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68 La Musica e L'arMa La “Musica deLLa Legione aLLievi carabinieri”

Roma, anni Trenta. una rappresentazione della batteria tamburi e delle trombe della Fanfara della Legione
Allievi Carabinieri. Probabilmente, la foto è stata scattata all’interno dello Stadio dei Marmi, con il gruppo
musicale sulle gradinate mentre assume un atteggiamento formale sotto l’occhio attento del fotografo.

The musical band of the

carabinieri cadets Legion

fter the Unification of Italy and the proclama- 1862, a brass band called fanfara was established
tion of the Kingdom of Italy on 17 March 1861 at the 14th Legion (the Carabinieri Cadets Legion,
a following the Second War of Independence which was based in Turin at the time) and Brigadier
and the Expedition of the Thousand (Spedizione dei (a rank in NCOs) Francesco Cabella was appointed
Mille), the necessary reorganisation of the bandmaster of the brass band; he was promoted to
Corps throughout the country took Warrant Officer the following month. In 1885, when
place through the royal decree the Legion and the marching band moved to Rome,
of 24 January 1861. the conductor’s baton was handed over to Maestro
So, in August Luigi Cajoli, who was given the rank of Warrant
Officer and appointed bandmaster of the brass
band of the Legion of the Royal Cara-
binieri Cadets in February 1887 after
winning a public competition.
In 1891, Cajoli became Director
of Music of the military band; in
other words, he no longer direct-
ed a band of brass instruments
only, but the first embryo of a
military band.