- Description
- x, 319 leaves : ill.
- Summary
- In the United Kingdom, the tradition of the wind band is primarily found in the military. Great Britain, in 1845, published almost no music for wind band. It fell upon each bandmaster to compose or arrange suitable music for the regiment's band. Carl Boosé, bandmaster of the Scots Fusilier Guards Band, tried to have his arrangements published. Failing that he, himself, printed the parts for each arrangement and distributed them on a subscription basis. The immediate success of his journal induced Boosey & Co. to take over the publication of Boosé's Military Journal (BMJ), retaining Boosé as editor. A short history of the military band in Great Britain begins with the Crusades. What may be considered a true wind band, however, came from the Prussian and German harmonien (wind ensembles of six or more musicians). From 1760, British regiments began to hire harmonien in total or recruited continental musicians to form the regiments' military bands. The growth in number and kind of instruments in British military bands is traced through the nineteenth century. Also studied are changes in instrumentation of BMJ from 1846 to 1900. Instruments, keys, and number of parts per instrument, however, had become somewhat stabilized by 1851. So innovative was Boosé's instrumentation that there was little change after that date.
- Fourteen to seventeen British military band journals sprang up in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Most were begun with arrangements of bandmasters who also served as editors of the journals. Descriptions are given of each journal including publisher, editor, instrumentation, and a sampling of pieces. An extremely interesting discovery is that the British Library dates Jullien's Journal for Military Music as having begun in 1844, one year before Boosé began his journal. An analysis of the contents of BMJ from 1846 to 1900 is broken down by category and genre. Changes in importance over time are noted and compared with BMJ and other major British military band journals of the nineteenth century.
- Subject
- Note
- Thesis (note)
- Thesis (Dr. of Musical Arts)--University of Cincinnati, 2001.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Reproduction (note)
- Call Number
- *XML-3448
- OCLC
- 155154153
- Author
Moss, James C.
- Title
British military band journals from 1845 through 1900 [microform] : an investigation of instrumentation and content with an emphasis on Boosé's Military Journal / by James C. Moss.
- Imprint
2001.
- Thesis
Thesis (Dr. of Musical Arts)--University of Cincinnati, 2001.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
- Reproduction
Microfiche. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 2002. 4 microfiches. (UMI no. 3038940)
- Research Call Number
*XML-3448