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OverviewThere were approximately 7,000 full-time bandsmen serving in the British army in the interwar years. This was about a third of the total number of musicians in the music profession in the United Kingdom, making the War Office the largest single employer of professional musicians in the country. British army musicians were a key stakeholder in the music industry in the United Kingdom, but also farther afield, where it made a significant contribution to the maintenance of British imperial authority. To sustain the large number of bands, residential institutions provided young boys for recruitment into the army as bandsmen and, as a consequence, the army set the standard for musical training and performance. The music industry relied upon the existence of army bands for its business and the military played a significant part in the adoption of an international standard of musical pitch. Nevertheless, there was a tempestuous relationship between army bands and the BBC, as well as the recording industry as a whole. Using untapped sources and original material, Major David Hammond reveals the role and soft power influence of British army music in the interwar years. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Major David B. HammondPublisher: The Cloister House Press Imprint: The Cloister House Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.514kg ISBN: 9781913460051ISBN 10: 1913460053 Pages: 366 Publication Date: 31 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available, will be POD This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon it's release. This is a print on demand item which is still yet to be released. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Part 1: Culture Chapter 2: The gentlemen of the regiment: Musicians in the regular army Chapter 3: 'Breaking in' the young hands: The dependence on band boys Part 2: Performance Chapter 4: Seaside, ceremonial, and an unhappy union: Bands and live performance Chapter 5: A clear and homogenous sound: Performance practice and recording Chapter 6: 'Tonic' music and discord with the BBC: Repertoire and broadcasting Part 3: Influence Chapter 7: Kneller hall and the pitch battle with the War Office Chapter 8: Punching above their weight: Soft power influence of British army bands overseas Chapter 9: The youghal 'outrage': Political appropriation of military bands and the founding of the Irish Free State Appendix 1: Broadcasts (excluding outside broadcasts) by staff bands from January 1932 to September 1933 Appendix 2: Colonel Somerville's list to the BBC of army bands graded 'outstanding' by Kneller Hall in 1933. Appendix 3: Colonel Jervis's 'order of merit' army band list sent to the BBC in 1934, notable for its absence of staff bands. Appendix 4: Walton O'Donnell's BBC audition reports for three bands in Northern Ireland. Appendix 5: Internal 1941 BBC memo rejecting the Kneller Hall band grading system. Appendix 6: Army Council Instruction - 544: Pitch of Instruments of Army Bands Appendix 7: An anonymous humorous poem about the change to low pitch published in The Leading Note in 1929 BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Hammond was Educated at the London College of Music and York and Cambridge Universities, and as a performer with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, he has had a diverse career, taking him across the world as a French horn player and conductor. After four years in Southern Africa working for the Bophuthatswana Arts Council, his subsequent time in the British army saw him live in Germany and Gibraltar, serve in the Balkans, Falkland Islands, Canada, Cyprus, Kenya, and lead soldiers on Operations in Afghanistan. With the Household Cavalry, David led the mounted band on the Queen's Birthday Parade in 2014, and he continued to work in the state arena as Director of Music, The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra, responsible for the music at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and Holyrood Palace for Investitures, State Banquets, and other royal events. As an army reservist David is now Director of Music of The Band of The Royal Yeomanry (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry). As a civilian he is a French horn player and conductor, and a director of the management consultancy Get Psyched Up! David has five degrees and holds Fellowships from the principal British music conservatoires. Following on from an MBA with the Open University, David's PhD research combined his interests in music, strategy, and history, and forms the basis of this book. David has participated in sports throughout his career, notably football and rugby, and has also enjoyed 'adventure' travelling - such as canoeing on the Zambezi and completing the Trans-Siberian Railway. He now loves spending his spare time on the Essex coast with his wife, Kate, their teenage twin daughters, Jane and Elizabeth, and two large labradoodles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |