The British brass band: a musical and social history

Abstract

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