Opera at the bandstand :

Martin, George Whitney.

Opera at the bandstand : then and now / George W. Martin. - 1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations, portraits (some color)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Dodworth bands and Jullien's example -- Patrick S. Gilmore, his jubilees, and the Anvil chorus -- Mr. Gilmore and his 22nd Regiment Band -- John Philip Sousa, the Marine Band, and Sousa's band -- John Philip Sousa : summers in Coney Island and winters in Rochester, New York -- John Philip Sousa : Willow Grove Park, Pennsylvania -- The rise of dance bands : Herbert L. Clarke and the Long Beach Municipal Band -- The U.S. Marine Band and contemporary civilian bands -- Edward Franko Goldman and the Goldman Band -- The decline of the Goldman Band, Frederick Fennell, and the rise of the wind ensemble.

9780810888548 (e-book)


Bands (Music)--History.--United States
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