Chirikov V. Marches of the Russian Army Arranged for Bayan (Accordion)

March (French marche, German Marsch, Italian marcia) is the musical genre, having appeared as the instrumental accompaniment for to synchronize the movements of the men's group, i. e. the military everyday and ceremonial step).

The Russian tradition of including marches to the orchestras' repertoire stroke its roots only at the beginning of the 18th century. Every regiment was given its own musical march, the kind of insignia. It ought to have resounded during the regiment's arrival to some locality. Numerous regiment and ceremonial marches got the titles due to their regiments, i. e. Preobrazhensky, Semyonovsky, Izmailovsky Regiment's March etc. Many of them are connected with some definite events of the military history. E. g., the Old Chasseurs March, resounded during the battle near Leipzig in 1813. The Russian military march is distinct for vigour, balanced nature, easy music language and national peculiarity.

Contents:

The Preobrazhensky Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Semyonovsky Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Izmailovsky Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Gatchina Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Moscow Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Grenadiers Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Pavel Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Finlyandsky Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Lithuanian Regiment's Life-Guards March
March of the Keksholm Grenadier Regiment at the Austrian Emperor
March of the St Petersburg Grenadier Regiment at the King Friedrich-Wilhelm III
The Volyn' Regiment's Life-Guards March
The Field Engineering Battalion's Life-Guards March
Model Infantry Regiment's March
The First Rifle Battalion Life-Guards March
The Second Rifle Battalion Life-Guards March
The Finnish Battalion Life-Guards March
March of the Rifle Battalion Life-Guards at the Imperial Family
Navy Crew Guards March
The Foot Artillery Life-Guards March
March of His Majesty's Horse-Guardsmen Regiment
The Cavalry Regiment's Life-Guards March
March of the Cuirassier Regiment's Life-Guards at His Majesty
March of the Cuirassier Regiment's Life-Guards at Her Majesty
Horse-Grenadiers Regiment's Life-Guards March
Uhlan Regiment's Life-Guards March
March of the Hussar Regiment's Life-Guards at His Majesty
The First Cossack Division's Life-Guards March
The First Cossack Division's Life-Guards March (the Old One)
The Dragoon Regiment's Life-Guards March
March of the Uhlan Regiment's Life-Guards at His Majesty
The Grodno Hussar Regiment's Life-Guards March
SUPPLEMENT
V. Agapkin. The Slav Parting
O. Kozlovsky. Ring out the Victorious Thunder. Polonaise of Ekaterina the Second's epoch
The Chasseurs March