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In 1817 the ensemble was named the "West Point Band," and by this time was performing on a full range of instruments, which included two bassoons, two Royal Kent bugles, a tenor bugle, ten clarinets, three French horns, a serpent (an early bass horn), cymbals, a bass drum, eight flutes, and two trumpets, aside from the fifes, drums and bugles ...
The West Point Band has officially been in existence since 1817. The West Point Band (U.S.M.A. Band) has a consistent tradition of high level musicians coming from the best professional groups and music schools in the country to include the Juilliard School, Curtis Institute, University of North Texas, University of Indiana, Berklee College of Music, Eastman School of Music, and others. [1]
"On, Brave Old Army Team" has been called a "classic fight song" by the Phoenix New Times, one of the "50 Greatest College Fight Songs of All Time" by Bleacher Report, one of the "12 best fight songs in college football" by the Buffalo News, and was listed as one of the "Top Twenty-Five College Fight Songs" by William Studwell in his book College Fight Songs II: A Supplementary Anthology.
English: The West Point Band performs Army Strong in concert on July 4, 2011 for members of the USMA Corps of Cadets at Trophy Point. Source Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.
The Jazz Knights were a part of the U.S.M.A. Band from 1972 to 2015 The Jazz Knights performing at Eisenhower Hall. The Jazz Knights was the jazz ensemble of the United States Military Academy Band stationed at West Point, New York; it was one of the premiere jazz ensembles of the United States Army Special Bands.
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"The Corps" is a poetic hymn associated with the United States Military Academy.It is second in importance to only the Academy's Alma Mater.The words were written by West Point Chaplain, Bishop H.S. Shipman, around 1902.
In the first 100 years of the country's existence, mounted bands were relatively common in the ranks of military units. Mounted bands began to be assembled in the 1840s, taking multiple years to assemble. Mounted band that existed have included the 3rd Cavalry Regiment Mounted Band [15] and the Mounted Band of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry.