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84th Austrian Regiment Band
1 January 1883, the Lower Austrian Infantry Regiment No. 84 “Baron Bauer of one battalion of the” 4 “,” 14er “,” 49s “and” ‘59 formed. The immediate occasion for the expansion of the army from 80 to 102 regiments was the revolt in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the year 1881/82. 1894 was a regiment of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 1900 carried the “‘84″ the name “Baron Bolfras. From 1883 to 1892 was the staff of the regiment, and therefore the military band mostly based in Vienna, from 1892 to 1895 in Mostar (at that time was Bosnia-Hercegovina by Austria-Hungary occupied), then to the beginning of the First World War in Krems on the Danube . The signal regiment of the “‘84″ is a trumpet passage from the finale of the third act of the opera “Rienzi” by Richard Wagner removed. Established, the “‘84-Chapel but in December 1882 in Vienna. Their story began with a small error when the renowned “Neue Freie Presse” reported in its issue of 1 November 1882 that the military bandmaster Czibulka Alfonso to take over the management of the orchestra. Two days later was corrected, the Karl Komzák first conductor of the “will be ‘84 ‘.
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1892 drew Komzák, on leave for health reasons from the regiment, to Baden, and was there in 1893 Kurkapellmeister. When the military took him in his absence Sergeant Joseph 1892 drew Komzák, on leave for health reasons from the regiment, after |
The Norad band
 Don Knotts, Lt. Col. Mark Azzolina (conductor of NORAD band), Louis Nye, and Col. Barney Oldfield on the Steve Allen Show. |
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In 1959, Barney founded the NORAD band. The band was composed of musicians representing the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was the only international, interservice band in existence.
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Initially appearing before small audiences, the band later appeared on such shows as NBC’s Steve Allen Show in May 1960.
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The US Bicentennial Band- Sound of the Nation
THE US BICENTENNIAL BAND-
SOUND OF THE NATION
Background
As the 200th anniversary of the United States of America grew nearer each day, so did the list of Bicentennial organizations in American communities from coast to coast continue to grow. One of the editions of “the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration’s” (ARBA) official Register of Bicentennial Activities, listed thousands of recognized groups who had pledged to do their part in the two year long celebration commemorating the American Revolution. Among the most interesting groups listed in the ARBA Register was the Department of Defense military musical organization known as The United States Armed Forces Bicentennial Band. A prestigious gathering of military music men and women, this unique band brought together for the first time, the finest musicians of each of the US. Armed Forces.
Civil War Bands
Civil War Bands
When the American Civil War began in 1861 there were few full time military bands in existence. There was the United States Marine Band, some army regimental bands and the United States Military Academy band at West Point. There were however numerous state and militia bands. These bands whom we will refer to as reserve units were of a very high quality. The reserve military bands had numerous patrons who donated funds to enable the bands to hire musicians and leaders. In many of the larger centers there were a number of highly trained and experienced reservists who manned these bands. The leaders in many instances were very high profile military bandmasters. The great Patrick S Gilmore was the leader of the 24th Massachusetts Infantry band. The American Brass band of Providence Rhode Island attached to the First Rhode Island Infantry was led by Joseph Green. The composer of the world famous Washington Greys march Claudio S Grafulla was the director of the 7th New York Infantry. … Continue Reading »
Marches of the Bands A-C
Marches of the Bands
| Title | Composer | Arranger |
| 633 Squadron | Ron Goodwin | |
| Regimental march of the 3rd Carbiniers Prince of Wales Dragoon Guards | J Brophey | |
| A Tempo | Gustav Lotterer | |
| 76 Trombones | Meredith Wilson | PJ Lang |
| A Bridge too Far | John Addison | Johnnie Vinson |
| Acorn, The | H Wheeler | |
| Action Front | HL Blankeburg | |
| Aces High | Ron Goodwin | |
| Admiral Stosch March | Latann | |
| Airborne Division | Donald Bridger … Continue Reading » |
