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  • Liberty Fanfare – John Williams, Performed by The United States Army Field Band

    Liberty Fanfare – John Williams, Performed by The United States Army Field Band

    The United States Army Field Band performs John Williams’ Liberty Fanfare live, conducted by Lt. Col. Domingos Robinson. This piece was written for the Centennial of the Statue of Liberty…

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    …paternal grandfather, Arkady Alexandrovich, was a musician trained under the Irish composer, John Field. Meanwhile, his father, Vasily Arkadievich Rachmaninoff, was an army officer and an amateur pianist. His mother,…

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Fritz Kreisler

    …his application to the Vienna Philharmonic was rejected. This prompted him to explore other avenues, including medicine and painting. After a brief stint in the army, Kreisler returned to his…

  • Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture

    Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture

    Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” performed by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Army Band with 105mm cannons on October 17, 2010 at JGSDF Asaka Training Field….

  • Druian Plays Kreisler’s Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani

    Druian Plays Kreisler’s Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani

    …Amadeo Roldán and auditioned for Leopold Stokowski, who recommended him for a scholarship at the Curtis Institute of Music. After graduating in 1942, Druian served in the US Army for…

  • 1st Movement from Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D – RV. 93, Played on Mandolin

    1st Movement from Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D – RV. 93, Played on Mandolin

    …Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem while serving in the Israeli army. Under the guidance of Prof. Motti Smidt, Jacob won the concerto competition for two consecutive years. He…

  • Fernando Sor

    Fernando Sor

    …initially resisted the invasion, even joining traveling military bands to perform protest music on the streets. His compositions from this period were replete with nationalistic fervor and were mostly accompanied…

  • Erik Satie

    Erik Satie

    …dissatisfaction with the Conservatoire led him to leave and serve a year in the army, after which he decided to venture into composition. The Velvet Gentleman and the Montmartre Years…

  • Leroy Anderson

    Leroy Anderson

    …Harvard University Band headquarters the Anderson Band Center in honor of Leroy Anderson. Personal Life Anderson married Eleanor Jane Firke in 1942. Together, they raised two sons and a daughter…

  • Alexander Borodin

    Alexander Borodin

    …a Georgian nobleman, but he was raised by his mother and her second husband, a retired army major. He displayed musical talent from a young age, learning to play the…

  • Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?

    Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?

    …ragtime, waltzes, sacred music, classical works, and opera selections. Wallace Hartley, age 33 – Violinist Wallace Hartley, the bandleader, was from Lancashire, England. He had grown up in a home…