The Band of the Castle Guards and Police of the Czech Republic - State Visit of the Angola President
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- The Prague Castle Guards and Police Band of the Czech Republic supporting the welcoming State Visit of the President of Angola to Prague Castle on Wednesday 21st February 2024 by Czech President Petr Pavel.
00:00 March On
00:24 Castaldo March
03:35 Arrival of President João Lourenço of Angola
04:44 National Anthem of Angola - Onwards Angola
06:26 National Anthem of the Czech Republic - Kde domov můj
07:32 Uvítací pochod (Welcoming March) - Inspection of the Guard of Honour
09:38 March off
Video footage taken at the 0900 rehearsal
11:17 Rehearsal march on
12:13 Prague Castle Guard Motorcycle Platoon
12:21 Musical rehearsal
17:31 Rehearsal march off
18:29 Prague Castle Guard marching
The Prague Castle Guards Band was formed in January 1990 and became a fully professional wind orchestra in in July 2004 after the abolition of compulsory military service. They wear uniforms inspired by centuries old traditions but designed practically and stylishly by film costume designer, Theodor Pištêk. These uniforms debuted in March 1990 during the re introduction of the Prague Castle Guard by then President Václav Havel.
Personal note:
I was travelling to Prague hoping to catch the daily Changing of the Guard ceremony with just the Prague Castle Fanfare Orchestra, however stumbled across the full marching band of the Castle guards and Czech Republic Police by accident rehearsing for what I later found out was a State Visit for the Angola President. A very unique event and oppourtunity to witness the full band marching!
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The Czech Army clearly has some of the finest military bands of the world with a very distinctive sound. Thank you for filming this! Have a good time in Prague!
Indeed they do, thanks for the comment! As you can imagine it was a wonderfully delightful surprise to see.
" castaldo march " also playd in the netherlands .
Hey man, Thank you for your positive rating. I'm an alto sax player in this band since 2019, and actually we are under state police (PČR) , not under military. We are all policeman , but we just do music. We often play in black police uniforms, but we also use red ceremonial and blue concert castle guard uniform. When it's cold we wear those coats you can see on the video. In warmer seasons we wear red ceremonial uniforms during Prague castle ceremonies.
Beside this police band, we also have 3 military bands in the Czech rep. Two in Prague , one in Olomouc. So just 4 professional bands in general. All military bands member have to complete full military training in Vyškov. The police band doesn't have such a thing. There are a few bands, but on the other hand, we have plenty of profesional symphony and theatre orchestras.
The march at 7:32 is “Uvítací pochod” (Welcoming March) czcams.com/video/RxYWyNFXAXs/video.htmlsi=1fzeln5dJzyyOv9f
Many thanks indeed, it’s a great piece of music! 👌
@@MilitaryBandsEverywhere totally agree with that! That’s one of my favourite review marches!
Well, this is a 1st for me. It's a part of the World I've never Visited, but right from the Start, it looks to be an Interesting City (Town?) parts look very Old, Beautifully so. That's a Quite large Band, which may seem so with them Marching in Ranks of 4. It's an interesting Configuration too, A DM, then a Band Master or Director of Music, Wind Instruments, Percussion & Drums, A Band Master or Director of Music & the Rest of the Band with a lot more Wind Instruments. There also appear to be some quite Old Instruments, although some of them I can recognise from the British Bands, they look Different to what I'm used to seeing. I'm thinking they may have some old Traditional Instruments, that have evolved into the ones we know today. I do remember that being the case in Sweden. I'm not going to Speculate in the First Section, I don't know the Horns well enough, although there's some unusual ones to my eyes. For me, it's the second Group, with what looks like Euphoniums, then bigger ones similar to Euphoniums & Even Bigger ones, with a Much Wider Bell, but it's Straight not Curved, so they look like Eb Tubas in Size, but without the Shape. I think I Glimpsed a Valved Trombone, like the one in Sweden & there's a number of others that look reasonably like French Horns, but different too.
They Sound Really Good when they were Marching, very Crisp with no Frills & Twiddly Bits, just Pure Music, as it was Composed. The Best Sound However, comes at around 3:50 with the Arrival of the Dignitaries. I think it's a Fanfare & then the National Anthems. The Combination of the Bands is Excellent & You can hear the Bass, Melody & Counter Melody Perfectly (I may not have the Correct Terminology, but I'm sure you'll understand what I mean) & Overall the whole Effect is Superb. What an Amazing Vista it is from Prague Castle! I've never heard either Anthems before, both are very Good. You can hear the History there for the Czech Republic, that Beautiful, haunting Eastern European sound, that is Unique to that area, Centuries before the Nazis & Russians happened.
This is another of your Excellent "On Tour" Videos MBE! What a Stroke of Luck to discover this instead of the Guard Change! Obviously, your Good Luck Charm still Works. I still can't get over The Vista & The Interesting Narrow Cobbled Streets. I Suppose they're like that for the Same Reason as in the UK. To make it incredibly Difficult for an Enemy to bring up enough Troops to Successfully attack The Castle or Palace. It would make Setting Siege Difficult as well, the Defenders would have all the Advantages.
Thank you for taking us With you to such an Interesting Place.
Thanks for the comment Vicky, glad you like the latest ‘on tour’ series, a good name for it! I couldn’t believe my luck when I came across this unusual event during my stay!
The band has got a traditional Czech instrumentation you are right. The instruments seem closest to the camera on the front rank at 14:20 are European baritone horns. Different looking to the British brass band variant. The instruments behind are then traditional European pocket tubas. I am not 100% sure if they came from the Czech Republic, but they certainly form a large piece of the Czech musical history! Often used as an alternative to full sized tubas for traditional Czech street performers.
The answer to your first question, Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and has a fascinating history worth reading about. The Prague Castle complex is home to the presidential palace, a cathedral, church and many old palaces with a settlement first being set here as a castle in 390BC. It has medieval history, tales from the bohemian Kingdom, the Austrian/hungarian empire at the time of Julius Fučik, the great Czech march composer and then to more recent times to the Axis takeover during WW2 and then the communist years that followed up until the current day with a vibrant culture!
" castaldo " this march is also played in the netherlands .