Gardemusik Wien

It consists of 60 military musicians who provide musical accompaniment to the Gardebataillon, of which it is the official regimental band.

It has been under the command of the Austrian Land Forces since January 1956, when the Army Battalion took over all representative tasks in Vienna.

The Gardemusik was the only Austrian military band to not be affected by the reduction in staff and cuts to its budget by the government in October 2014.

The primary tasks of the Gardemusik are to provide support to ceremonial events such as accreditations of ambassadors, welcoming ceremonies, and parades and to conduct annual receptions for the diplomatic corps (mostly done by the symphonic wind orchestra).

In addition to its main tasks, the Gardemusik produced over twenty recordings, in addition to military marches including recordings of works by Johann Strauss, Carl Michael Ziehrer and Joseph Lanner.