Marching band

A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who play while marching. Historically, they have been used in armed forces and many marching bands remain military bands. Others are still associated with military units or emulate a military style, with elements such as uniforms, flags and batons and occasionally rifles or sabers.

Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments.

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