Military music orchestra (1968)

Military musicians with instruments in their hands are sitting on the porch near the entrance to the building, smoking.

Training on the parade ground - soldiers are practicing marching step with weapons in their hands.

The commander gives commands, makes comments.

General plan - view of the parade ground, soldiers are doing drill training (shot from above).

Various shots of soldiers on the parade ground, practicing marching step.

The soldiers are lined up, the commander gives commands, the soldiers raise their weapons in unison.

Close-up - the soldiers' faces.

After the command, the soldiers freely wipe sweat from their faces.

A military brass band is playing on the parade ground, the conductor gives the command.

The band begins to march around the parade ground.

A soldier stands on guard, adjusts his cap.

The band plays a march, marches in formation.

The band is practicing marching step, the band conductor gives commands, makes comments.

The command is at ease - the soldiers in the orchestra adjust their caps, uniforms, and rest.

The bandleader practices a turn with a soldier in glasses.

The soldiers laugh.

The military band is again on the parade ground practicing a marching step.

The command "prepare your instruments to play" - the soldiers begin to play a march.

After the rehearsal and drill preparation are over, the bandleader rehearses with individual musicians (tuba and trumpet), repeats difficult parts of the piece of music, the other soldiers stand nearby, watch, sometimes comment on something, laugh.

After a detailed analysis of the difficult part with the musician on the tuba, the bandleader gives the command to the entire orchestra to play.

Panorama of the musicians of the military band playing.

The command "At ease!" is given - the musicians disperse around the territory, rest, and chat.

A soldier in glasses puts his clarinet on the ground, next to the drums.

Close-up - a soldier plays the flute.

A group of soldier-musicians stands - resting, chatting, smoking.

A soldier stands next to the tuba.

The rehearsal continues - four soldiers march in formation, playing trumpets, reach the wall, stop.

The soldiers' faces.

The leader gives the command to the next four to march.

The clarinetists and flutist march.

The leader stops the group, makes remarks to the flutist and the soldier in glasses.

The soldiers' faces.

The leader gives the command, the four musicians return to their place.

The frame shows the orchestra musicians in formation, listening to the leader's instructions.

The next four musicians march - with a trombone and French horns.

The leader of the orchestra stops the musicians, makes remarks.

The next four march - tuba and percussion.

Close-up - a drum major with a baton.

Panorama of a combined military orchestra playing.

The military orchestra begins to march along the roadway, spectators stand along the road.

The combined military orchestra marches along Nevsky Prospekt (shot from above).

Various shots of a marching military orchestra on Nevsky Prospect, residents of Leningrad, etc.

A combined military orchestra arrives at Palace Square.

Close-up - drummers playing.

View of the Winter Palace building and musicians standing around the perimeter.

Top view of the orchestra and the military conductor standing on a pedestal.

View of the orchestra, conductor, and drum major.

Close-up - a military conductor conducting the orchestra.

The face of a soldier wearing glasses playing the clarinet.

Faces of military musicians playing various wind instruments.

View of the military orchestra (shot from above).

Close-up - a military conductor conducting the orchestra.

Musical instruments are lying on the parade ground, soldiers are resting to the side.

A military orchestra is rehearsing on the parade ground under the direction of a conductor.