Band of the Household Division

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ceremonial band military band

The Band of the Household Division is a ceremonial British Army military band renowned for providing music at major state occasions and royal events in the United Kingdom.

Aliases (4)

Band of the Coldstream Guards ×1
Band of the Household Cavalry ×1
Bands of the Foot Guards ×1
Massed Bands of the Household Division ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial band → military band →
activity	participation in national celebrations → recording military and ceremonial music → support to regimental events →
associatedWith	British royal family → Foot Guards → Household Cavalry →
basedIn	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
country	United Kingdom →
dressFeature	bearskin caps → scarlet tunics →
employer	Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) →
garrison	Wellington Barracks, London →
genre	classical music → marches → military music → patriotic music →
hasSubunit	Household Division Bands and Corps of Drums →
language	English →
location	London →
militaryBranch	British Army →
notableFor	high ceremonial standards → providing music at major state occasions → providing music at royal events → public performances in the United Kingdom →
partOf	Household Division → Household Troops →
performsAt	Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace → State Opening of Parliament → Trooping the Colour → military tattoos → national remembrance services → royal weddings → state visits →
performsFor	monarch of the United Kingdom → public concerts → state ceremonies →
role	ceremonial music → public duties → state ceremonial →
serviceBranch	Army Reserve →
tradition	British military music tradition →
uniform	full dress uniform of the Household Division →
usesInstrument	brass instruments → percussion instruments → woodwind instruments →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Household Division ("Band of the Household Cavalry") → Household Division ("Bands of the Foot Guards") → Household Division ("Massed Bands of the Household Division") →	hasUnit
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace →	performedBy
Coldstream Guards ("Band of the Coldstream Guards") →	regimentalBand