Date Available
10-7-2015
Year of Publication
2015
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
Fine Arts
Department/School/Program
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Skip Gray
Abstract
This project examines source materials, methods, and instruments required for creating an informed period performance of military brass band music from the American Civil War. The rapid development of brass bands in America combined with the volatility of the war meant that much of the development of these styles were not formally documented. To compound this problem an instrumentalist trained on modern instruments who plays on an instrument from the period will produce a sound highly colored and influenced by their sound concept on a modern instrument. Experience with the instrument and attention to their idiosyncrasies will offer the closest possible sound to bands in the Civil War era. This project examines primary musical sources as well as considerations on how to properly approach a period performance of brass band music of this era. Central to this examination is the author's training and experience as a member of the Civil War period performance ensemble Saxton's Cornet Band.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2016.002
Recommended Citation
Crawford, Joel M., "Performance Practice of Brass Band Music of the American Civil War: A Perspective from Saxton's Cornet Band" (2015). Theses and Dissertations--Music. 53.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/53
