Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Conservatoire at the Victory Parade on Red Square, 2010. Corps of Drums at a tattoo (Großer Zapfenstreich) in Germany, 2002. British Corps of Drums. A corps of drums, sometimes known as a fife and drum corps or simply field music, is a traditional European military music formation.
In 1958, the Gibraltar Defence Force became the Gibraltar Regiment under the British Army, [2] serving as the home defence unit of Gibraltar. [3] They became the Royal Gibraltar Regiment in 1999, on the 60th anniversary of their formation. [4] In 1972, the Band and Corps of Drums were established, starting off small. [5]
The drum major for the Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China has also been modified in recent years to utilize British drum major standards and attributes. Malaysian, Bruneian and Singaporean bands follow the precedent of the RN and the British Army line infantry.
A drum major holds the rank of Sergeant Bugler, Colour Sergeant Bugler, or warrant officer class 2. "Drum Major" is not a rank itself but an appointment. The Corps Drum Major RM, the most senior drum major in the Royal Marines, can hold the rank of warrant officer class 1 or 2, depending on the current structure of the Corps of Drums.
The Royal British Legion Band & Corps of Drums Romford at the 2024 parade of the Iserlohner Bürger-Schützen-Verein 1705 in Iserlohn. The Band Hall was built in 1959 by parents of band members and over the years has been patched up so the band could go on rehearsing throughout the year regardless of the weather, but unfortunately time took its toll on the hall and it was in a bad state of repair.
A uniquely American type of military band is the Fife and drum corps, with the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps the only remaining band of this type in the United States military. The United States' military bugle bands are also the precursors of the modern-day civil drum and bugle corps and the only one in active service today is that of the ...
The British Army. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. Anon, A War Record of the 21st London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 1914–1919, 1927/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2003, ISBN 1-843426-19-6. Maj R. Money Barnes, The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments, London: Seeley Service, 1956/Sphere 1972.
During its existence, the regimental band maintained a corps of drums alongside its band that took part in many different ceremonies on behalf of the regiment. The drum major was responsible for the day to day running and deployment of the Corps of Drums.