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English brass bands and their music, 18601930, by dennis taylor this book first published 2011. Local brass bands existed before this point for various purposes from. However, many fine historic brass bands are still actively performing today. The brass band dates back to the early nineteenth century and englands industrial revolution. This is a historical study of the hand written part books of the humboldt, kansas brass band. Dec 12, 2015 my father a ww ii vet was a big fan of marching bands.
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