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Zusatztext The meticulous and exhaustive research, enormous depth of experience, and exemplary clarity infomring Herbert and Barlow's account turn the British aristocracy and even royalty from philistines into diachronic patrons of music...This book is a magnificent achievement. Informationen zum Autor Trevor Herbert was born in south Wales. He played trombone with many leading London orchestras and chamber and period instrument groups before joining the staff of the Open University, where he is now Professor of Music. He has published prolifically on the history, repertoire and performance cultures of brass instruments. He is also the author of numerous articles for the world's leading reference works. Helen Barlow was born in India and grew up in south Wales. She is a Research Fellow in Music at the Open University (UK), and her work focuses on literature and iconography as sources for music history. In addition to her published papers, she has written entries for several major reference works including the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Klappentext The first book to explore the contribution made by the military to British music history, Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century shows that military bands reached far beyond the official ceremonial duties they are often primarily associated with and had a significant impact on wider spheres of musical and cultural life. Zusammenfassung The first book to explore the contribution made by the military to British music history, Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century shows that military bands reached far beyond the official ceremonial duties they are often primarily associated with and had a significant impact on wider spheres of musical and cultural life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Historical preface Introduction Chapter 1 Trumpets, drums and fifes Chapter 2 Bands of musick Chapter 3 Soldiers and musicians Chapter 4 Musical identities and infrastructures 1770-1857 Chapter 5 Military music in the British provinces 1770-1840 Chapter 6 Recruitment, training and the Kneller Hall project Chapter 7 Amateurs, brass bands and the 1859 Rifle Volunteers Chapter 8 Concerted performances and instrumentation Chapter 9 Military culture, the music profession and the question of status Chapter 10 Ritual, performance style and musical patriotism Chapter 11 The empire and other foreign fields Appendix 1 Regulations, standing orders and circular memoranda, etc., addressing music Appendix 2 Printed (Harmonie) repertoire for bands of music, c.1800, an indicative list Appendix 3 The Duke of Cumberland's Band Archive Appendix 4 Indicative list of band instrumentations in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Appendix 5 The objects of the Military School of Music Bibliography ...
