United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band is the premier band of the United States Marine Corps. Established by act of Congress on July 11, 1798, it is the oldest of the United States military bands and the oldest professional musical organization in the United States. Today, the Marine Band includes the Marine Chamber Orchestra and Marine Chamber Ensembles. The Marine Band is entirely separate from its sister military band, the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps ("The Commandant's Own") and the 10 active duty Marine Corps field bands. The Marine Band has been uniquely known as "The President's Own" since 1801 due to its historical connection to the President of the United States. The relationship between the Marine Band and the White House began on New Year's Day 1801 when President John Adams invited the band to perform at the Executive Mansion. Later that year, Thomas Jefferson initiated the tradition of Marine Band performances by requesting that it perform at his inauguration. The Marine Band has played at every United States presidential inauguration since. President Thomas Jefferson gave it the title "The President's Own" in 1801. This terminology emulated a long-established British usage, where various military units were designated as "King's Own" or "Queen's Own". Today, the Marine Band performs in approximately 500 events every year including state funerals, state arrival ceremonies, state dinners, parades, concerts, and other social events. The Marine Band travels across the country each October and November during its fall concert tour, a tradition that began in 1891 under its most famous director, composer John Philip Sousa. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1798
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 143 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 0500 | 7-in. | 9/18/1899 | Smokey mokes | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0503 | 7-in. | 9/18/1899 | The old club march | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0504 | 7-in. | 9/20/1899 | Admiral Dewey march | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0505 | 7-in. | Sept. 1899 | Trans-Mississippi march | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0506 | 7-in. | 9/19/1899 | Hot stuff | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0507 | 7-in. | Sept. 1899 | Forever and ever | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0508 | 7-in. | 9/19/1899 | La paloma | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0511 | 7-in. | 9/19/1899 | Boccaccio : Selection | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0513 | 7-in. | Sept. 1899 | Souvenirs of Mexico | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0514 | 7-in. | 9/20/1899 | Russian hymn | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0516 | 7-in. | Sept. 1899 | God save the Queen | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0517 | 7-in. | Sept. 1899 | The star spangled banner | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0519 | 7-in. | Sept. 1899 | Dancing in the dark | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0520 | 7-in. | 9/18/1899 | You got to play rag time | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0551 | 7-in. | 9/19/1899 | Boccaccio | Walter F. Smith ; United States Marine Band | Cornet solo, with band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0581 | 7-in. | 10/11/1899 | Semper fidelis | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0590 | 7-in. | 10/11/1899 | Romanzo quanto io t'amo | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0591 | 7-in. | 10/11/1899 | The picador | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0592 | 7-in. | 10/11/1899 | Comrades | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0593 | 7-in. | 10/11/1899 | March | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Berliner | 0595 | 7-in. | 10/11/1899 | Chilkoot march | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Victor | E-3878 | 8-in. | 10/14/1906 | Flag of victory march | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-3878 | 10-in. | 10/14/1906 | Flag of victory march | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-3879 | 10-in. | 10/14/1906 | Midst shot and shell march | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-3880 | 10-in. | 10/14/1906 | Thomas Jefferson march | United States Marine Band | Band | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "United States Marine Band," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105822.
United States Marine Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105822.
"United States Marine Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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Wikipedia: United States Marine Band
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LCNAR: United States Marine Band - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88045471
Wikidata: United States Marine Band - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3550743
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/144107480
MusicBrainz: United States Marine Band - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a2474772-f4bc-4e6a-b85c-5569e1437788
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