Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century
Although military music was among the most widespread forms of music making during the nineteenth-century, it has been almost totally overlooked by music historians. Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century however, 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.Beginning with a discussion of the place of the military in civilian and social life, authors Trevor Herbert and Helen Barlow plot the story of military music from its sponsorship by military officers to its role as an…
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Weitere Autoren: Barlow, Helen
- ISBN: 978-0-19-989832-9
- EAN: 9780199898329
- Produktnummer: 16941411
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 4'382 KB
- Abbildungen: 30 halftones, 2 tables, 1 music example
Über den 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.
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