Music corps of the Bundeswehr

Music Corps of the Bundeswehr - MusKorpsBw -
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Lineup	Feb 16, 1957
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Organizational area	Force Base
Branch of service	Military music service
Insinuation	Military Music Center of the Bundeswehr
Location	Siegburg
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Concert of the music corps on Bundeswehr Day in Bonn (2018)

The music corps of the Bundeswehr with the band UDO in Wacken (2015)

Chamber orchestra of the Bundeswehr under the direction of Reinhard Kiaukas (1996)

The Musikkorps der Bundeswehr (MusKorpsBw) is an orchestra of the Bundeswehr "with a special mandate" and part of the German military music service . Its main task is the public representation of the German armed forces on the major concert stages at home and abroad. Furthermore, the music corps represents the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal Armed Forces in the protocol honorary service with a focus on Bonn and in western Germany, so welcomes foreign state guests among others. At benefit concerts during its forty-year existence, net proceeds of over 5 million euros were raised for charitable purposes. Its location is Siegburg .

Occupations

Symphonic wind orchestra

The symphonic band of the Band of the Bundeswehr is busy with piccolo , flute , oboe , English horn , bassoon , clarinet in Es , clarinet in B, alto clarinet , bass clarinet , bass clarinet , soprano saxophone , alto saxophone , tenor saxophone , baritone saxophone , bass saxophone , horn , trumpet , flugelhorn , Tenor horn , baritone , trombone , bass trombone , tuba in F, tuba in Bb, double bass , bass guitar , electric piano and percussion ( timpani , mallets , drums , bass drum , snare drum , cymbals , percussion ). The musicians are mainly professional and temporary soldiers as well as some military service.

Chamber orchestra

The chamber orchestra of the Bundeswehr Music Corps was made up of conscripted string players who did their military service in the military music service of the Bundeswehr. The chamber orchestra represented the Bundeswehr at festive events and in chamber, church or symphony concerts for charitable purposes and institutions. Most recently it was under the direction of the 2nd music officer, Captain Martin Jankovsky. Anyone who applied for the chamber orchestra had to pass an audition with the Bundeswehr music corps before starting their military service. Due to the suspension of compulsory military service, the chamber orchestra unit was dissolved with effect from January 1, 2011.

Musical program of the symphonic wind orchestra

In the orchestra's program design, the “concert dance” and in particular the original compositions for wind orchestra play a special role. In the benefit concerts of the music corps, a wide musical range is usually spanned, from arrangements of large “classical” works to marches to newer entertaining literature. This diversity corresponds to the same extent to the versatility of modern wind music development as to the rich tonal possibilities of the orchestra. At the same time, such a program at benefit concerts is intended to take account of the pleasing diversity of the audience, which is a special characteristic of the military orchestras.

history

On February 16, 1957, the "Lehrmusikkorps der Bundeswehr" was set up in Rheinbach , relocated to the Brückberg barracks in Siegburg on February 16, 1959 and renamed the " Bundeswehr Staff Music Corps " on June 1, 1959 . As the "staff music corps of the German Armed Forces", it has not only made an excellent name for itself on the major concert stages in Germany, but has also traveled to the USA , Japan , Africa and almost all countries in Western Europe. At the Protocol Honorary Services, it has paid musical honors to state guests from all over the world.

It has had its current name since July 1, 2000. Since then, in addition to the name of the music corps, decisive changes have been made: As a representative concert orchestra, it represents the armed forces at prominent concerts at home and abroad, such as a gala concert at the international conference of WASBE (World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) 2003 in Sweden .

management

	commander	Rank	Period
1.	Friedrich Deisenroth	Captain / Major	1957-1961
2.	Karl Schneider	major	1961–1962
3.	Hans Herzberg	Captain	1962
4th	Gerhard Scholz	Lieutenant colonel	1962-1974
5.	Helmut Schaal	Lieutenant colonel	1975-1980
6th	Andreas Lukácsy	Lieutenant colonel	1980-1986
7th	Heinz Dieter Paul	Lieutenant colonel	1987-1993
8th.	Eberhard von Freymann	Lieutenant colonel	1993-1995
9.	Michael Schramm	Lieutenant colonel	1995-2001
10.	Walter Ratzek	Lieutenant colonel	2001–2012
11.	Christoph Scheibling	Lieutenant colonel	since 2012

