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1. Gustav Holst is famous for his orchestral suite "The Planets" however he wrote for military bands as well. Imaginatively entitled First Suite for Military Band in (?) and Second Suite for Military Band in (?) what keys are these pieces written in?
2. American composer John Philip Sousa is known as the march king. Which of his marches was famously used as the theme for Monty Pythons Flying Circus?
3. Another of Sousa's marches is named after the motto of the US Marine Corps; what is it called?
4. Britain also had its own march king, Kenneth J Alford. He wrote the well known 'Colonel Bogey'. Malcolm Arnold took the theme and wrote a counter melody, using the result as the main theme for which famous war film?
5. The march 'Colonel Bogey' was named after a commanding officer of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. What did the colonel do to merit this honour?
6. Kenneth J Alford was in fact a pseudonym for the composer. What was his real name?
7. In 1972 the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Military Band and Pipes & Drums had a Number one hit with what famous piece?
8. There is a famous military show held in Edinburgh in August each year. What is this this known as?
9. On the Queen's birthday parade each year the bands of the household division perform on Horseguard's Parade in London. During the parade at a certain point the bands have to change direction without moving. What do you call this manoeuvre?
10. The Royal Military School of Music in Twickenham was originally called Whitton Hall. It is now known by the name of the person who had the current building constructed in 1709. Who is it named after?
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