▁one ▁of ▁the ▁corner stone ▁master works ▁in ▁the ▁concert ▁band ▁re per toire . ▁Official ly ▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁the ▁manuscript ▁was ▁originally ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Second ▁Su ite ▁in ▁F ▁for ▁Military ▁Band , ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁First ▁Su ite ▁convinced ▁many ▁other ▁prominent ▁compos ers ▁that ▁serious ▁music ▁could ▁be ▁written ▁specifically ▁for ▁band . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁B ands ▁first ▁evol ved ▁in ▁the ▁military , ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁Band ▁being ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 7 , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁the ▁term ▁" mil it ary ▁band " ▁was ▁being ▁applied ▁to ▁any ▁ensemble ▁that ▁incorpor ated ▁wood w inds , ▁br ass ▁and ▁per cussion , ▁including ▁civil ian ▁bands ▁organ ised ▁by ▁local ▁police , ▁fire ▁brig ades , ▁and ▁even ▁industrial ▁fir ms . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁music ▁played ▁by ▁British ▁military ▁bands ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁consisted ▁of ▁popular ▁music ▁and ▁orch est ral ▁trans cri ptions . ▁No ▁serious ▁music ▁had ▁yet ▁been ▁composed ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁medium , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁standard ised ▁instrument ation . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁set ▁instrument ation ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁obst acle ▁for ▁compos ers , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁per vas ive ▁belief ▁that