Colonel Wilhelm Stephan appeared several times as a guest conductor.

social commitment

An annual benefit concert for the German Children's Cancer Aid Foundation in the Unna town hall has been part of the regular program for 15 years . In cooperation with private individuals, the city of Unna and regional military units, the latest benefit concert in the fight against cancer through ticket sales and donation campaigns in 2017 raised a total of 22,000 euros for cancer aid.

Cooperation with UDO

In 2015 the music corps of the Bundeswehr worked together with the band UDO around singer Udo Dirkschneider . They performed together at Wacken Open Air . Other joint shows followed, for example in Elspe in 2018 . So the idea of ​​a joint album was born. Under the direction of conductor Christoph Scheibling , the concept album We Are One was created with a total of 15 songs that thematically deal with the crises and challenges of the modern world. A video for the theme song was released on May 15. The album was finally released on July 17, 2020 via AFM Records and reached number 8 in the German album charts.

Discography

Chart placements (preliminary) Explanation of the data

Albums

Three lilies, three lilies   DE 9 07/15/1962 (5 weeks) Old mates   DE 11 07/15/1962 (7 weeks) Marching music   DE 34 05/15/1964 (2 weeks) Present the rifle (The great tattoo with commands)   DE 46 05/15/1964 (1 week) We Are One ( UDO and the Bundeswehr Music Corps)   DE 8th 07/24/2020 (...  where.)

Albums

• 1962: Old Comrades (Philips)
• 1962: Three lilies, three lilies (Philips)
• 1964: March music (Philips)
• 1964: Presented the rifle (The great tattoo with commands) (Philips)
• 1968: Our Navy (Philips)
• 1979: No beautiful country - No beautiful song (with Bernd Faber , Crystal Schallplatten)
• 19 ??: March parade (Fontana)
• 19 ??: Famous military marches (Concert Hall)
• 19 ??: The hazelnut is black and brown - 24 soldiers' songs (Deutscher Schallplattenclub)
• 2010: German Christmas (Music Agency Raatz)
• 2011: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Music Agency Raatz)
• 2012: 2003 Wasbe Jönköping, Sweden: Das Musikkorps Der Bundeswehr - The Military Band Of The German Federal Armed Forces (Mark Records)
• 2013: Through the Brandenburg Gate (Music Agency Raatz)
• 2014: No beautiful country - German folk songs (with Cologne Cathedral Choir , Music Agency Raatz)
• 2020: We Are One ( UDO and the Bundeswehr Music Corps, AFM Records )

Singles

• 1958: Girl, it's so beautiful outside / In the deep valley where the torrent rushes (Philips)
• 1963: Military music (Flexi, Federal Ministry of Defense )
• 2010: Kult - Large Suite about Winnetou (Music Agency Raatz)
• 2011: Brass ensemble (Music Agency Raatz)
• 2014: Wir sind das Volk (A Freedom Symphony) (with Cologne Cathedral Choir , Music Agency Raatz)

Web links

Commons : Musikkorps der Bundeswehr  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Bundeswehr Music Corps on bundeswehr.de
• Stefan Klein: Chronicle of the music corps of the Bundeswehr

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.krebshilfe.de/spenden-aktiv-haben/aktiv-haben/gute-taten-beispielhafteaktionen/ , accessed on April 14, 2017
2. ↑ Simon Bauer: UDO: 'We Are One' music video released. In: Rock Hard . Retrieved July 24, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Cooperation in camouflage suit - Interview with Udo and Sven Dirkschneider on the new UDO album “We are One” together with the Bundeswehrkorps ›rockmagazine.net. In: rockmagazine.net. Retrieved on July 24, 2020 (German). 
4. ↑ Chart sources: Germany

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