Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were a civilian and exclusively northern creation. Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were a civilian and exclusively northern creation. Archaeology Social Sciences Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Britain’s brass bands older than thought: Study reveals they were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars
