Semper Iuvenalis / Forever Young Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy & Peter Kleine Schaars

• 1 Semper Iuvenalis 04:24
• 2 Drums & Fifes: Franse mars no. 8 / Qua Patet Orbis 03:19
• 3 Drums & Fifes: Dienstmars no. 1 / Mars 1488 05:04
• 4 Venezia 03:29
• 5 Royal Salute 04:42
• 6 Mit vollen Segeln 03:35
• 7 Kaiser Friedrich Fanfare 03:49
• 8 Marinens Krigshögskola Marsch 02:36
• 9 Hello, Red Marines 03:26
• 10 Kinizsi 03:08
• 11 Marshal Zhukov March 03:56
• 12 Lustiger Marsch 03:43
• 13 The Gateway City March 03:04
• 14 United States Marine Corps Hymn 03:25
• 15 George Washington Bicentennial March 03:18
• 16 March of the Steel Men 03:36
• 17 Bravura 02:55
• 18 Rolling Thunder March 02:07
• Total Runtime 01:03:36

Info for Semper Iuvenalis / Forever Young

The repertoire on this album consists of a choice selection of international and maritime marches. Conducted by Major Peter Kleine Schaars, this does not only pay a tribute to the foundations of military music, but also gives a musical interpretation of the heraldic device of the Royal Nether- lands Marine Corps celebrating its jubilee, Qua Patet Orbis (‘As far as the world extends’).

On August 1st 2015 it will be 70 years ago that the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine) was established. The originally informal 18th century ship’s bands developed through the years via the formal Regimental Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy (1874-1940) into an internationally leading military band.

This platinum jubilee coincides with the 350th anniversary of the Marine Corps (1665-2015), an organisation belonging to the oldest branch of military service of the Netherlands: the Royal Netherlands Navy established in 1488.

As early as the 17th century in the days of Fleet Admiral Michiel de Ruyter one of the initiators of the Marine Corps, music has played a role in the navy. Besides using it to pass through commands, signals and for recruiting ships’ crews, it was ideal for moving groups of people (soldiers) to the cadence of musical genres with a duple time sense of rhythm: the military march was born. Marching was made more pleasant by an often cheerful and recognizable melody, improving morale and at the same time giving the column an impressive appearance through the uniform movements.

This military marching music also developed into marches destined for entirely different purposes, like commemorations, celebrations or for amusement. According to the occasion, the tempo and key were adapted: from slow to (very) quick, cheerful or of quite a plain nature. Examples of this are, among others, the funeral marches, procession marches, inauguration marches and dance and circus music. At the same time a genre emerged that could be performed on stage, the concert march, giving the traditionally non-marching symphony orchestra occasion to programme this music. A few of these pieces of music, well-known and loved by the public in general are; the Radetzky March by Strauss, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches by Elgar, the Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa and the Florentiner March by Fučík.

Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Peter Kleine Schaars, conductor

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