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Zusatztext This book, surely, is essential reading for all those who take a serious interest in this branch of music-making ... Here at last we have a history, as complete as human endeavour can make, of the birth, development, organization and repertoire of the brass band in the British sense of the term Klappentext This is the definitive study of the history and music of the traditional British brass band. It explores the origins of the brass band, its unique and exclusive world, and its relevance for wider spheres of music and social history. Zusammenfassung This is the definitive study of the history and music of the traditional British Brass Band. It explores the origins of the brass band, in its unique and exclusive world, whilst demonstrating its relevance to the wider spheres of music and social history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction Nineteenth-Century Bands: Making a Movement 'What's Wrong with Brass Bands?': Cultural Change and the Band Movement, 1918- c.1964 The Musical Revolution of the Mid-Nineteenth Century: From 'repeat and twiddle' to 'precision and snap' Instruments and Instrumentation of British Brass Bands God's Perfect Minstrels: The Bands of the Salvation Army The Brass Band in the Antipodes: Original Compositions for the British Popular Culture Building a Repertoire: Original Compositions for the British Brass Band (1913-98) Aspects of Performance Techniques: The Brass Band and its Influence on Other Brass-Playing Appendix 1. Prices of Brass Band Instruments Appendix 2. The Salvation Army Appendix 3. Contest Rules Appendix 4. Enderby Jackson's Crystal Palace Contests Appendex 5. Open and National Championship Results A Note on Discographies and Recordings Select Bibliography Index
