Bands of the Battle
What’s this program about?
Military music inspires the troops, facilitates maneuver, intimidates the enemy, sends signals, marks daily events of camp life, entertains the troops in their leisure time, and comprises an important part of the pageantry and tradition of military life.
Works Discussed: Scotland the Brave, Yankee Doodle, Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio, Bugle Calls, The Army Song
Where you can find:
U.S. Army Field Band: From Sea to Shining Sea
Frederick Fennell: Music of the Civil War
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Bagpipe Marches of Scotland
Farmer, The World of Military Music
