Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought ...

“If taken in a military habit ... called the uniform “an absolutely amazing discovery revealing one of the most exciting unknown stories from the Napoleonic Wars”.

this article assesses the implications of wartime military expansion for the music profession, and musical culture more generally, in the decades after Waterloo. It demonstrates that men and boys who ...

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Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought ...

The findings challenge the held belief that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities between ...

The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more than 20,000 people who played instruments were serving in uniform, in the ...

The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more than 20,000 people who played instruments were serving in uniform ...