The British Brass Band A Musical and Social History

Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction Nineteenth-Century Bands: Making a Movement, Trevor Herbert 'What's Wrong with Brass Bands?': Cultural Change and the Band Movement, 1918- c.1964, Dave Russell The Musical Revolution of the Mid-Nineteenth Century: From 'repeat and twiddle' to 'precision and snap', Vic & Sheila Gammon Instruments and Instrumentation of British Brass Bands, Arnold Myers God's Perfect Minstrels: The Bands of the Salvation Army, Trevor Herbert The Brass Band in the Antipodes: Original Compositions for the British Popular Culture, Duncan Bythell Building a Repertoire: Original Compositions for the British Brass Band (1913-98), Paul Hindmarsh Aspects of Performance Techniques: The Brass Band and its Influence on Other Brass-Playing, Trevor Herbert & John Wallace 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.