Armed Forces . In February 2015, it was reorganized to include personnel from the Secretariats of the Mexican Army , the Mexican Air Force and the Mexican Navy . The Symphonic Band and Chorus of the Secretariat of the Navy also serves as

16640-447: Was the Band of the Brigada da Real da Marinha. The Armed Forces of the Empire of Brazil kept this tradition alive through the 19th century. Military bands became more common from the 1840s on, expanding into services such as military corps and the National Guard. Since the late 1940s, the Brazilian Marine Pipes, Drum and Bugle Corps uses brass (formerly bugles) and percussion instruments, as well as bagpipes and fifes. They represent both

16770-405: Was the most recent military band established, being founded in 1970. Enlisted musicians only joined a year later, and did not have its first director of music until 1975. On 9 April 2019, the NAF graduated its first set of pipers from an air base in Abuja who would later comprise the newly formed NAF Pipe Band. A pipe section can also be found in the Guards Brigade . Steel pans were introduced in

16900-420: Was used to control troops on the battlefield as well as for entertainment. Following the development of instruments such as the keyed trumpet or the saxhorn family of brass instruments, a second tradition of the brass and woodwind military band was formed. A third type, that of a mounted band , serves cavalry and sometimes artillery formations. Some police forces have their own police bands that provide

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