Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century

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Trevor Herbert (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Open University, UK) Helen Barlow (Research Fellow in Music, Research Fellow in Music, Open University, UK)

Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century

Trevor Herbert (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Open University, UK), Helen Barlow (Research Fellow in Music, Research Fellow in Music, Open University, UK)

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Oxford University Press Inc
27 August 2013

Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Brass band, military music & marches; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

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 expression of imperial force, which it took on by the end of the nineteenth century. Herbert and Barlow organize their study around three themes: the use of military status to extend musical patronage by the officer class; the influence of the military on the civilian music establishments; and an incremental movement towards central control of military music making by governments throughout the world. In so doing, they show that military music impacted everything from the configuration of the music profession in the major metropolitan centers, to the development of wind instruments throughout the century, to the emergence of organized amateur music making. A much needed addition to the scholarship on nineteenth century music, Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century is an essential reference for music, cultural and military historians, the social history of music and nineteenth century studies.

By: Trevor Herbert (Professor of Music Professor of Music Open University UK), Helen Barlow (Research Fellow in Music, Research Fellow in Music, Open University, UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 163mm, Width: 239mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 672g
ISBN: 9780199898312
ISBN 10: 0199898316
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 27 August 2013
Audience: General/trade , Adult education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Historical preface Introduction Chapter 1 Trumpets, drums and fifes Chapter 2 Bands of musick Chapter 3 Soldiers and musicians Chapter 4 Musical identities and infrastructures 1770-1857 Chapter 5 Military music in the British provinces 1770-1840 Chapter 6 Recruitment, training and the Kneller Hall project Chapter 7 Amateurs, brass bands and the 1859 Rifle Volunteers Chapter 8 Concerted performances and instrumentation Chapter 9 Military culture, the music profession and the question of status Chapter 10 Ritual, performance style and musical patriotism Chapter 11 The empire and other foreign fields Appendix 1 Regulations, standing orders and circular memoranda, etc., addressing music Appendix 2 Printed (Harmonie) repertoire for bands of music, c.1800, an indicative list Appendix 3 The Duke of Cumberland's Band Archive Appendix 4 Indicative list of band instrumentations in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Appendix 5 The objects of the Military School of Music Bibliography

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.

Reviews for Music & the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century

The meticulous and exhaustive research, enormous depth of experience, and exemplary clarity informing Herbert and Barlow's account turn the British aristocracy and even royalty from philistines into diachronic patrons of music... A magnificent achievement. --CHOMBEC News