The British Brass Band: A Musical and Social History

ISBN-13: 9780198166986 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 400 str.

Trevor Herbert

Opis

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.

Recenzje

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