Its quick frenetic and vigorous rhythm draws upon the fusion of musical genres such as marching music, Brazilian tango, square dance, polka and pieces of classical repertoire, performed by martial bands and fanfares.

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"Wind ensemble is a medium that has a long, long history of patriotic and marching-band music, " Mr. Fairouz said.

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They were joined by a battalion of women singing the now familiar Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh lyrics while doing the matching hand flips and foot marching from the Single Ladies music video.

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When heard in a Las Vegas airport, the music of spaz-funk marching band Battles can sound disorienting, even maddening.

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Mrs Ballard's husband, Nick, remembers lining the six children up at the front door in the morning ready for school "and marching them out, like a scene out of the Sound of Music".

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The school's band, known as the Marching 100, is one of the top university marching bands in the United States, famed for its elaborate dance formations and innovative style incorporating popular music.

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The first pieces of music for the student to learn include Bobby Shaftoe, Jingle Bells and When the Saints Go Marching In.

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