Forsvarets musikk

At that time, the bands were approved by a veto by King Oscar II, following a defense by music inspector Major Ole Olsen.

[1][2] As of 1954, there were 7 military bands authorized by the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) with permanently employed musicians.

A Norwegian public inquiry from 1978 stated that musikkorps should remain which led to the Defense Music in its current form being established from proposals No.

[3] Since the 2000s the music division has undergone many organizational changes coinciding with the restructuring of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

Its bands provides honors for the Norwegian members of the House of Glücksburg, the Government of Norway, and the Armed Forces.