Although certain brass instruments were accepted as part of themilitaryband, those such as saxophone and trombone which were strongly associated with ' decadent' jazz were seen as corruptive.
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Without them, amilitarybandis virtually useless.
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The music of amilitarybandmust be crisp, precise, strong and clear.
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The forces arrived more promptly than those of other countries; they are the best forces with the best general and the bestmilitaryband.
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All the cadets marched past beautifully to the sound of amilitaryband.
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A blurred and ragged sound of music coming from amilitarybandwould be a pointless exercise.
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For example, in my own home town we have amilitarybandwhich is not sponsored by a local authority.
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But we are not talking about that; we are talking about a uniformedmilitaryband.
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Many young people become interested in music with the incentive of playing in amilitarybandlater on.
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Was there not amilitarybandon the streets this morning?
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But this was a uniformedmilitaryband.
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His grandfather was conductor of amilitaryband.
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Amilitarybandrouses holidaymakers from the beach to rally round and follow some even literally boarding a bandwagon.
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In order to gain free admission to the conservatory, he joined amilitaryband.
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The sound of amilitarybandis heard, and the friends leave.
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