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Creta, inizio Novecento. Nell’immagine si nota la struttura della banda che, pur non essendo ancora quella definitiva, si può
apprezzare per il numero degli orchestrali e i differenti strumenti musicali che compongono il complesso. Tra i militari, si notano due
sottufficiali dei Carabinieri, dei quali quello all’estrema sinistra imbraccia uno strumento musicale. Sulla spalla del militare si può
notare il simbolo dei musicanti, titolo attribuito all’epoca ai componenti della Banda e delle fanfare.

Foreign and allied military bands

ince the early years following the establishment contexts, exchanges took place in the field of music
of the Royal Carabinieri Corps on 13 July 1814 as well.
s in the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Carabinie- Thus the Carabinieri were the ones who established
ri have had contacts with other law enforcement or- musical bands and brass bands in Crete (1897-1906)
ganisations. Since the end of the 19th century, in line or in the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the “Trust
with their increasingly strong presence in international Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration,”
1950-1960). New relationships
and exchanges of views took
place during special musical
events throughout the 20th cen-
tury, giving rise to exchanges of
practice and experience in the
field of music with the military
bands of “cousins corps”, as the
French Republican Guard (sim-
ilar to the Italian Cuirassiers),
the Portuguese Republican Na-
tional Guard, the Royal Neth-
erlands Marechaussée or the
Spanish Guardia Civil.