1670–1699 – Under Christian V, 6 scale blowers are employed at Livgarden, and the first melodious instrument took its place in the Danish military music.
Early 1700s – The Royal government hires a number of Oboist were hired, which composed the bulk of the band. Other instruments included trumpets, bassoons and horns. By the end of the century, TurkishJanissary musicians were also incorporated into the band.
1867 – The Music Band consists of 1 staff horn blower and 28 musicians.
1922 – The DKLM is expanded to 36 musicians, which is its current size at present.
1932 – 10 years later, the DKLM is left as the only military band in the country due to budget cuts.[1]
1974 – The DKLM begins the process of expanding its activities by conducting large indoor/public concerts.
Modern eraedit
The Marching Band
The Corps of Drums
Today, the band performs throughout Denmark and abroad. The DKLM's area of responsibility accounts for the national capital, Copenhagen. When on parade, they wear the full dress uniform of the Life Guards (a scarlet tunic, blue trousers, and a bearskin cap). It is mainly seen accompanying the Guard Company when it executes the changing of the guard in front of Amalienborg, where the band plays traditional military marches. It takes part in the annual Tattoo of Den Kongelige Livgarde at Rosenborg Castle. The repertoire of the DKLM of today is very diverse and spans a lot of genres. The band almost exclusively plays Kong Christian stod ved højen mast, the Royal anthem, in the presence of the monarch or other Danish members of the House of Glücksburg. In addition, to its ceremonial role, musicians of the DKLM are trained infantryman who serve with the regiment.[2]
Leadershipedit
Music Directoredit
The post of music director of the DKLM refers to the commanding officer of the band. The following have served as music directors of the band:
The Drum Major (Stabstambourer) is the de facto leader of the band when it is on parade and is responsible for keeping the marching band in cadence and on beat.
The marching band accompanies the Guard Company during official ceremonies. It performs in ceremonies in the Copenhagen metropolitan area, taking part in state funerals, change of commands, town parades, wreath laying ceremonies and arrival ceremonies.
Corps of Drumsedit
The Corps of Drums (Tambourkorps) is a percussion unit made up of 16 musicians of the DKLM. Half of the band performs on drums while the other half performs on flutes and fifes. In addition, most members of the corps of drums play on trumpets, which is used mostly in the Bb key for tattoos, reveille, and retreats. Since 2005, the corps of drums has not employed conscripts in its ranks, with service being reduced from 12 months to 8 months at present.
Other componentsedit
The DKLM also maintains several small ensembles and groups, such as a brass quintet, a concert band, and a big band.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Danish Life Guard's Military Band.
Official website
Website for Danish Army
The Danish Royal Guard Music Band performed “Marsch Siamese”
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The Royal Life Guards Music Band Danish Den Kongelige Livgarde Musikkorps DKLM is the foremost military band in the Danish Defence and the official regimental band of the Danish Royal Life Guards The DKLM is based in Copenhagen and primarily participates in parades and ceremonies for the Danish monarch currently King Frederik X and the Danish royal family It also supports the government and the military specifically increasing the esprit de corps in army units as well as in the public Royal Life Guards Music BandDen Kongelige Livgardes MusikkorpsThe band parading on Rosenborggade ActiveJune 30 1658 365 years ago 1658 06 30 to presentCountry DenmarkBranch Royal Danish ArmyTypeMilitary bandPart ofRoyal Life Guards Denmark Garrison HQRosenborg Castle CopenhagenNickname s The Guards BandMotto s Pro Rege et Grege For King and people AccronymDKLMCommandersDirector of Music Commanding OfficerDavid PalmquistDrum MajorSoren Ronlov NielsenNotablecommandersHeinrich GerlachPeter HarbeckInsigniaIdentificationsymbol Contents 1 Timeline 2 Modern era 3 Leadership 3 1 Music Director 3 2 Drum Major 4 Unit Structure 4 1 Marching Band 4 2 Corps of Drums 