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Music (40)

Brass Bands (2)

  • The Musical Ride
    The Musical Ride
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    1954 19 min
    This 1954 documentary short presents the famous Musical Ride of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In a display of brilliant horsemanship, scarlet-coated Mounties take their horses through the many intricate patterns of the Ride, performed to the accompaniment of band music.
  • Precision
    Precision
    Georges Dufaux 1966 9 min
    This short film showcases the famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride. The Musical Ride features RCMP officers and their horses engaged in a sophisticated set of exercises and drills choreographed to music. The camera captures the magic of the event, following along at every angle and even offering an awe-inspiring bird’s eye view. Music, colour, movement, and horsemanship combine to produce a breathtaking spectacle.

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