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Overview"The history of Florida State University's Marching Chiefs is chronicled, from early efforts to found a band before the program's 1939 establishment at Florida State College for Women, to the Chiefs' attainment of ""world renowned"" status. The band's leaders, shows, and music are discussed, along with the origins of some of their venerable traditions, game-day rituals, and school songs. This story of the Chiefs takes into account the growth of FSU and its School of Music, the rise of ""Big Football"" in Tallahassee, and the transformations on campus and in American society that affected them." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bill F. FaucettPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9781476668321ISBN 10: 1476668329 Pages: 235 Publication Date: 24 November 2017 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: FSU vs. East Carolina, September 20, 1980 Part I. Marching Chiefs One Time! 1. College Town (to 1937) Higher Education in Tallahassee “Femina Perfecta”: The Florida State College for Women (1909) 2. Picture and Sound (1938–1946) The Tally Troopers Two Cellists “Band Pageantry” and War The Remarkable Frank Sykora Sellers Returns 3. Becoming the Chiefs (1947–1953) A Coed University … Again Halftime Hijinks Robert Braunagel (1949–1953) October 1950 Football Gets Serious Part II. Marching Chiefs Two Times! 4. Whit (1953–1962) Manley R. Whitcomb “Music, Music, Music” “Hell-Raisers” Small Scandals Damned Gators Whit Retires 5. The Art of the Marching Band (1963–1970) Charlie Carter “Brownie” “Never lost a halftime show” Forging an Art Form “Ghosts of FSCW” The Chiefs Go Bowling 6. World Renowned (1971–1976) “With an ever present flair” “Anti-Football Views” Syria and Jordan (1974) Dis-Spirited ’76 Part III. Marching Chiefs Three Times! 7. Football Rising: Bowden, Bernie and delete deleteBentley (1976–1990) Tradition Returns “Where our traditions come from”: FSU at Ohio State, October 3, 1981 The Voice Shellahamer Returns “We played the ‘War Chant’ non-stop” 8. A Marching Band for a New Era (1991 to Today) Dunnagin and Plack “Zero tolerance” Exit Charlie World Renowned … Still Post-Game: “Here’s a hymn…” Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsBill Faucett writes about one of the great university band programs with a historian's care for detail and a band member's insight and passion. The historical moments come to life, the personalities are critically and sympathetically portrayed, and the band's music resonates. Most of all, the book tells a significant and engaging story - Douglass Seaton, Warren D. Allen Professor of Music, Florida State University Bill F. Faucett's superb chronicle of one of the country's best-known (and best, period) marching bands is written with the concise prose of a journalist, the narrative sweep of a novelist, the thoughtful objectivity of a historian, the deeper-digging obsession of a musicologist, and the Hymn to the Garnet and Gold-singing heart of a Marching Chief. Though Faucett is himself an FSU grad and Marching Chiefs alum (Flush and drum major) who now claims offspring among the Chief's current ranks, this doesn't skew his vision or keep him from shining his light into a shadowy nook and cranny or two. If anything, it may only fortify his resolve to get the story right. This is a rich and interesting tale, very well told. - Robert S. Thurston, former Chief Arranger-Composer, United States Air Force Band, Washington D.C. Bill Faucett writes about one of the great university band programs with a historian's care for detail and a band member's insight and passion. The historical moments come to life, the personalities are critically and sympathetically portrayed, and the band's music resonates. Most of all, the book tells a significant and engaging story --Douglass Seaton, Warren D. Allen Professor of Music, Florida State University; Bill F. Faucett's superb chronicle of one of the country's best-known (and best, period) marching bands is written with the concise prose of a journalist, the narrative sweep of a novelist, the thoughtful objectivity of a historian, the deeper-digging obsession of a musicologist, and the Hymn to the Garnet and Gold-singing heart of a Marching Chief. Though Faucett is himself an FSU grad and Marching Chiefs alum (Flush and drum major) who now claims offspring among the Chief's current ranks, this doesn't skew his vision or keep him from shining his light into a shadowy nook and cranny or two. If anything, it may only fortify his resolve to get the story right. This is a rich and interesting tale, very well told. --Robert S. Thurston, former Chief Arranger-Composer, United States Air Force Band, Washington D.C. Bill Faucett writes about one of the great university band programs with a historian's care for detail and a band member's insight and passion. The historical moments come to life, the personalities are critically and sympathetically portrayed, and the band's music resonates. Most of all, the book tells a significant and engaging story -- Douglass Seaton, Warren D. Allen Professor of Music, Florida State University Douglass Seaton, Warren D. Allen Professor of Music, Florida State University Bill F. Faucett's superb chronicle of one of the country's best-known (and best, period) marching bands is written with the concise prose of a journalist, the narrative sweep of a novelist, the thoughtful objectivity of a historian, the deeper-digging obsession of a musicologist, and the Hymn to the Garnet. -- Robert S. Thurston, former Chief Arranger-Composer, United States Air Force Band, Washington D.C. Robert S. Thurston, former Chief Arranger-Composer, United States Air Force Band, Washington D.C. Bill Faucett writes about one of the great university band programs with a historian's care for detail and a band member's insight and passion. The historical moments come to life, the personalities are critically and sympathetically portrayed, and the band's music resonates. Most of all, the book tells a significant and engaging story --Douglass Seaton, Warren D. Allen Professor of Music, Florida State University; Bill F. Faucett's superb chronicle of one of the country's best-known (and best, period) marching bands is written with the concise prose of a journalist, the narrative sweep of a novelist, the thoughtful objectivity of a historian, the deeper-digging obsession of a musicologist, and the Hymn to the Garnet and Gold-singing heart of a Marching Chief. Though Faucett is himself an FSU grad and Marching Chiefs alum (Flush and drum major) who now claims offspring among the Chiefs' current ranks, this doesn't skew his vision or keep him from shining his light into a shadowy nook and cranny or two. If anything, it may only fortify his resolve to get the story right. This is a rich and interesting tale, very well told. --Robert S. Thurston, former Chief Arranger-Composer, United States Air Force Band, Washington D.C. Author InformationBill F. Faucett is an arts administrator and fundraiser and a former classical music critic and columnist at the Palm Beach Post and American Record Guide. He is director of development at the University of South Florida’s College of The Arts. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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