4 3 Other components 5 External links 6 ReferencesTimeline edit1658 Royal Life Guards is established by Frederick III with a musical unit which consisted of fifes and drums 1670 1699 Under Christian V 6 scale blowers are employed at Livgarden and the first melodious instrument took its place in the Danish military music Early 1700s The Royal government hires a number of Oboist were hired which composed the bulk of the band Other instruments included trumpets bassoons and horns By the end of the century Turkish Janissary musicians were also incorporated into the band 1867 The Music Band consists of 1 staff horn blower and 28 musicians 1922 The DKLM is expanded to 36 musicians which is its current size at present 1932 10 years later the DKLM is left as the only military band in the country due to budget cuts 1 1974 The DKLM begins the process of expanding its activities by conducting large indoor public concerts Modern era edit nbsp The Marching Band nbsp The Corps of Drums Today the band performs throughout Denmark and abroad The DKLM s area of responsibility accounts for the national capital Copenhagen When on parade they wear the full dress uniform of the Life Guards a scarlet tunic blue trousers and a bearskin cap It is mainly seen accompanying the Guard Company when it executes the changing of the guard in front of Amalienborg where the band plays traditional military marches It takes part in the annual Tattoo of Den Kongelige Livgarde at Rosenborg Castle The repertoire of the DKLM of today is very diverse and spans a lot of genres The band almost exclusively plays Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast the Royal anthem in the presence of the monarch or other Danish members of the House of Glucksburg In addition to its ceremonial role musicians of the DKLM are trained infantryman who serve with the regiment 2 Leadership editMusic Director edit The post of music director of the DKLM refers to the commanding officer of the band The following have served as music directors of the band Heinrich Gerlach 1808 1838 Ludwig Frederik Stockmarr 1822 1862 August Otto Dehn 186 1875 Vilhelm A F Svendsen 1875 1883 Jens Ferdinand Vater 1883 1898 Carl Andersen 1898 1905 Valdemar Nielsen 1905 1922 Theodor Marius Lund Dyring 1922 1941 Georg August Madsen 1941 1946 Kai Verner Nielsen 1946 1961 Robert E Svanesoe Olsen 1961 1973 John Hindsberg 1973 1975 Uffe Thormod Agerschou 1975 1980 John Hindsberg 1980 1982 Arne Ole Stein 1982 1983 Ib Jespersen 1983 1995 Arne Svendsen 1996 3 Peter Harbeck 1996 2009 Martin Akerwall 2010 2011 Stig Jorgensen 2011 2016 David Palmquist 2016 present Drum Major edit The Drum Major Stabstambourer is the de facto leader of the band when it is on parade and is responsible for keeping the marching band in cadence and on beat Unit Structure editThe band is composed of two main components the marching band and the corps of drums Marching Band edit The marching band accompanies the Guard Company during official ceremonies It performs in ceremonies in the Copenhagen metropolitan area taking part in state funerals change of commands town parades wreath laying ceremonies and arrival ceremonies Corps of Drums edit The Corps of Drums Tambourkorps is a percussion unit made up of 16 musicians of the DKLM Half of the band performs on drums while the other half performs on flutes and fifes In addition most members of the corps of drums play on trumpets which is used mostly in the Bb key for tattoos reveille and retreats Since 2005 the corps of drums has not employed conscripts in its ranks with service being reduced from 12 months to 8 months at present Other components edit The DKLM also maintains several small ensembles and groups such as a brass quintet a concert band and a big band External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Danish Life Guard s Military Band Official website Website for Danish Army The Danish Royal Guard Music Band performed Marsch Siamese References edit English 8 Regiments Musikkorps Changing of the guard at Amalienborg The Danish Monarchy Front Page 11 April 2016 Koge Skoleorkester SCL Festival www sclfestival org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Life Guards Music Band Denmark amp oldid 1196156481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
