The Modern Brass Band: From the 1930s to the New Millennium
- Author: Newsome
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Contents
- Contents: Foreword, Peter Wilson
- Preface. Part 1 Bands and Banding to 1945: Introductory overview
- Bands and personalities
- Engagements, broadcasts and recordings. Part 2 Times of Change, 1945-1980: Introductory overview
- Contest developments
- Composers and repertoire
- Personalities and bands
- Engagements, broadcasts, television and recordings. Part 3 The Years of Maturity, 1981-2000: Introductory overview
- Contest developments and repertoire
- Bands and their activities, and band personalities. Part 4 Overseas Developments: Brass bands outside mainland Britain. Finale: A personal view
- Glossary of brass bands
- Personalia
- Appendices
- Select bibliography
- Indexes.