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Military Music

Military Music. Sarah Lumley GEOG 433. Why Military Music? Instruments & Sound Brief History & Course Themes. Overview. Why Military Music?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OHI-kyh_I&list=PL6E102B1C970B2250.

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Military Music

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  1. Military Music Sarah Lumley GEOG 433

  2. Why Military Music? • Instruments & Sound • Brief History & Course Themes Overview

  3. Why Military Music? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OHI-kyh_I&list=PL6E102B1C970B2250

  4. Most important aspect is the drums (bass & snare) which create the marching cadence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_u7n-kwNRI • Generally some form of fife, horn, or pipes for signalling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo1SlTQzUgo • Can include anything else that can be played while marching (woodwind, brass, glockenspiel, etc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa0lVoWQKbY&list=PLD462722EC855855 Instruments & Sound

  5. Just as much about the performance as the sound • Most bands are lead by a drum or pipe major, that calls commands or uses a mace to give directions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuW8095nIhU Ceremony

  6. Many different cultures have used music as part of warfare traditions, (from the Scottish to the Japanese) • Focus primarily on formally organized military music and bands which contributed to Canada’s Military music & traditions History

  7. History - Timeline

  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43LKHuQWsBs History - Timeline Themes: Colonialism, Cultural appropriation, Migration, Cultural Hearths

  9. Military Bands still exist for both military & non-military functions & Ceremonies • Perform anthems & patriotic songs, act as military liaisons, perform for troops, part of military parades • International Military Tattoos • There are many military-like marching bands • Play at sports matches, promote school spirit • Re-enactments • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x3jARfUffY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18QWPC96UQg Today

  10. Military music has a long and convoluted history involving cross-fertilization & cultural appropriation, and it has affected many other forms of music • Although it’s purpose has changed somewhat, military music is still relevant and practiced today & is an important component of the Canadian Armed Forces Summary

  11. British Columbia Military Music Society (2014). Bands. Retrieved from http://www.militarymusic.ca/ • Dobney, J. (2000). Military music in american and european traditions. Retrieved January 24, 2014, from http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ammu/hd_ammu.htm • Farmer, H. (1912). The rise & development of military music. London: W. Reeves. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/risedevelopmento00farmuoft • Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band. (2008). A brief history of bagpipes. Retrieved from http://www.ipswichthistle.com/index.php?/history-of-bagpipes.html • Kappey, J. A. (1894). Military music. London: Boosey and co. Retrieved from http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001458495 • Pacific Tattoo. (2014). What is a Tattoo? Retrieved from http://pacifictattoo.ca/ • Russel, D. (2000). Musical instruments of antiquity as illustrated in the adventures of asterix the gaul. Retrieved from http://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Asterix/02-RomanBrass.html • Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism (2005). Jannisary (Mehter) Music. Retrieved from http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN,35169/janissary-mehter-music.html • Top Secret Drum Corps. (2012). Top secret drum corps. Retrieved from http://www.topsecretbasel.ch/en/ • Warren P Howe. (1999). Early american military music. American Music, 17(1), 87. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.viu.ca/stable/3052375 • World Military Bands. (2014). World Book of Military Music C Canada. Retrieved from http://www.worldmilitarybands.com/ References

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