- Barber wrote Commando March in 1943, his first and only work for wind band.
- In 1942, after the U.S. entered WWII, Barber joined the army and quickly began writing music for the war effort. Commando March was the first result of this new source of inspiration.
- Commando March was premiered by the Army Air Forces Technical Command Training Band in 1943 and quickly became popular around the country.
- Barber adapted the piece for orchestra for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the request of Serge Koussevitzky.1
Sources
- “Commando March: Program Notes,” Wind Repertory Project, accessed May 27, 2026, https://www.windrep.org/Commando_March.
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