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OverviewBands structured around western wind instruments are among the most widespread instrumental ensembles in the world. Although these ensembles draw upon European military traditions that spread globally through colonialism, militarism and missionary work, local musicians have adapted the brass band prototype to their home settings, and today these ensembles are found in religious processions and funerals, military manoeuvres and parades, and popular music genres throughout the world. Based on their expertise in ethnographic and archival research, the contributors to this volume present a series of essays that examine wind band cultures from a range of disciplinary perspectives, allowing for a comparison of band cultures across geographic and historical fields. The themes addressed encompass the military heritage of band cultures; local appropriations of the military prototype; links between bands and their local communities; the spheres of local band activities and the modes of sociability within them; and the role of bands in trajectories toward professional musicianship. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in ethnomusicology, colonial and post-colonial studies, community music practices, as well as anyone who has played with or listened to their local band. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Katherine Brucher , Suzel Ana Reily , Dr. Suzel Ana ReilyPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9781409444220ISBN 10: 1409444228 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 23 October 2013 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'This is a fascinating book - the first to take a global view of a musical tradition grounded on the one side in the physics of sound and the outdoors, and on the other by local cultures that go back a long way and are fiercely guarded. If you think you know something about wind bands, you are only partly right.' Kenneth Kreitner, University of Memphis, USA Author InformationSuzel Ana Reily is a Reader in Ethnomusicology and Social Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast. She has published widely on Brazilian music, focusing on local community traditions, such as choirs, brass bands and local folk groups. Katherine Brucher is an Assistant Professor of Music at the DePaul University School of Music in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She has published on the music of Portugal and Portuguese diaspora communities, music and migration, and global wind band traditions. Charles Keil, Katherine Brucher, Suzel Ana Reily, Trevor Herbert, Sarah McClimon, Heejin Kim, Matt Sakakeeny, Sylvia Bruinders, Gordon Ramsey, Helena Simonett. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |