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  2. United States military bands - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded instance of a local American military band was in 1653 in the New Hampshire militia. The oldest extant United States military band is the United States Marine Corps Band, formed in 1798 and known by the moniker "The President's Own". The U.S. armed forces field eleven ensembles and more than 100 smaller, active-duty and ...

  3. American march music - Wikipedia

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    American march music developed during the American Revolution and earlier colonial conflicts, in which a fife and snare drum would play while troops marched to battle. Thus it is said that march music is a military music.

  4. List of United States military premier ensembles - Wikipedia

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    A detachment of "The President's Own", the U.S. Marine Band, appears with First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2015.. A premier ensemble is a certain class of military band in the United States armed forces that exist to promote the U.S. military to the public at large, to support state ceremonies, and to preserve the heritage of American ...

  5. List of United States Army Bands - Wikipedia

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    In the first 100 years of the country's existence, mounted bands were relatively common in the ranks of military units. Mounted bands began to be assembled in the 1840s, taking multiple years to assemble. Mounted band that existed have included the 3rd Cavalry Regiment Mounted Band [15] and the Mounted Band of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry.

  6. Category:American military marches - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "American military marches" ... Music of the NOAA Corps; N. ... This page was last edited on 19 March 2017, ...

  7. United States Army Band - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Band, also known as "Pershing's Own", is the premier musical organization of the United States Army, founded in 1922.There are currently seven official performing ensembles in the unit: The U.S. Army Concert Band, The U.S. Army Ceremonial Band, The U.S. Army Chorus, The U.S. Army Blues, The U.S. Army Band Downrange, The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, and The U.S. Army Strings.

  8. Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps perform during a State Arrival Ceremony held on the South Lawn of the White House.. The musicians of this unit recall the fifes and drums from the days of the American Revolution as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of Gen. George Washington's Continental Army.

  9. List of marching bands - Wikipedia

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    The Band of the Fighting Irish at the University of Notre Dame performs at the end of a football game. This is a list of marching bands. Major types include collegiate and military. At least 16 U.S. colleges have had scramble bands, which are also included in this list.