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military band

a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces
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military band

Summary

military band is a type of musical group[1]. It draws 2,837 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_group category, ranking #17 of 108).[2]

Key Facts

  • military band's instance of is recorded as type of musical group[3].
  • military band is a type of marching band[4].
  • military band is a type of military music unit[5].
  • military band is a type of wind orchestra[6].
  • military band is a type of concert band[7].
  • military band is a type of military unit[8].
  • military band's Commons category is recorded as Military bands[9].
  • military band's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Military bands[10].
  • military band's Commons gallery is recorded as Military band[11].
  • military band's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • military band's different from is recorded as military music[13].

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Definition and Type

military band's instance of is recorded as type of musical group[3]. Recorded subclass of include marching band[4], military music unit[5], wind orchestra[6], concert band[7], and military unit[8].

Why It Matters

military band draws 2,837 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_group category, ranking #17 of 108).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 19
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'he', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pl', 'pt', 'r
    Gnd id → 4169955-5
    Wikidata description → a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usuall
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0007983-vojenske-orchestry
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  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Military bands
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19355, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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