700 musicians from ten nations
On 9 and 10 November 2024, more than 700 musicians from ten nations will perform at Germany's largest brass and military music festival in Berlin's Max-Schmeling-Halle. The Berlin Military Tattoo is the most successful show of its kind in Germany and is one of the largest events in Europe.
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BERLIN TATTOO
BERLIN TATTOO
Music corps, massed pipes and drums, choirs, dancers and soloists of the highest calibre from all over the world present brass music with grandiose choreographies at the BERLIN TATTOO.
At the BERLIN TATTOO in Berlin's Max-Schmeling-Halle, a gigantic musical event will be celebrated in front of a replica of the Brandenburg Gate: The Berlin Tattoo is emotional, steeped in history, unifying and incomparable.
700 international musicians
Traditional brass bands, music corps and military and representative formations characterise the BERLIN TATTOO, as do marching bands and modern interpretations of world-famous melodies. The standard is always first-class music in perfection and in step. This year, the musicians are travelling from Georgia, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates. The two German formations will be the Iserlohn music association ‘Die Waldstädter’ and the marine choir ‘Blaue Jungs aus Bremerhaven’.
Highlights
- Exemplary THE BAND from the Netherlands.
- Abu Dhabi Police Brass Band from the United Arab Emirates.
- Pipes and Drums: approx. 120 bagpipe players, accompanied by Highland dancers.
- Special performance by the Orchestra Fanfares of Lviv and the Mazoretki Feyeriya from Ukraine.
- Grand finale: All 700 artists unite to form the impressive ‘Orchestra of Nations’.
Term
The term ‘tattoo’ comes from the Dutch ‘tap toe’ (meaning ‘tap tap’ or ‘tap strike’). This traditional military command was once given by the commander to close the tap and thus initiate the night's rest in the neighbourhood. This signal was given with a musical instrument.
The English language then formed the word ‘tattoo’ from this. Due to the traditional custom of musical accompaniment at the time, the word ‘tattoo’ took on the globally recognised meaning of a military music festival.
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Dates
November 2024
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