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Music in State Clothing: The Story of the Kettledrummers, Trumpeters and Band of the Life Guards

Door George Lawn e.a.

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#377673-VC52
Titel
Music in State Clothing: The Story of the Kettledrummers, Trumpeters and Band of the Life Guards
Auteur
Lawn, George & G. R. Lawn
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley : Leo Cooper Books
Jaar van uitgave
1995
ISBN10
0850524547
ISBN13
9780850524543
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original burgundy boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with some photographs in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting
In most regimental histories, the band, if mentioned at all, is likely to be relegated to an appendix, possibly showing a bar or two of the regimental march. Yet it is an indisputable fact that the band is actually that part of the regiment which is most frequently in the public eye. Indeed few public events seem complete without the participation of a military band. Here, at last, is a comprehensive history of one of the oldest and probably the most famous military band of all time, the Band of The Life Guards. George Lawn, himself a former bandsman, traces its colourful history from the return of King Charles II to England in 1660 down to the present day. The book encompasses every aspect of the Band's many duties and includes biographies of all known bandmasters together with numerous i... (Lees verder)llustrations of their Drum Horses. It may come as a surprise to learn how many bandsmen have later achieved musical distinction in civilian life, not least Sir Colin Davis, who has written the foreword.
Pagina's
194
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 9,00

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