ISSUE 61 : Nov/Dec - 1986 - Australian Defence Force Journal

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DEFENCE FORCE JOURNAL No. 61 November/December 86 r 1 1
Sounds From The Sea 4 ^•l^lp"SMSv- i A / V' • A brief historical look at the musical ambassadors of the senior service. By Lieutenant Commander W. W. Farrell, Director of Music — Navy. "I only know two tunes; one is 'Yankee Doodle', the other isn't!" Ulysees S. Grant MUSIC in the Royal Australian Navy has been successfully performed for the past 75 years by the Bands of that service and, unlike the 18th President of the United States, they know more than two tunes, one also being Yankee Doodle. Present day Bands of the Royal Australian Navy, popular musical ambassadors of the senior service, are a far cry from their 19th century counterparts who were members of Bands in the various State Navies around Australia. All that altered on 10 July 1911 when the title Royal was approved for use by Australia's maritime defence force. Regulations for the Victorian Naval Brigade — The Discipline Act 1870, stated: "The Band of the Naval Brigade is not to exceed a total strength of 20 in addition to the boys allowed to be engaged. These men are to be effective for service, to be perfectly drilled and liable to serve in the Force on any emergency . . . the following books of instruction, published by authority, are to be strictly adhered to by the Brigade without additions or alterations either as regards the soundings or their application: — "The Naval Bugle Sounds", "Instructions for the Fife", and "The Art of Beating the Drum" ... in order to ensure uniformity, the instruments are to be of the same pitch as that adopted by "The Ancient Philharmonic Society." In the terms of today's regulations, those instructions may sound archaic, but they ap-
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Page 7 and 8: The RAN 75th Anniversary By Captain
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TITLE Engineering Design and (he RA
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