Prints/drawing/vintage Brasswind Musical Instruments

Superseded by "Brass Bands of the British Isles 1800-2018 - a historical directory"

Of the many brass bands that have flourished in Britain over the last 200 years very few have documented records covering their history. This directory is an attempt to collect together information about such bands and make it available to all. Over 12,100 bands are recorded here, with some 6,300 additional cross references for alternative or previous names.

Cette contribution se propose d’aborder le phénomène des éditions de musique imprimées avec fausse adresse d’impression. Il s’agit d’un problème bien connu par les historiens du livre, qui toutefois dans le domaine de l’histoire de l’imprimerie musicale a été encore très peu considéré. L’analyse de quelques cas concernant des éditions publiées en France, aux Pays-Bas et en Allemagne pendant les XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles permettra d’enquêter un phénomène complexe qui pose différents problèmes au niveau historique, historiographique et bibliographique.

See paper: https://www.academia.edu/37840984/Stampate_a_Venezia_Edizioni_musicali_del_Seicento_con_false_indicazioni_di_stampa._forthcoming_

Brass bands, their players and instruments have always been ripe subjects for humour. They have been used to poke fun at themselves, and others, to make satirical or political points, to promote products, or just to provide the scene for a joke.
Cartoonists have found the world of brass bands and brass players an inspiration, both in comment on the brass band movement itself and also as reflections on the contemporary political and social scenes.

Representations of cats and dogs and their anthropomorphic appearances as brass players in various postcards and similar published material. Here I have selected a number of such “cat” cards and a much small set of “dog” ones – why the difference in popularity/availability I wonder?