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Olanda, 2015. Esibizione della banda della Koninklijke Marechaussée durante il festival nazionale delle bande militari.
un momento dell'esibizione musicale. Si noti che la banda porta la sciabola al fianco arma soppressa in numerose bande militari
durante le performance musicali (Nederlandse Ministerie van Defensie /Ministero della difesa olandese).

The Band of the

royal Netherlands Marechaussée

he Trompetterkorps der Koninklijke Mare- Museum was opened in Apeldoorn. The ceremony
chaussée (the Band of the Royal Nether- was accompanied by the sounds of four regular mare-
T lands Marechaussée) is one of the six mil- chaussées who performed as trumpeters. On 12April

itary bands of the Netherlands. The Band can 1950, the marching band of 27 members was formed;
perform in two con- they received their
figurations: a full- instruments from the
size orchestra and citizens of Apeldoorn
a marching band of and the first tones
56 musicians. Fur- were played during
thermore, several a march through the
smaller ensembles, town.
such as a big band,
brass quintets and a The band performed
saxophone quartet, at many events, both
can be formed from in the Netherlands
the main band. and abroad. In 2005,
In 1814, when the with the inclusion of
Royal Netherlands saxophones, the band
Marechaussée was founded, it was composed of sev- was transformed into a fanfare band. Since then, the
en companies and was subsequently extended to ten band has performed as a full-size orchestra and a
companies in 1818. Each company had two trumpet- marching band of 56 musicians, as well as a brass
ers. On 31 October 1936, on the initiative of Colonel quintet, a saxophone quartet, a combo and a big
M.C. van Houten the Royal Marechaussée Historical band.