A Sourcebook of Nineteenth-Century American Sacred Music for Brass Instruments

by Mark J. Anderson

Exploring the parallel development of the brass band movement and religious fervor in late 19th-century America, this work includes illustrations from original materials as well as scores for 22 works. While the choral tradition has remained strong in churches, in this earlier period both choral and instrumental forms were equally popular. This study begins with solo cornet parts, used by men like George Ives to lead the singing at revival meetings,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313303800
• ISBN13: 9780313303807
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"