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.