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The United States Navy Band, based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served as the official musical organization of the U.S. Navy since 1925. The U.S. Navy Band serves the ceremonial needs at the seat of U.S. government, performing at presidential inaugurations, state arrival ceremonies, state funerals, state dinners, and other significant events.
The Sea Chanters (officially the United States Navy Band Sea Chanters) are a component unit of the United States Navy Band. Activated in 1956 by order of Admiral Arleigh Burke, the unit is a mixed chorus principally charged with "perpetuating songs of the sea".
"Anchors Aweigh" is the fight song of the United States Naval Academy and unofficial march song of the United States Navy. It was composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmermann with lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles. When he composed "Anchors Aweigh", Zimmermann was a lieutenant and had been bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band since 1887.
"Image of Taps sheet music". Taps Bugler. Archived from the original on 2008-04-07. "The Progression of Taps' ". 44th Tennessee Consolidated Infantry. "Taps video". U.S. Navy Band. 25 May 2012. "One Version of the Origin of 'Taps' ". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17 "One Version of the Origin of 'Taps' ". State Guard Association of the ...
Navy Band Southeast's Parade Band marching during the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Georgia, 2017. Fleet Band Activities (FBA), formerly the Navy Music Program (NMP), is the central management office for nine active-duty fleet bands of the United States Navy. It is located at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee.
Bands of the United States Navy (1 C, 13 P) R. Royal Marines Band Service (7 P) Pages in category "Navy music" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 ...
United States Navy Steel Band This page was last edited on 29 October 2023, at 19:33 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
Sousa prefaced the sheet music's score with a quotation from the English diplomat John Hookham Frere: "A sudden thought strikes me; let us swear eternal friendship." [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The march was composed in the wake of the Spanish–American War and is idealistic, in addition to patriotic, in nature.