The Mobile Gendarmerie Music Band (French: Musique de la gendarmerie mobile) is a Military band unit of the Mobile Gendarmerie. It is placed under the authority of the Military governor of Paris. In this capacity, it accompanies ceremonies in the capital for the on the national level. It is a part of the National Gendarmerie and is one of two military bands in the service branch, with the other being the French Republican Guard Band.
| Mobile Gendarmerie Music Band Musique de la gendarmerie mobile | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1934-present |
| Country |  France |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Mobile Gendarmerie |
| Part of | Groupement II/1 de Gendarmerie mobile |
| Garrison/HQ | Maisons-Alfort |
It was first created in 1934, when at the time, the armed forces was led by Maxime Weygand and the Parisian military governor was Henri Gouraud. It was converted into an infantry Band in the Republican Guard in 1945, and took its current name in 1974. Since July 2007, the band has been stationed in Maisons-Alfort.[1][2]
Activities
editHer missions also include concerts, festivals and major cultural events to which she is regularly invited. In addition, she participates in parades and parades for the benefit of the National Gendarmerie.
The concert band and string orchestra specifically perform either separately or as a combined ensemble during state dinners, or government organized concerts.[3]
These activities are supported by the different ensembles of the band:[4]
- Fanfare band[5]
- Corps of drums
- Concert Band
- Reed Ensemble
- String Ensemble
- Saxophone Quartet
- Trombones Quintet
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dubois, Vincent; Méon, Jean-Matthieu; Bart, translated by Jean-Yves (3 March 2016). The Sociology of Wind Bands: Amateur Music Between Cultural Domination and Autonomy. Routledge. ISBN 9781317015253 – via Google Books.
- ^ "MUSIQUE DE LA GENDARMERIE MOBILE, sa biographie. Les oeuvres de MUSIQUE DE LA GENDARMERIE MOBILE en vente sur edrmartin.com". www.edrmartin.com.
- ^ "Musique de la Gendarmerie Mobile - Ecu métallique". Paul Boyé Vente Directe.
- ^ "Musique de la Gendarmerie mobile". Forum Militaire.
- ^ "Recrutement à la Musique de la Gendarmerie Mobile – CFBF".