Military Music And Its Story - The Rise & Development Of Military Music - online book

By Henry George Farmer Author Of "Memoirs Of The Royal Artillery Band: An Account Of Military Music In England", With Illustrations -

Published By WM. REEVES, London, Circa 1912

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TO write a general history of military music, one 1 embracing a continuous and coherent account of its progress, is no easy task; for the simple reason that its development has not been general, but has proceeded on different lines in different countries. The growing interest in the subject manifested in Britain during recent years is perhaps not the least encouraging feature noticeable in connection with the spread of general culture, the best wind-band combinations now attracting vast audiences on concert platforms formerly considered the exclusive monopoly of the grand orchestra. There is on all sides, an acquaintance with music, vocal or instrumental: and whilst much of this may be of only an elementary character, there is, and that more widely diffused than is perhaps generally known, a very high standard of musical culture indeed abroad. During the past half-century, literature in all other branches of musical art has grown enormously and is still being poured out at a bewildering rate—yet works treating of military music, of its history, or of its theory, are conspicuously rare, and may be counted almost on the fingers of one hand.

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Frontispiece - MILITARY BAND Circa 1790 Title Page Dedication FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD FOREWORD PREFACE PREFACE PREFACE PREFACE CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS Early England. Origin of warlike music—The drum, horn and trumpet of antiquity—Organisation with the ancient Egyptians—The Greeks and their special marching instrument, the flute—The variety of Roman military musicians—The ancient Britons and their war songs—The Saxons—Danes—Normans—The court and army minstrels under the Normans and Plantagenets— Early musical signals and fanfares - 0101 Page - 0102 Page - 0103 Page - 0104 Page - 0105 Page - 0106 Page - 0107 Page - 0108 Page - 0109 Page - 0110 Page - 0111 Revival op the Military Art. Influence of the Crusades—Adoption of side drum and kettledrum^Origin of the band of minstrels—Trumpeters and drummers attached to cavalry and infantry—Regular musical signals adopted—The origin of the modern march—The old English drum march—The drum major - 0112 Page - 0113 Page - 0114 Page - 0115 Page - 0116 Page - 0117 Page - 0118 Page - 0119 Page - 0120 Page - 0121 Page - 0122 Page - 0123 Page - 0124 Page - 0125 The bagpipe, its rise and fall—The adoption of the fife— Rules and requirements for drummers and fifers—Earliest music for drums and fifes—The Commonwealth and its check to musical progress—The Restoration and the rise of the standing army—Adoption of cavalry kettledrums—Impressment of military musicians—The Royal Sergeant Trumpeter, The Life Guards and cavalry—Requirements for trumpeters— Music for trumpets—Unique kettledrums—Music for kettledrums- 0126 Page - 0127 Page - 0128 Page - 0129 Page - 0130 Page - 0131 Page - 0132 Page - 0133 Page - 0134 Page - 0135 Page - 0136 Page - 0137 Page - 0138 Page - 0139 Page - 0140 Page - 0141 Page - 0142 Page - 0143 Hautboys. Origin of the modern military band—French bands of hautboys—Their music—Introduced into England—Superiority of German bands—Adoption of the bassoon and French horn— Invention of the clarinet—Organisation of British bands— Civilian bandsmen—Revival of drum and fife bands—Mounted and dismounted bands for cavalry - 0144 Page - 0145 Page - 0146 Page - 0147 Page - 0148 Page - 0149 Page - 0150 Page - 0151 Page - 0152 Page - 0153 Page - 0154 Page - 0155 Bands op Music. Revival of interest in bands—Reorganisation by Frederic the Great of Prussia—Royal Artillery Band, 1762—Instructions for bands—Uniforms—Music for bands—Adoption of the serpent and trombone—The importance of British bands of the period : a defence—The opinion of Burney—Parke's description of the bands of the Foot Guards—Pohl's commendation - 0156 Page - 0157 Page - 0158 Page - 0159 Page - 0160 Page - 0161 Page - 0162 Page - 0163 Page - 0164 Page - 0165 Page - 0166 Page - 0167 Page - 0168 Page - 0169 Page - 0170 Turkish Music. The music of the Jannissaries and its influence on military bands—Introduced in Austria, France, Prussia and England— The fashion for negro drummers—The importance of " Jannis-sary music " on the march—The bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine and "Jingling Johnnie"—The dress of the negro drummers—Their abolition - 0171 Page - 0172 Page - 0173 Page - 0174 Page - 0175 Page - 0176 Page - 0177 Page - 0178 The Influence of the French Revolution. The band of the National Guard—Origin of the Paris Conservatoire—Bands under Napoleon—Superiority of militia and volunteer bands in England—Noted bandmasters—Some special combinations—The influence of French bands Mounted bands—Invention of the key-bugle—The Peninsular War and Waterloo—The Foot Guards bands in Paris—Invention of the ophicleide - 0179 Page - 0180 Page - 0181 Page - 0182 Page - 0183 Page - 0184 Page - 0185 Page - 0186 Page - 0187 Page - 0188 Page - 0189 Page - 0190 Page - 0191 Page - 0192 Forty Years' Peace. The development of the military band—Official encouragement and augmentation—The civilian bandmaster—Diverse band organisation—The king's military band—Comparison of British and Continental bands—Band music—Beethoven's band scores—Invention of the valve—First adopted in Germany—Introduced into England by Second Life Guards Band— Invention of the cornet - 0193 Page - 0194 Page - 0195 Page - 0196 Page - 0197 Page - 0198 Page - 0199 Page - 0200 Page - 0201 Page - 0202 Page - 0203 Page - 0204 Reorganisation. The faulty system of band organisation—No uniform instrumentation—Reform in Germany under Wieprecht—In Belgium under Servais—Austria—France's great reforms—The Sax and other inventions—Reform in England—The band journals— Disorganisation during the Crimean War—Proposals for repair —Establishment of a Military School of Music - 0205 Page - 0206 Page - 0207 Page - 0208 Page - 0209 Page - 0210 Page - 0211 Page - 0212 Page - 0213 Page - 0214 Page - 0215 Page - 0216 Page - 0217 Page - 0218 Page - 0219 Page - 0220 Page - 0221 Renaissance. Why the Renaissance?—The music of the "masses"— Jullien and bands—First military band concerts, etc.—Instrumentation of bands—Government recognition of bands, 1863— The staff bands—Famous instrumentalists from army bands— The volunteer movement—More staff bands—The Military School of Music—Some celebrated army bandmasters— Continental bands—Belgium, Austria, France, Prussia—International Band Contest at Paris, 1867—Some world-famous bands: the Royal Artillery Band, Grenadier Guards, Garde Republicaine (France), Gilmore's Band (U.S.A.), Belgian Guides—Latest tribute of military bands - 0222 Page - 0223 Page - 0224 Page - 0225 Page - 0226 Page - 0227 Page - 0228 Page - 0229 Page - 0230 Page - 0231 Page - 0232 Page - 0233 Page - 0234 Page - 0235 Page - 0236 Page - 0237 Page - 0238 Page - 0239 Page - 0240 Page - 0241 Page - 0242 List of Staff Bandmasters - 0243 Page - 0244 Page - 0245 Page - 0246 Page - 0247 Page - 0248 Page - 0249 Page - 0250 Index - 0251 Page - 0252 Page - 0253 Page - 0254 Page - 0255 Page - 0256

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