Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia

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Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Военно-оркестровая служба Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации
Semyon Tchernetsky (1924–1949)
  • Major General Nikolai Mikhailov (1976–1993)
  • Lieutenant General Valery Khalilov (2002–2016)[7]
    • Insignia
    Emblem (1991-Present)

    The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation serves as the official service of military bands in active service within the Russian Armed Forces and formerly the Soviet Armed Forces. It is part of the Military Band Service Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

    Senior Directors

    Timofey Mayakin

    History

    Drummers of the band service during the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade.

    For a country that has not just one of the largest armed forces in the world but also has produced some of the greatest composers and musicians, the MBS-AFR is one of the oldest institutions of military music in Europe and the world, founded by

    Semyonovsky Regiment) had their own bands and corps of drums, which would also inspire the formation of the bands and fanfare band units within the artillery and the cavalry, the age of Peter the Great, aside from laying the foundation of the armed forces, also began centuries of the Russian military band tradition, which continues until today. In the 1870s, a post called the Inspector of Naval Bands, held by composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov until its abolishment, became the starting point for the official organized arrangement of military bands.[11] In 1922, the Inspectorate of the Military Bands of the Red Army and Navy was formed, renamed in 1955 as the current Military Band Service. In October 1924, the post of Inspector of Military Bands of the Red Army. As of 1947, Inspectorate of Military Bands reported directly to the head of the 3rd Division of the Combat Training Department of the Soviet Army Headquarters, where it was transferred to on 1 December 1931.[12][13] Its modern functions and duties were established in an order signed by the Chief of the General Staff Viktor Samsonov on 22 November 1996.[14][15][16] In November 2007, by the approval of President Dmitry Medvedev, the band service created a charter for the conductors of garrison bands to have more authority over their events and activities.[17] In 2011, the service celebrated 300 years of Russian military music.[18][19]

    Activities

    Valery Khalilov in June 2016. Khalilov was regarded positively due to his successful efforts reorganize and rebuild the military band service in the early 2000s.
    Massed Bands of the Nizhny Novgorod Garrison during a victory day parade in 2017.

    Annual concert activity of the military band service began inside the hall of the Philharmonic Society of

    St. Petersburg
    in November 1813.

    Senior Director of Music and regional directors

    The office of Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Service is the operational and administrative leader of the service. His/her role is laid out in a decree from Soviet Defence Minister Rodion Malinovsky dating back to July 1963.[20] Local military bands of military garrisons and units are managed by the chiefs of the military bands services of the military districts, with their appointment being as the Senior Director of Music. As such, local conductors report to the director and are accountable to him/her only.[21]

    Mass service-wide events

    Over 1,000 musicians of the service divided into 40 bands[22] participate in the annual Victory Day parades and before 1991 the October Revolution and May 1 parades as well.[23] The service is an active sponsor of the annual Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo in Moscow. Joint military concerts are commonly held between the bands of the service and foreign military bands on Russian and foreign soil. Mass events were held on the service's tricentennial in 2011. Every couple of years, officials from the service conduct contests to identify the best bands in the service as well as inspections to identify those that retain the standard for bands.[24] In 1928, the first national competition of military bands being held.[25]

    Individual bands

    The military band service provides military bands for the Kremlin Regiment and the 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment during special occasions and state visit.[23]

    Composition

    Main article: Russian military bands
    The band under the direction of Colonel Sergey Durygin during its 90th anniversary concert in 2017.

    The composition of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation include:[26]

    Not under the armed forces but affiliated to the Band Service:

    The Band of the Moscow Garrison is in that it consists of the 190 quality musicians who come together from different exemplary bands throughout the former

    military parades on Red Square and international music festivals.[30]

    Current Formation of Massed Bands

    A chromatic fanfare trumpeter of the 3rd Battalion, 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment participating in a parade on Red Square.

    Formation in Moscow

    • Chromatic Fanfare Trumpets, Field Drums, 1st Glockenspiels
    • Trumpets, Cornets, Flugelhorns
    • 1st Trombones
    • 1st and 2nd Marching Percussion
      • Snare drums
      • Bass drums and Cymbals
      • Turkish crescents
      • 2nd Glockenspiels
    • 2nd Trombones
    • Horns, Mellophones
    • Clarinets, Oboes, Saxophones, Bassoons, Flutes and Piccolos
    • Baritone horns, Tenor horns, Saxhorns
    • Euphoniums, Wagner Tubas, Tubas, Sousaphones

    Formation in St Petersburg

    The band of the St. Petersburg Garrison.
    • Chromatic Fanfare Trumpets (optional)
    • Field Drums (optional)
    • Trumpets
    • 1st Trombones, Horns and Woodwinds
      • Clarinets, Saxophones
    • Marching Percussion
      • Snare Drums
      • Bass drums
      • Cymbals
      • Turkish crescent (since 2011)
      • Glockenspiels
    • 2nd Trombones and Horns
    • 2nd Woodwinds
      • Clarinets, Oboes, Bassoons, Flutes, Piccolos
      • Saxophones
    • Saxhorns, Baritone and tenor horns, Euphoniums, Wagner tubas
    • Tubas, Sousaphones (optional)

    Formation in Yekaterinburg

    • Chromatic Fanfare Trumpets
    • Field Drums (optional)
    • Trumpets, Cornets
    • Trombones and Horns
    • Saxophones
    • Clarinets, Oboes, Bassoons, Flutes, Piccolos
    • Marching Percussion
      • Snare Drums
      • Bass drums
      • Cymbals
      • Turkish crescent
      • Glockenspiels
    • Saxhorns, Baritone and tenor horns, Euphoniums, Wagner tubas
    • Tubas, Sousaphones (optional)

    Symbols

    • Emblem
      Emblem
    • Variant Emblem
      Variant Emblem
    • Shoulder patch
      Shoulder patch
    • Shoulder Patch (1960-1991)
      Shoulder Patch (1960-1991)
    • Patch for Organs of the Military Band Service Directorate
      Patch for Organs of the Military Band Service Directorate
    • Patch of the Moscow Military Conservatory
      Patch of the Moscow Military Conservatory
    • Patch of the Moscow Military Music College
      Patch of the Moscow Military Music College
    • Patch of the Band of the Ministry of Defence
      Patch of the Band of the Ministry of Defence

    The emblems and patches of the band service were adopted by order of Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov on 7 February 2005.[31]

    Common elements of military band symbols include:[32]

    • Lyre (traditional emblem of military musicians worldwide)
    • Red color (traditional color of the instrument cloth of military personnel in military bands)
    • Emblem of the Russian Armed Forces
    • Oak wreath

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    See also

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