Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan

Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
	The logo of the band.
Active	1992; 32 years ago
Country	Turkmenistan
Branch	Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
Type	Military Band Service
Size	49 (standard band); 200 (combined bands)
Part of	Turkmen Ground Forces
Garrison/HQ	Ashgabat
Commanders
Senior Director of Music/Commander	Colonel Azamat Achylovich Avliyakulyev
Notable; commanders	Major Muhammet Akmuhammedowyň; Major Nurygandym Khodzhamukhammedov (former Chief Composer);

The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan is the primary military band organization of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. Many of the members of bands have attended the Turkmen National Conservatory. It is organized under the command of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan.

Bands in the service are affiliated with the following units:^[2]

Ashgabat Garrison
Türkmenabat Garrison
Serdar Garrison
Ahal Garrison
Mary Garrison
Central Commanders' House^[3]
Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense

The Armed Forces Exemplary Band (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleriniň «Göreldeli» harby orkestriniň; known officially as Military Unit 20016^[4]) was formed in 1992 in Ashgabat based on the Band of the 52nd Army of the Soviet Union's Turkestan Military District.

Role of the Göreldeli Band in the Turkmen Armed Forces

The band's task is purely ceremonial in purpose, with its primary role being to play the State Anthem of Turkmenistan during solemn occasions. It is similar in style to college marching bands in the United States, as well as marching bands located in Russia.^[5]^[6] The massed bands of the military band service are notable for their finale performance at military parades in the capital, in which they work together to form specific shapes and Turkmen symbols.^[7]

The band takes part in the following events:

The band also takes part in state welcoming ceremonies with the guard of honour at the Oguzkhan Presidential Palace and the defense ministry.
Turkmen Independence Day Parade
Awards ceremonies hosted by the President of Turkmenistan in honor of distinguished Turkmen citizens.
Graduation ceremonies at military academies
Concerts involving the band with, on some occasions, foreign military bands and or Turkmen singers/artists.^[8]
Public musical festivals and military tattoos held on Turkmen and foreign soil.^[9]

The band performed at the first Victory Day Parade in the country in 2020, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. During the parade, it performed traditional Russian pieces such as Den Pobedy, Katyusha, and The Sacred War.^[10]

The band is led by Major Muhammet Akmuhammedowyň.

Holidays

January 28 – Defender of the Fatherland Day
May 9 – Victory Day^[11]^[12]
May 18 – State Flag and Constitution Day^[13]
September 27 – Independence Day^[14]
October 6 – Day of Commemoration and National Mourning
October 9 – Day of the Navy

Instrumentation

The combined bands, as well as the individual bands in the service are different from their Russian and Central Asian counterparts in that they put wind instruments such as the Clarinet in the front of the band, whereas other bands in the region prioritizes trumpets over others. Inspired by U.S. college bands, the band maintains a group of musicians with Tenor drums and Cymbal who are arranged in a formation similar to Drumlines. Other than traditional brass and wind instruments, the band also uses traditional Turkmen instruments, such as the Dutar and the Gijak. These instruments allow it to perform traditional music such as Kushtdepdi.^[15]

Some of the ceremonial music that the service utilizes includes the Presidential Fanfare, Niyazov's Honour March and Slow March of the Turkmen Flag (usually played during military parades during a flag procession). Öňe, diňe öňe, jan Watanym Türkmenistan, which was penned by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, is also in the band's repertoire.^[16]

Gallery

A welcoming ceremony for Sergey Shoigu at the Turkmen defense ministry. Notice the band in their orange tunics on the right.
The band in the 2011 Turkmen Independence Day Parade.

Audio

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2022-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ goşun, Milli. "Iň gowy harby orkestr". Milli goşun (in Turkmen). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
^ "Dabaraly owazlar".
^ "2018-09-17 › ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ Президента Туркменистана Об итогах объявленного Президентом Туркменистана конкурса на соискание премии "Türkmenin Altyn asyry" среди деятелей литературы, культуры и искусства, самодеятельных молодых певцов и одарённых детей".
^ V@DIM. "Золотой век". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
^ "Merdana Nesiller". Turkmen Habar Gullugy. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
^ "Baý medeni mirasymyzyň nyşanlary".
^ "В столичном Дворце мукамов состоялся праздничный концерт в честь Государственного флага | TDH". tdh.gov.tm. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
^ goşun, Milli. "Medeniýetiň mertebesi beýgelýär". Milli goşun (in Turkmen). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
^ "Harby orkestriň ýerine ýetirmeginde geçmişiň mukamlary".
^ Cummings, S.N. (2013). Symbolism and Power in Central Asia: Politics of the Spectacular. Taylor & Francis. p. 97. ISBN 9781317987000. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
^ https://orient.tm/en/the-heroes-of-the-great-patriotic-war-are-honored-in-ashgabat/ ^{[dead link]}
^ "В столичном Дворце мукамов состоялся праздничный концерт в честь Государственного флага | TDH". tdh.gov.tm. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
^ "Turkmenistan appeared on the tribune to the tune of the Fanfare played by the Consolidated Military Orchestra of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
^ "В Туркмении в честь Дня независимости прошел военный парад".
^ "Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow - Öňe, diňe öňe, jan Watanym Türkmenistan lyrics". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2022-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] şun, Milli. "Iň gowy harby orkestr". Milli goşun (in Turkmen). Retrieved 2020-03-09.

[3] "Dabaraly owazlar".

[4] "2018-09-17 › ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ Президента Туркменистана Об итогах объявленного Президентом Туркменистана конкурса на соискание премии "Türkmenin Altyn asyry" среди деятелей литературы, культуры и искусства, самодеятельных молодых певцов и одарённых детей".

[turkmenistan-5] V@DIM. "Золотой век". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 2018-07-15.

[turkmenhabargullugy-6] "Merdana Nesiller". Turkmen Habar Gullugy. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2018-07-15.

[7] "Baý medeni mirasymyzyň nyşanlary".

[8] "В столичном Дворце мукамов состоялся праздничный концерт в честь Государственного флага | TDH". tdh.gov.tm. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

[9] şun, Milli. "Medeniýetiň mertebesi beýgelýär". Milli goşun (in Turkmen). Retrieved 2020-03-09.

[10] "Harby orkestriň ýerine ýetirmeginde geçmişiň mukamlary".

[google-11] Cummings, S.N. (2013). Symbolism and Power in Central Asia: Politics of the Spectacular. Taylor & Francis. p. 97. ISBN 9781317987000. Retrieved 2018-07-15.

[12] ttps://orient.tm/en/the-heroes-of-the-great-patriotic-war-are-honored-in-ashgabat/ ^{[dead link]}

[13] "В столичном Дворце мукамов состоялся праздничный концерт в честь Государственного флага | TDH". tdh.gov.tm. Retrieved 2020-03-09.

[14] "Turkmenistan appeared on the tribune to the tune of the Fanfare played by the Consolidated Military Orchestra of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

[15] "В Туркмении в честь Дня независимости прошел военный парад".

[16] "Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow - Öňe, diňe öňe, jan Watanym Türkmenistan lyrics". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.

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