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The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing the Armed Forces Medley at the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.. The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force. [1]
The coat of arms of the 71st N.Y. Infantry The 71st in Washington during the Civil War. Dedicated to the regimental band of the 71st New York Infantry Regiment, "one of the most well-known military bands of the 19th century," Boyer composed the march while living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and employed by the J. W. Pepper Music Company, which "quickly published" the march after receiving it.
Sousa served in the United States Marine Corps, and was a member of the U.S. Navy during World War I.He was asked by Army Lieutenant George Friedlander, of the 306th Field Artillery, to compose a march for his regiment.
The official military version is played by a single bugle or trumpet, although other versions of the tune may be played in other contexts (e.g., the U.S. Marine Corps Ceremonial Music site has recordings of two bugle versions and one band version [3]). It is also performed often at Girl Guide, Girl Scout, and Boy Scout meetings and camps.
The Marine Corps Musician Enlistment Option Program (MEOP) is the central organized body overseeing the active-duty military bands of the United States Marine Corps. Marine Corps field bands can be found in the Southeast United States , Southern California , and the Pacific - Asia region.
"Esprit-de-corps" 1878 F minor / E ♭ / A ♭ / D ♭ I-AA-BB-CC-DD-EE Esprit-de-corps is a French term meaning 'the spirit of the body'. It was published one year after Sousa resigned from the Marine Corps. There are three strains before the Trio, each in a different key, and no break strains.
The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first director of the USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala.Its music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years.
He composed the Admiral Dewey March in 1898, and subsequently led the Marine Corps Band in orchestrating the piece. Additionally, "a ten-CD 'Bicentennial Collection' of the music of the U.S. Marine Band, which included the Berliner issue of the Santelmann, Admiral Dewey March, is available commercially". [5]