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Origins and Early History of American Wind Music: Instrument Makers, Composers, Instructional Methods, and Ensemble Performance

SKU: PMRT.GEN.3518.05897

$198.85

Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Number of Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780773443518
Publication Date: 2013
Condition: New

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This book traces the origins of American Wind Music during the Federal Era specifically the instrumental instruction books called tutors that were published by American printers. The immense popularity of amateur music making in Federal America is apparent when one discovers the huge quantity of ensemble scores included in the tutors. These tutors mark the true beginning of indigenous instrumental ensemble music in America.

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