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BlakeFrom a purely practical standpoint, the original uses of musical instruments in military settings were 1) for communication of signals over longer distances than the human voice can carry, and 2) to rally your troops and hopefully intimidate the enemy. To do either of these you need the loudest instruments available, and brass and percussion fit the bill. (If you hear a marching band coming from a distance, which instruments do you hear first?) For this reason brass and percussion have been used in military settings for thousands of years, and thus may carry that connotation in many cultures.
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What are brass instruments used for?
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What is Moog Music's most famous synthesizer?
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Basic Facts About Orchestral Instruments?
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