United States Marine Band
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The United States Marine Band is the premier musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned as "The President's Own" for its role in performing at White House and state ceremonies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert band
ⓘ
military band ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distribution |
online streaming
ⓘ
public recordings ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| employs |
enlisted Marine musicians
ⓘ
officer conductors ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
perform at presidential inaugurations
ⓘ
provide music for diplomatic events ⓘ provide music for military ceremonies ⓘ provide music for official receptions ⓘ provide music for state dinners ⓘ tour the United States for public performances ⓘ |
| hasRepertoire | music for official United States ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasRight | play Hail to the Chief for the President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasSubUnit |
United States Marine Chamber Orchestra
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Chamber Ensembles
United States Marine Chamber Orchestra ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The President's Own ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.marineband.marines.mil/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Marine Barracks Washington ⓘ |
| inception | 1798 ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
oldest military bands in the United States
ⓘ
oldest professional musical organizations in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | instrumental ⓘ |
| mediaType | recorded music ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| motto | The President's Own ⓘ |
| nickname | The President's Own ⓘ |
| notableConductor | John Philip Sousa ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. military bands
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Armed Forces military music program
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| performsAt |
United States Capitol
ⓘ
White House ⓘ national concert tours ⓘ |
| performsGenre |
classical music
ⓘ
contemporary wind band music ⓘ marches ⓘ orchestral transcriptions ⓘ patriotic music ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
perform at White House ceremonies
ⓘ
perform at state ceremonies ⓘ provide music for the President of the United States ⓘ public concerts ⓘ |
| role | premier musical ensemble of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | highly competitive auditions ⓘ |
| wearsUniform | United States Marine Corps dress uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps