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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Chapters: Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, Band of the Coldstream Guards, Band of the Grenadier Guards, Band of the Irish Guards, Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment, Band of the Scots Guards, Band of the Welsh Guards, Cassino Band of Northumbria Army Cadet Force, Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Corps of Army Music, Corps of Drums, Killaloe March, Lowland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, RAF Voluntary Bands, RAF Waddington Voluntary Band, RAF Wyton Area Voluntary Band, Royal Air Force Music Services, Royal Artillery Band, Royal Artillery Mounted Band, Royal Marines Band Service, The Squadronaires. Excerpt: The oldest military band and symphony orchestra in the United Kingdom, and one of the oldest in Europe (and therefore in the world) with a long and distinguished history stretching as far back as the 16th century, the Royal Artillery Band serves as the musical arm of the artillery branch of the British Army, of the Royal Artillery, and from 1994 onwards has represented the service as part of the Corps of Army Music, as the senior military band of the British Army, and entire British Armed Forces. Existing European orchestras which predate that of the Royal Artillery's are: (1) Staatskapelle Dresden; (2) Staatskapelle Berlin, and (3) Leipziger Gewandhausorchester. The unique RA Band lyre, (No.1 Dress version) as only worn by the Royal Artillery's musicians, and on the right forearm (rather than the standard army 'bandsman's lyre' which is worn by all other Army bandsmen and musicians, on the upper arm) To compare with standard badge, click on link: http://www.cadetdirect.com/order1.php?pg=2036The Royal Artillery Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Yl5gfAMok and the Royal Artillery Orchestra (Britain's oldest established orchestra) are significant in the history of British music, and in particular, of British military music, as being two of the oldest permanent musical organizations in the world, and can trace their origins as far back as 1557. The Band has much for which to thank its circumstances and justifiable pride, mainly owing to the ubiquity of the English Artillerymen (Honourable Artillery Company), and the subsequent formation of the English Artillery regiments, which would eventually become the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and for the rise of the Royal Horse Artillery at the command of the Duke of Marlborough. Quite simply, Artillerymen are always among the very first fighting troops to be seen in conflicts anywhere, and music has long been an effective way of boosting the morales of soldiers in combat. Although the military band is itself, not of Engl
