|
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Brass band, patriotic, military & ceremonial music
|
Buy Now
Brass Bands of the World: Militarism, Colonial Legacies, and Local Music Making (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,586
Discovery Miles 15 860
|
|
|
Brass Bands of the World: Militarism, Colonial Legacies, and Local Music Making (Paperback)
Series: SOAS Studies in Music
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Bands 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.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
