Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...

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The findings challenge the held belief that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities between ...

The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more than 20,000 people who played instruments were serving in uniform, in the ...

The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought ...