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Regimental
Marches
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Regimental Marches consist of the following:
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"The
March from Sciplo" |
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"The
Duke of York's March" |
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| QUICK
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"The
British Grenadiers" |
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"The
Grenadiers' March" (in certain cases
also used as a slow march) |
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| FACTS |
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"The
March from Scipio" was composed for the First Guards
by Handel, and was presented by him to the Regiment before
its inclusion in the opera which was first performed in
1726.
"The British Grenadiers" and "The Grenadiers
March" were the marching tunes of the Grenadier Companies
of the whole Army. They were adopted by the First Guards
on becoming a Regiment of Grenadiers in 1815. The Grenadier
Companies were the right flank Companies of Infantry Battalions.
Their association with these two marches is perpetuated
in the ceremony of Trooping the Colour when, whatever
the regiment, The Escort for The Colour (the right flank
company on parade) marches out to receive the Colour to
the tune of "The British Grenadiers", and troops
it along the line in slow time to the tune of "The
Grenadiers' March".
The Regiment marches past in quick time to "The British
Grenadiers", and into Camp or Barracks to "The
Grenadiers' March", on which occasions the latter
may be referred to as "The Grenadiers Return". |
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