Military band

Subsequently, they became regular enlisted men[8] 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.

It may also play a role in boosting the esprit de corps or morale of the entire military, a particular service branch or a specific unit (usually regiment/brigade-sized at least).

Notable members of the Imperial Bodyguard Band included Tilahun Gessesse and Mahmoud Ahmed, Bizunesh Bekele, Colonel Sahle Degago and many more.

[27] 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.

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.

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 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 a "Good job" for their performance of The Star-Spangled Banner.

As a general rule Ecuadorian military bands are manned by servicemen with formations modeled after the German, British and United States practice.

From the American Revolutionary War onward military bands – and field musicians playing drums, fifes and bugles – marched in the same manner as their French counterparts.

Like the Armenian Army and the Police of Armenia, the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations maintains a 48-member military brass band known as the Poghatin Nvagaxumb, founded recently in 2010 by order of by Minister Armen Yeritsyan.

Raised in 1962, it was at first led by musicians seconded from British Army formations and graduates of the prestigious Royal Military School of Music.

[73] The modern Indonesian military band tradition includes Japanese, Dutch, British and United States influences, with prior forms from Portuguese and Chinese origin.

The first military band concept in Iran came in the mid to late-1800s after the European tours of King Naser al-Din Shah Qajar of Persia.

The Outstanding Musicians Program of the IDF is the most common of the varied ways that young soldiers continue to develop and advance their musical skills during their military service within the Forces.

As in keeping with the Songun policy and Juche ideology within the KPA, as directly reporting units of its General Political Bureau, most of its repertoire is made up locally composed marches, plus classical and modern music adapted for the band.

Later on in the 1970s, Korean martial and traditional music were incorporated into the repertoire of the bands, including modernized adaptations of folk songs for performances during concerts.

During a visit of the Bogd Khanate Prime Minister Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren to St. Petersburg, Russia in late 1913 and early 1914, he an artillery band was present to perform for him.

In the beginning of the 21st century this was changed to a format similar to British Army and Royal Air Force military bands before returning to the RMBS precedence in 2020.

Other military bands existed with a more European tradition due to the influence of the Italian Instructor General of the Imperial Ottoman Music Giuseppe Donizetti.

As part of Atatürk's cultural reform, it was moved to Ankara with the administration of Osman Zeki Üngör and was separated from present-day presidential symphony orchestra in 1933 under the command of Turkish Armed Forces.

[124] In May 2016, during the Austrian governors' conference, together with Defense Minister Hans Peter Doskozil, it was decided to that military bands should be preserved in every federal state, consisting of 43 to 47 musicians.

It dates back to British rule over the island, when Captain Zeki Taner established the foundations for a Mujahideen Band to be formed in 1958 from makeshift tools.

Gustav's son, John III, settled at Turku Castle after his father's death, and created his own personal court band, whose first directors were the Dutch-born Jören van Heiden and Blasius Fischer.

Officially coming under the command of the Latvian National Armed Forces Staff Battalion, it mostly performs in the presence of a major public figure, such as the President of Latvia.

The characteristic marches are the "touch" of trumpets, bugles and cors de chasse, and the steady rhythm of the percussion section, with contrasting festive spirit and martial beats.

[176] Their areas of operations include: Andalucía, Aragon, Canarias, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Ceuta, Comunidad Valenciana, Galicia, Madrid, Melilla, and Murcia.

[177] A school of music is based in the Carabanchel district of south western Madrid as part of the Central Defence Academy with the purpose of training individuals in the Band Corps.

In May 2016, soldiers from the Band of the 44th Artillery Brigade in Ternopil performed Shche ne vmerla Ukraina nearly 300 metres underground, breaking a world record.

In the case of those that are part of the Sea Cadets and the RMVCC, they follow the RM (and former RN) Corps of Drums traditions, adding glockenspiels and in some bands wind and brass instruments.

Officially, it is based out of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium and functions as a public relations unit that represents the SACEUR and NATO as a whole.

