The British Grenadiers is a marching song for the grenadier units of the British military, the tune of which dates from the seventeenth century. It is the Regimental Quick March of the Grenadier Guards, the Honourable Artillery Company and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. It is also an authorized march of The Royal Gibraltar Regiment, The Royal Canadian Artillery, The Canadian Grenadier Guards, The Royal Regiment of Canada, The Princess Louise Fusiliers, and The 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles. [...] Continue Reading…
The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Posted by : admin Published in : EventsHALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
contributed by Jack Kopstein
Featuring over 2,000 world-class Canadian and international military and civilian performers, the Tattoo continues to live up to its reputation as one of the world’s premiere cultural and entertainment events. The Tattoo strikes a unique balance, featuring pipes and drums, military and civilian bands, historic re-enactments, dancers, [...] Continue Reading…
Paul Lavalle was a conductor, composer, arranger and performer on clarinet and saxophone. He was born Joseph Usifer on September 6, 1908 in Beacon, New York, and died in Harrisonburg, Virginia on June 24, 1997.
Lavalle’s parents were Ralph and Jennie Usifer, both Italian immigrants. Graduating from Beacon High School, he planned to study law at Columbia University. After winning a scholarship there, Lavalle studied music at the Juilliard School and was a student of composition of Joseph Schillinger. He performed in many 1930s bands, including one in Havana, Cuba. In 1933, he became an arranger and clarinetist in the NBC Symphony Orchestra when it was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. His first composition to be performed with this orchestra was Symphonic Rhumba (1939), conducted by Leopold Stokowski on December 6, 1942. [...] Continue Reading…
Federal Drum Majors – from Jack Kopstein
Posted by : admin Published in : HistoricalAt the time of the American Civil War, music played an important part in military affairs. On a practical level, commands and orders were communicated by drum, or by bugles or trumpets in mounted commands. Bugles and trumpets were also making inroads into dismounted units, where drums were still standard. For marching, company drummers [...] Continue Reading…
A Civil War Retrospect from Altissimo!
Posted by : admin Published in : HistoricalA CIVIL WAR RETROSPECT FROM ALTISSIMO
11th Gettysburg Music Muster Sounds of the Civil War at National Military Park
27 August 2005
Performances by authentic Civil War musicians filled the air on Saturday, August 27, 2005 , at Gettysburg National Military Park during the ELEVENTH annual Gettysburg Music Muster. The concerts were one-of-a -kind performances, played mostly [...] Continue Reading…
The Golden Age of the Concert Band
Hello everyone! Continuing in our Air Force birthday celebration, this week’s New Music Tuesday release is The Golden Age of the Concert Band from the US Air Force Heritage of America Band. Featuring the works of John Philip Sousa and Edwin Franko Goldman among others, this album showcases [...] Continue Reading…