page_title: Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan
section_title: History of Azerbaijani military bands
hierarchical_section_title: Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan / History of Azerbaijani military bands
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context_page_description: The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the official military band service of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. It is part of the command structure of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.
context_section_description: In the early days of the establishment of the Azerbaijani National Army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, a military band was created in a short period of time. The first military parade in Baku in 1919 was accompanied by a military band. Military bands have always existed in the history of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. During Yusif Akhundzade's service as director of the school band of the Caspian Higher Naval School (later known as the Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy), it participated in the 1971 and 1983 October Revolution Day Parade on Moscow's Red Square. In 1971, the band's performance on Kutuzovsky Prospekt featured the famous Azeri march Vatan by composer Alimardan Aliyev, which was one of the few times oriental music was played at a military parade in Moscow. A band was also maintained in the Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School.
caption: A band during the 2018 International Army Games.
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