A massed group of military bands from several countries at the 2011 Berlin Military Tattoo
Depiction of the Ottoman military band in 1720. The notion of a military band originates from the Ottomans.
A Tajik military band with Karnays at a military tattoo at Zhurihe Training Base in China , 2014.
Cameroonian and American military band members in Douala , March 2015
Military band in Nigeria
A Senegalese Timpini player in the Red Guard of Senegal
The Alto Peru Fanfare Band of the Argentine Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers is an all-brass mounted band.
The Military Band of the Independence Dragoons (1st Cavalry Regiment), the official presidential band of Brazil and one of two senior bands under the Brazilian Army.
The band of the Royal 22nd Regiment at the Citadelle of Quebec , in 2018. The band is one of 59 bands in the Canadian Armed Forces .
A mounted military band of the Chilean Army , in 2011
Jamaica Military Band performed with members of the United States naval band.
Military band in Mexico
The regimental band of the Presidential Life Guard Dragoons Regiment is the only active mounted band in the Peruvian Armed Forces .
Members of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band’s stand at ease before the Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the Pentagon, Arlington, VA, April 21, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
The Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army is the senior military band in the People's Republic of China.
The Presidential Security Force music detachment is responsible to play the national anthem during a state visit
The military band of the Indonesian National Armed Forces during a ceremony
Indonesian Navy musicians play alongside US Navy musicians
An Iranian military band during the Army Day celebrations in 2018.
The Israel Defense Forces Orchestra is the main musical ensemble of the Israel Defense Forces .
Maritime Self-Defense Force Ominato Band marching at the Yokosuka Parade held during the International Fleet Review 2022
The North Korean combined military bands are known for their complex marching styles.
The Republic of Korea Army maintains a traditional daechwita band.
The bands of the Royal Malaysian Navy during the 2012 Hari Merdeka parade, in Kuala Lumpur .
Musicians of the Mongolian 014 Construction Unit in 2013.
A Tatmadaw band in a regular parade configuration
The Republic of China's Air Force Band is one of several bands in the Republic of China Armed Forces .
The band for the 3rd Infantry Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment performing at the royal funeral for Bejaratana , in Bangkok, Thailand
The bandmaster of the Harmonic Band of the Turkish Armed Forces.
The Gardemusik Wien at the 34th Austrian Brass Music Festival
The Royal Life Guards Music Band , the seniormost military band in Danish Defence .
Members of the Kaartin soittokunta of the Finnish Armed Forces, perform at the Sweden International Tattoo.
Mounted members of the French Republican Guard Band , a fanfare band during Bastille Day in 2013.
The Staff Band of the Bundeswehr during the funeral of German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt .
The Hellenic Air Force Band during the 2011 International Military Music Festival at Spasskaya Tower
An Italian Bersaglieri fanfare band. As they lack percussion instruments, the band marches at a jogging pace.
The Latvian National Armed Forces maintain a number of military bands, such as the Central Band of the Latvian Navy .
A video of the bands of the Dutch Army
Members of the Norwegian Royal Guards Band and Drill Team Company
The Representative Band of the Polish Air Force was established in 2002, merging two military bands from Jelenia Góra and Oleśnica .
The Representative Band of the Polish Navy has served the musical needs of the Navy since 1920.
The band of the Bydgoszcz garrison performing on May 3rd Constitution Day , 2014
Horse Charanga, the mounted band of the Portuguese National Republican Guard.
The regimental band for the Michael the Brave 30th Guards Brigade during the visit of Petro Poroshenko to Romania .
Depiction of a military band of the Imperial Russian Army during the Russo-Japanese War
The Moscow Garrison massed bands during the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Regional and local garrisons/military districts in Russia also maintain their own musical support services, such as the Military Band of the Eastern Military District .
Plain bugles are traditionally used in the bugle bands of the Spanish Legion .
The Band of the Vieux Grenadiers is a civilian group dressed in the uniforms of the Swiss military from the 18th century.
The Military Band Service of the National Guard of Ukraine perform during the Independence Day of Ukraine in 2018.
The oldest band in the British Army is the Royal Artillery Band , which can trace its origins to the Battle of St. Quentin , in 1557.
The Royal Marines Band Service is the only musical wing presently active in the Royal Navy .
Massed bands of the British foot guards during the 2007 Trooping the Colour , an annual ceremony in which the military bands provide the music.
The Australian Army Band Corps , Canberra, 2013.
The New Zealand Army Band
NATO's SHAPE International Band performing in 2011.