Historian Discovers True Origins of Britain’s First Brass Bands
Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...
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Cambridge historian trumpets evidence that Napoleonic Wars led to creation of British Brass bands
the answer might just be the invention of a British musical tradition ... such as clarinets and bassoons, but the 15th Regiment of Foot had already organised a bugles-only band by 1818.
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Albany firm proposes renaming library for civil rights ‘foot soldier’
In August 1962, Crawford was among more than a dozen who left a mass meeting at Shiloh Baptist Church and marched on foot 5 1/2 blocks to attempt to desegregate the Carnegie Public Library at 215 N.
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New study challenges belief that Britain's brass bands originated with coal miners
Wartime bands included woodwind instruments such as clarinets and bassoons, but the 15th Regiment of Foot had already organised ... led to a proliferation of British military bands - and founded ...
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Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought’ and could date to Napoleonic War
Wartime bands included woodwind instruments such as clarinets and bassoons, but the 15th ... 33rd Regiment of Foot. The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British ...