The Military Band — and the Woman Who Wasn’t Supposed to Write It
If we care about the future of the military band then we owe it to ourselves to listen carefully to its early critics and historians.
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Author: Craig Dabelstein
Craig Dabelstein is the founder of Maxime’s Music, a publisher dedicated to reviving the forgotten world of 19th-century music through recordings, editions, and translations. An instrumental music teacher and conductor, he spends his time unearthing lost repertoire, translating historic texts, and arguing—sometimes loudly—that music should move people before it impresses them.
Comettant: Francis Planté
Francis Planté (1839–1934) was a celebrated French pianist renowned for his technical prowess and deeply expressive style.
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Berr: The need to reconstitute the School of Military Music
Originally published in 1838, Frédéric Berr’s The Need to Reconstitute the School of Military Music on a New Basis to Improve Regimental Music is a treatise on the structure and administration of military bands in 19th-century France.
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Wieprecht: The military band and the musical organization of an army
Wilhelm Wieprecht (1802–1872) was a visionary German bandmaster, composer, and conductor who revolutionized military and brass band music.
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Eichborn: Militarism and Music
First published in 1909, Militarism and Music is a thoughtful exploration of the historical relationship between military organisation and musical culture.
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Eichborn: On the History of Instrumental Music
On the History of Instrumental Music is a critical re-examination of how instrumental music emerged, developed, and came to be judged.
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Neukomm: History of the Military Band
First published in 1889, History of the Military Band stands as one of the earliest attempts to trace, in a coherent and systematic way, the development of military music as both an artistic and social force.
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Bobillier: The Military Band
The Military Band (1917) is Marie Bobillier’s sweeping survey of military music from antiquity to the 19th century.
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Alex F. Lithgow, Works, vol. 1
An album of works by composer Alex F. Lithgow.
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The Benvenuti Collection, vol. 1
Music from the turn of the century from the Benvenuti Collection.
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