Of the many brass bands that have flourished in Britain and Ireland over the last 200 years very few have documented records covering their history. This direct

Some thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and history of brass musica

Helps identify and value woodwind instruments made in Europe and the United States during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Includes a brief history of E

9th edition, 2019. A comprehensive list of books, articles, theses and other material covering the brass band movement, its history, instruments and musicology;