Russian military bands

A Russian naval band.
A Russian band during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Military Tattoo in 2018.
The massed bands of the Moscow Garrison in 2010.

Russian Military bands fall under the jurisdiction of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia, which is the official music service for the Russian Armed Forces, and led by the Senior Director of Music, a billet of an officer with the rank of a Colonel or a general officer.

Purpose

A Fanfarist of the military band of the 3rd Battalion, 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment in May 2015.

The military band service is designed to provide encouragement and to increase patriotism for the military servicemen and women of the Ground Forces, the Navy and the Aerospace Forces.

History

For a country that has not just one of the largest armed forces in the world but also has produced some of the greatest composers and musicians, the modern day military band tradition of Russia traces its origins to Ukaz № 2319 of Peter the Great enacted on Feb. 19, 1711,[1] which mandated the formation of military bands and field music formations within both the Imperial Russian Army and the nascent Imperial Russian Navy following the Western practices. As both the Army's two foundation regiments (the Preobrazhensky Regiment and the Semyonovsky Regiment) had their own bands and corps of drums, which would also inspire the formation of the bands and fanfare band units within the artillery and the cavalry, the age of Peter the Great, aside from laying the foundation of the armed forces, also began centuries of the Russian military band tradition, which continues until today. Russian bands have evolved in every period since then, and as parts of the armed forces military bands were utilized more in wartime and peacetime ceremonial duties during the Imperial era, bandsmen and field musicians (drummers, buglers, fanfare trumpeters and fifers) having fought in almost every military operation fought by the army and the navy.

Repertoire

Captain Ilya Sergeev of the Military Band of the Pacific Fleet conducting
The Fanfare of President of the Russian Federation

The repertoire of the military band service spans across hundreds of pieces, which included ceremonial and marching music. It also includes patriotic songs, such as the following music pieces:

TitleComposer
Presidential FanafarePavel Borisovich Ovsjannikov
National anthem of RussiaAlexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
Moscow FanfareA. Golovin
GloryMikhail Glinka
The Sacred WarAlexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
AdagioValery Khalilov
March of the Preobrazhensky RegimentDonajowsky (According to English language sources)
Farewell of SlaviankaVasily Agapkin
Den PobedyDavid Tukhmanov
Song of the Soviet ArmyAlexander Aleksandrov
Long Live our StateBoris Alexandrovich Alexandrov
March of the ArtillerymenTikhon Khrennikov
Hero's March
March of the Defenders of MoscowBoris Mokrousov
Air MarchYuli Kant

List

Bands of Military Academies

The corps of drums of the Moscow Military Conservatoire during the Victory Parade on Red Square in May 2010.
Band of the University of the Ministry of Defense.

Bands of Military Districts

The Band of the Western Military District.
The Band of the Eastern Military District.

Bands of the Armed Forces

Russian Ground Forces

Russian Navy

Russian Aerospace Forces

The Blue Berets
  • Central Band of the Russian Air Force
  • Band of the Russian Airborne Troops
  • Band of the Russian Space Forces
  • Blue Berets Band (not directly controled by the military band service)

Bands of Russian Ministries and affiliate agencies

The EMERCOM Band.
The Red Army Band

Not under the Armed Forces but under other agencies:

Former Bands

Musical Training

Musicians from the bands of the Moscow area garrison either receive their training from the Moscow Military Music College or the Moscow Conservatory.

Performances

Presidential Band of the Russian Federation at Spasskaya Tower .
The massed bands at a parade rehearsal.
  • Being the host of the festival, The senior director of music of the military band service requires Russian military bands to take part in the Spasskaya Tower military tattoo. He serves as the lead co-organizing chairman of the festival and its executive producer.
  • The combined bands of the Moscow Garrison (usually composed of over 1,100 musicians) are required to take part in the annual Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square under the leadership of the Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia.

Photo

Videos

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Военно-оркестровая служба Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". structure.mil.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ↑ https://amur-waves.ru/en/news/the-band-of-the-far

Sources

"Central Military Band of Russia Documentary Фильм о Военном Оркестре России". Youtube. Retrieved 2018-07-13. (in Russian)

"Военно-оркестровая служба Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации". Mil.ru. Retrieved 2018-07-13. (in Russian)

"March of Life Guards Preobrazhensky regiment". Youtube. Retrieved 2018-08-06.

"Военный оркестр вч 80847 ГСВГ". Youtube. Retrieved 2018-10-14. (in Russian)

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