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  2. Stanford Band - Wikipedia

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    One of the first collegiate marching bands to record and release their music, the band has produced thirteen albums since 1967. Arrangements focus on the loudest brass instruments—trumpets, mellophones, and trombones—and percussion—one bass drum (called the Axis o' Rhythm), snare drums, and single tenor drums.

  3. List of college marching bands in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There are several styles of marching bands typically found at American colleges and universities. Schools with prominent football programs in the power 5 conferences typically field traditional, Big Ten -style show bands , whose repertoire largely consists of popular music .

  4. American march music - Wikipedia

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    Europeans were first exposed to march music in the early 18th century, and interest continued to build into the 1800s when a vogue for Turkish marching bands swept through Europe. Pieces displaying the Turkish influence can be found in the works of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, with a notable example being " Turkish March " by Beethoven (part ...

  5. Stonewall Brigade Band - Wikipedia

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    The band was in Stonewall Jackson's (pictured) brigade. The band earned the name Stonewall Brigade Band soon after First Manassas, and has been known as such ever since. [1] [12] [a] On August 22, 1861, Stonewall Jackson wrote to his wife "I wish my darling could be with me now and enjoy the sweet music of the brass band of the Fifth Regiment ...

  6. Come Join the Band - Wikipedia

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    Come Join The Band is the official fight song of Stanford University. The lyrics were written in 1907 by screenwriter and playwright Aurania Rouverol , then a student at Stanford, and are set to the trio from Robert Browne Hall 's New Colonial March. [ 1 ]

  7. Marching band - Wikipedia

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    The first marching band formation, the Purdue All-American Marching Band "P Block". Instruments have been frequently used on the battlefield (for example the Iron Age carnyx and the medieval Ottoman military band [1]) but the modern marching band developed from European military bands formed in the Baroque period, partly influenced by the Ottoman tradition.

  8. USBands - Wikipedia

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    USBands, formally United States Scholastic Band Association [1] and sometimes referred to as USSBA, was formed in the Fall 1988 to provide high school marching bands an opportunity to compete in a circuit featuring top judges from across the continent. US Bands is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and the event is managed by BD Performing Arts.

  9. Bands of America - Wikipedia

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    Bands of America (BOA) is a music education advocacy organization and promoter of high school marching band competitions in the United States. Established in 1975 as Marching Bands of America (MBA), founder Larry McCormick's goal was to provide educational opportunities for music students nationwide. McCormick organized the first annual Summer ...