The Modern Brass Ensemble in Twentieth-Century Britain

This book is the first to deal with an aspect of twentieth-century music that is not covered in detail elsewhere: it traces the origins, stimuli and legacies of the modern brass ensemble, celebrates the vitality and diversity of its music-making. and brings together information on its performance practice, repertory, reception and cultures. The study ultimately focuses on developments in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century, but refers extensively to other periods and loci where events caused interactions, influence and change.