Present Functioning
At present, there are a total of five Royal Marine Bands and Corps of Drums:
- Band of HM Royal Marines, Portsmouth
- Band of HM Royal Marines, Plymouth based at HMS Raleigh
- Band of HM Royal Marines, Scotland HMS Caledonia, Rosyth
- Band of HM Royal Marines, HMS Collingwood (replacing the Band of Britannia Royal Naval College)
- Band of HM Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines
The Band of the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth brings the grand total number to six.
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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