military bands
Uniformed musical groups
Military bands are musical ensembles affiliated with armed forces, typically performing at parades, ceremonies, and official functions.
They usually feature brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments suited to outdoor performance and marching.
The term also covers concert bands maintained by military branches for ceremonial and morale purposes: The military band played as the troops passed in review.
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- brass sectionOrchestra's wind-blown metal instruments
- bugleValveless military horn
- marching formationsStructured group movement patterns
color guard · fife · drum corps · drum major · ceremonial music · brass instruments · sousaphone · bandmaster · tattoo · John Philip Sousa · conductor · cornet · euphonium · patriotic songs · state funerals · woodwinds · marching bands · percussion
- bandsbrass bands, marching bands, concert bands, community bands, brass ensemble
- Inaugurationoath of office, inaugural address, swearing-in, swearing in, presidential oath
- marching banddrum lines, parade music, color guard, drum majors, halftime shows
- Military Paradesmarch music, marching, marchers, formation, formations
- musical groupsbands, orchestra, orchestras, choir, choirs
- Americana Musicspirituals, folk ballads, hymn books, Camptown Races, Beautiful Dreamer
military bandscommunity bands
Amateur local musical ensembles
jam sessions · jam bands · garage bands · street musicians · buskers
military bandssymphony orchestras
Large classical music ensembles
philharmonic orchestras · chamber orchestras · string quartets · concert bands · jazz ensembles
military bandsrock bands
Amplified musical ensembles
pop groups · dance bands · cover bands · indie bands · symphony orchestras