Based on internal textual references, " Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye " apparently dates from the early 1820s, while When Johnny Comes Marching Home was first published in 1863.

The Marching and Cycling Band HHK from Haarlem ( the Netherlands ) is one of the few marching bands around the world which also performs on bicycles.

On the day before the Organic Chemistry exam — which is often on the first day of finals — at precisely the stroke of midnight, the Columbia University Marching Band occupies Butler Library to distract diligent students from studying.

Marching out from Ancyra through Pessinus, Valens proceeded into Phrygia where he defeated Procopius's general Gomoarius at the Battle of Thyatira.

These shows normally consists of three to five musical pieces accompanied by formations rooted in origin from " Patterns in Motion ", a book penned by one-time Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band assistant band director William C. " Bill " Moffit, who would later become bandmaster of Purdue University All-American Marching Band and University of Houston Spirit of Houston.

The University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band sousaphones play John Williams ' " Imperial March " from Star Wars when crossing streets on their way to and from performances on the USC campus.

* Hitchcock, Henry, Marching with Sherman: Passages from the Letters and Campaign Diaries of Henry Hitchcock, Major and Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers, November 1864 – May 1865, ed.

Traditionally, the Baltimore Colts ' Marching Band led the song from the infield.

" The 300 + member SDSU Marching Band, " The Pride of the Dakotas ", given the special name the Millennium Band in 2000 by the South Dakota State Legislature, has marched in the 1981 and 1997 Presidential Inaugural Parades in Washington, D. C .; A Capital Fourth in 2000 in Washington DC which was broadcast on PBS ; the 2003 and 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California making them the second collegiate band in the history of the Rose Bowl to be invited to march twice when their team was not competing ; and the Korean War Monument Dedication at the state's capital Pierre in 2004, in the company of two other college bands and 60-some high school bands from across the state.

The parade contains floats from politicians, local businesses, schools and churches along with marching bands, including Baltimore's Marching Ravens.

The High School Marching Band participated in the Holland Tulip Time Festival Band Revue from 1937 – 1991 ( when Holland officials discontinued the Band Review ) receiving their 50th First Division rating in 1989.

The parade is free for the public to attend, and features many local organizations such as various sports teams from the high school, girl scout and boy scout troops, and the much loved Osseo Marching Band.

Their Marching Band is the best in the land, next to the Lakewood Lancers from Licking county.

Soldiers from the ROC Marching Band on march during the 100th anniversary parade.

Marching Bands from across Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska come to compete during Preliminary Class Championships during the day, and Youth In Music Championships for Finals ( only the top 10 participating Bands qualify for evening finals ).

" After that obstacle was cleared with a donation from Carl Smith, Lorentson was proven right as the Cavalier Marching Band was founded.

Marching westward in 1524 to find the land of the " White King ", he was the first European to cross South America from the East.

Marching from Southside Park to the State Capitol in Sacramento, students from De Anza and many other California colleges gathered to remind the government of its " commitment to accessible, low-cost higher education drives innovation and allows Californians of any socioeconomic background to pursue higher learning.

Londonderry High School Marching Lancer Band, from New Hampshire during the 2004 parade

For example, Pasadena City College's Lancer Marching Band always marches in the Rose Parade, along with high school bands such as the esteemed Arcadia High School and color guard members from all over Southern California, who are selected by audition the previous autumn.

University Marching bands from the two schools participating in the Rose Bowl are invited to march in the parade.

Last year, the band received a Division II rating at Region Marching Competition in Fort Smith Northside, for Region 2.

Dead Can Dance formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981 with Paul Erikson on bass guitar, Lisa Gerrard ( ex-Microfilm ) on vocals, Simon Monroe ( Marching Girls ) on drums and Brendan Perry ( Marching Girls ) on vocals and guitar.

* McPherson, James M. Marching Toward Freedom: The Negro's Civil War ( 1982 ); first edition was The Negro's Civil War: How American Negroes Felt and Acted During the War for the Union ( 1965 ),

Students can get involved in many kinds of bands or choirs, including Concert Choir, Mount Union Alliance Chorale, Opera Workshop, Alliance Symphony Orchestra, Repertory Strings, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, and more.

* The UCLA Bruin Marching Band " The Solid Gold Sound "-LP and Cassette ( Songs from the 1984 season-recorded in the Ackerman Union grand ballroom )

* The UCLA Bruin Marching Band " The Solid Gold Sound "-Cassette ( Songs from the 1986 and 1987 seasons-recorded in the Ackerman Union grand ballroom )

In an attempt to evoke the spirit of the period, the melodies of " The Star Spangled Banner ", " When Johnny Comes Marching Home " & " Dixie " are incorporated as themes for the Confederate and Union armies.

* Marching out of Time ( 1993 ) .... Maj. Fuerst

The ballet work is on the nose, especially in the opening number by `` The New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students' Conservatory Band '', along with a fiery and sultry Brazilian fantasia later.

*" When Johnny Comes Marching Home " ( sometimes " When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again ") is a popular song of the American Civil War that expressed people's longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war.

The Irish anti-war song " Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye " and " When Johnny Comes Marching Home " share the same melodic material.

Alan Jay Lerner was educated at Bedales School in England, The Choate School ( now Choate Rosemary Hall ) in Wallingford, Connecticut, ( where he wrote " The Choate Marching Song ") and Harvard.

The University of Illinois marching band, the Marching Illini, wore two baldrics as a part of their uniform until 2009, with one over each shoulder.

Marching along the coast, the French army stormed Alexandria and captured the city, before Bonaparte led the main force of his army inland.

The Columbia University Marching Band tells jokes during the campus tradition of Orgo Night.

During the team's time in Baltimore, the Colts had the Baltimore Colts ' Marching Band, which was left behind when the team moved to Indianapolis.

Marching with Sharpe.

As the horses are paraded before the grandstands, the University of Louisville Marching Band plays Stephen Foster's " My Old Kentucky Home ," a tradition which began in 1924.

The name “ Saints ” is an allusion to November 1 being All Saints Day in the Catholic faith, New Orleans ' large Catholic population, and the spiritual When the Saints Go Marching In, which is strongly associated with New Orleans.

The team was named for the great jazz song most identified with New Orleans – " When the Saints Go Marching In ", and it was no coincidence that the franchise's official birth was announced on November 1, which is the Catholic All Saints ' Day.

Trumpeter Al Hirt was part owner of the team, and his rendition of " When the Saints Go Marching In " was made the official fight song.

* Maney, R. Wayne, Marching to Cold Harbor.

The Southern University Marching Band was also featured during the halftime show, playing " Get Ready ", and several New Orleans jazz standards with Hirt, and Lionel Hampton.

The show featured the Michigan Marching Band and the crew of Apollo 17 who exactly one month earlier had been the final humans to date to leave the Moon.

The pregame festivities, which paid tribute to George Halas, featured the University of Florida Fightin ' Gator Marching Band and the Florida State University Marching Chiefs.

The pregame show held before the game was titled " Georgia Music Makers " and featured performances by the rap music duo Kris Kross, the rock band The Georgia Satellites, country musician Charlie Daniels, and the Morehouse College Marching Band.

Singers Tina Turner and Travis Tritt along with the Georgia Tech Marching Band and the Georgia Mass Choir performed during the show.