Corps of Drums of the Foot Guards
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The Corps of Drums of the Foot Guards is a ceremonial and musical unit of the British Army’s elite Household Division, renowned for its drumming and flute performances at state and royal events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corps of Drums of the Foot Guards canonical | 1 |
| Household Division Bands and Corps of Drums | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial unit
ⓘ
military band ⓘ musical ensemble ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buckingham Palace
ⓘ
Coldstream Guards ⓘ Grenadier Guards ⓘ Horse Guards Parade ⓘ Irish Guards ⓘ Scots Guards ⓘ St James's Palace, London ⓘ
surface form:
St James's Palace
Welsh Guards ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| ceremonialFunction |
public duties
ⓘ
royal events ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer |
Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
|
| garrisonLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| genre |
military march
ⓘ
patriotic music ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMember |
drummer
ⓘ
fifer ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
battlefield signalling
ⓘ
regimental communication ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
drumming performances
ⓘ
flute performances ⓘ precision marching ⓘ |
| partOf |
Foot Guards
ⓘ
Household Division ⓘ |
| performingRole |
ceremonial music
ⓘ
military music ⓘ |
| performsAt |
Changing of the Guard
ⓘ
State Visits ⓘ Trooping the Colour ⓘ royal parades ⓘ state banquets ⓘ |
| service | British monarch ⓘ |
| tradition | British Army corps of drums tradition ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
bearskin cap
ⓘ
drummers' wings ⓘ scarlet tunic ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass drum
ⓘ
bugle ⓘ fife ⓘ flute ⓘ side drum ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Household Division
this entity surface form:
Household Division Bands and Corps of Drums