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George Gewinner
George Gewinner (May 27, 1814 – January 18, 1894) was a German-born American composer and Military band, military bandmaster during the American Civil War. Gewinner was born, raised and educated in Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Bavaria, emigrating to the United States in 1848 where he volunteered in the Union Army three different times during the Civil War, serving as chief musician and band leader for the 99th New York Infantry Regiment, the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry and the 6th Infantry Regiment (United States), 6th Infantry Regiment. It was Gewinner's 4th Massachusetts Cavalry band that played the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War. Life Gewinner was born on May 27, 1814, in Bayreuth, Bavaria to Johann Heinrich Gewinner and Anna Margaretha (née Schrödel). After completing his basic education in Bayreuth, Gewinner set out i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Band
A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind instrument, wind and percussion instruments. The conducting, conductor of a band commonly bears the title of bandmaster or music director. Ottoman military bands are thought to be the oldest variety of military marching bands in the world, dating from the 13th century. The military band is capable of playing ceremonial and marching music, including the national anthems and patriotic songs of theirs and other nations, both while stationary and as a marching band. Military bands also play a part in military funeral ceremonies. There are two types of historical traditions in military bands. The first is military Field Music (military), field music. This type of music includes Bugle (instrument), bugles (or other natural instruments such as natural trumpets or natural horns), bagpipes or Fife (musical instrument), f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
