Brass Roots: A Hundred Years of Brass Bands and Their Music, 1836-1936 Tapa blanda - 2020

Oxford: Routledge, 2018. Appears unread in fine condition. First Thus. Paperback. Fine.

New. This book was originally published in 1998. For most of the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth century, the brass band was a major feature of musical life in Britain. This book surveys the hundred years from 1836 in which bands flourished, examining their origins in the village bands of the nineteenth century, the culture of banding competitions that developed and the manner in which this fostered the growth and success of bands. Roy Newsome charts the impact of social and economic change on amateur bands during this period. The influence of classical music, in particular opera, on early band music is also examined. The latter part of the book looks in detail at the original music written for brass bands by composers such as Holst, Elgar and Bliss, as well as pieces written by prominent band leaders.

Taylor & Francis, 2020. Paperback. New. 276 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.94 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: The Vincent Music Co., 1908. A litttle book with red boards and black lettering to spine and front board. p/o insctiption on title page dated 1908. A small clipping on an article has been pasted in after the preface, and extr=ensive notations throughout - it has clearly been a working book! Please contact for images.. First Edition. Hard Back. Good/No Jacket.