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Royal New Zealand Navy Band
The Royal New Zealand Navy Band is the musical arm of the Royal New Zealand Navy, serving its musical needs from its headquarters at HMNZS Philomel on Devonport Naval Base, North Shore City, Auckland. It is a 32-member band that consists of the following ensembles: *Concert Band * Parade Band *Big Band *Jazz Combo *Rock Band *Brass Quintet/Brass Ensemble *Saxophone Quartet *Dixie Band *RNZN Pipes and Drums (club) History History of New Zealand Navy Bands Bands from the Royal Marines have served with the RNZN for over 36 years, with the first band arriving for service with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy aboard ''HMS Dunedin'' in 1924. They often also served in military police roled when off duty. During most of the Second World War, ''HMS Achilles'' and ''HMS Leander'' maintained marine bands with twelve men each. By 1944, with the decommissioning of Leander from RNZN service and Achilles in refit, only one ship contained a band, with the one it had consisting of fift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Band
A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the title of Bandmaster or Director of Music. Ottoman military bands are thought to be the oldest variety of military marching bands in the world, dating from the 13th century. The military band is capable of playing ceremonial and marching music, including the national anthems and patriotic songs of not only their own nation but others as well, both while stationary and as a marching band. Military bands also play a part in military funeral ceremonies. There are two types of historical traditions in military bands. The first is military field music. This type of music includes bugles (or other natural instruments such as natural trumpets or natural horns), bagpipes, or fifes and almost always drums. This type of music was used to control troo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
