The Band

I am not sure why this marching band was playing in Piazza del Municipio last Wednesday...

See also: Town Hall - Piazza del Municipio - A New Piazza del Municipio - The New Square

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Admirals on Board

A Navy band playing alongside the “Amerigo Vespucci” before the arrival of a couple of important guests.

The commanding officer of the ship, Captain Domenico La Faia, and the Commander in Chief of the Italian Fleet, Vice Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi.

The Commander in Chief of the Italian Fleet, Vice Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, and the Chief of the Italian Navy, Admiral Luigi Binelli Mantelli.

Search labels: Amerigo Vespucci
External links: Chief of the Italian Navy - Commander in Chief of the Italian Fleet (Italian Navy)
Naval Academy of Livorno - Amerigo Vespucci (Wikipedia)

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Fanfara dei Carabinieri

Going further backward in time, before the ball in Piazza della Repubblica, there was a concert of the “Fanfara dei Carabinieri” (Carabinieri's brass band), with the traditional 1816 uniforms.The Carabinieri, created by the King of Savoy in 1814, long before the Italian unification, were modeled on the French Gendarmerie, with similar duties.If you like band music, check the Carabinieri website and download (free of charge) any mp3 you wish of their most famous concerts. You can find national anthems, “Strangers in the Night”, “White Christmas”, “Star Wars”, opera themes and Neapolitan songs.

See also: The Austrians Are Coming - Shall We Dance? - Balliamo

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