The History Behind it When were military bands first used? The first recorded American military band was in 1756, when fife-players and other musicians marched with more than 1,000 men in the Regiment Artillery Company of Philadelphia, commanded by Colonel Benjamin Franklin
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rhythmic pattern of the music was mirrored in the dance steps Just when social dancing was at its height, World War 2 put a stop to its popularity Lack of attendance, plus the intricate rhythmic patterns of modern jazz music, which were too complex for social dancing, led to the closing of dance halls and ballrooms With
“The Crossroads of the World”: A Social and Cultural History of Jazz in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, 1920-1970 by Colter Harper BM, Duquesne University, 2001 MA Ethnomusicology, University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Music in partial fulfillment
the earliest examples of written band music This started the period of band music known as "Harmoniemusick," lasting from the mid-eighteenth to the nineteenth century Some of the more prominent composers, like Haydn and Mozart, wrote music for the new bands Harmoniemusick's origins was in the court ensembles which was adopted by the military
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