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Mensdorf (Luxembourgish : Menster) is a small town in the commune of Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg. As of 2024 [update] , the town has a population of 951. [1]
Mensdorf is home to a fanfare band, Fanfare de Mensdorf, [2] which was founded on 1952. It is member of the Union Grand-Duc Adolphe U.G.D.A. [3]
The band is formed by players of wind instruments and percussion instruments.
The music of El Salvador refers to the Music of the Republic of El Salvador and is encompassed in the wider Latin American musical traditions.
A fanfare is a short musical flourish which is typically played by trumpets, French horns or other brass instruments, often accompanied by percussion. It is a "brief improvised introduction to an instrumental performance". A fanfare has also been defined in The Golden Encyclopedia of Music as "a musical announcement played on brass instruments before the arrival of an important person", such as heralding the entrance of a monarch. Historically, fanfares were usually played by trumpet players, as the trumpet was associated with royalty. Bugles are also mentioned. The melody notes of a fanfare are often based around the major triad, often using "[h]eroic dotted rhythms".
Treherne is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is halfway between Winnipeg and Brandon on Provincial Highway 2. Primarily a farming community, Treherne has a significant portion of the municipality's population, which is around 1750 people, and has two schools and a hospital. There is also a daycare facility, and in 2006 Treherne opened the Treherne Aquatic Centre next to a campground facility.
Betzdorf is a commune and town in the canton of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.
Burstall is a small town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada.
Hagen is a small town in the commune of Steinfort, in western Luxembourg. As of 2023, the town has a population of 1,591.
Roodt-sur-Syre or Roodt-sur-Syr is a town in the commune of Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg, and about 15 km from Luxembourg City. As of 2024, the town has a population of 2,017 inhabitants.
Bereldange is a town in the commune of Walferdange, in central Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 3,570.
Vadakkuvalliyur is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands, but may be more correctly termed military bands, concert bands, or "brass and reed" bands.
Andapa is a town and commune in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Andapa, which is a part of Sava Region. According to 2018 commune census the population of Andapa was 34,616.
Taastrup is a Danish railway town and suburb of Copenhagen – 18 km west of Copenhagen's city centre. The town forms a twin urban area with neighbouring suburb Høje Taastrup, Taastrup rising since 1859 and Høje Taastrup rising west of the town, since the 1970s. The town/suburb development has engulfed the villages of Taastrup Valby, Høje Taastrup, Kragehave and Klovtofte, although Høje Taastrup still has a preserved village character around Høje Taastrup Church. The town is the administrative seat of Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Region Hovedstaden; the seat placed in Taastrup first and since moving to Høje- Taastrup in the beginning of the 1980s. In 2023 a new town hall was opened on 14th February.
Cuelgamures is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2019 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 85 inhabitants.
Jakiri is a town and commune in Cameroon. It lies on the Ring Road in the Northwest Region. Its central roundabout is the intersection of roads heading to Foumban, Kumbo, and Bamenda.
A fanfare band, fanfare corps, fanfare battery, fanfare team, horn and drum corps, bugle band, drum and bugle corps, or trumpet and drum band is a military or civilian musical ensemble composed of percussion instruments, bugles, natural horns and natural trumpets. Fanfare bands are the descendants of the old medieval trumpet and drum teams that sounded fanfares on important occasions and are related to drum and bugle corps internationally.
Descargamaría is a municipality in the province of Cáceres and autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 49.92 square kilometres (19.27 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 190 people.
The Darmstadt tram network is a light rail system and the backbone of public transport within Darmstadt, a city in the federal state of Hesse, Germany. As of 2014, nine lines on four main routes serve 162 stops, including 92 low-floor stops. The system is operated by HEAG mobilo, and is an integral part of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), the public transit authority of the Rhein-Main-Area.
Big Grassy First Nation is an Ojibwe or Ontario Saulteaux First Nation band government located in Rainy River District, Ontario near Morson, Ontario.
A fanfare trumpet, also called a herald trumpet, is a brass instrument similar to but longer than a trumpet, capable of playing specially composed fanfares. Its extra length can also accommodate a small ceremonial banner that can be mounted on it.
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