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Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought’ and could date to Napoleonic War
Wartime bands included woodwind instruments such as clarinets and bassoons, but the 15th Regiment ... 33rd Regiment of Foot. The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of ...
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Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought’ and could date to Napoleonic War
These findings illustrate just how deeply brass bands are embedded in British history and culture ... be a trumpeter and bugleman in the 33rd Regiment of Foot. The Napoleonic Wars (1793 ...
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‘Britain’s brass bands older than thought and invented Napoleonic War soldiers’
In 1834, Lincoln’s brass band was being trained by William Shaw who used to be a trumpeter and bugleman in the 33rd Regiment of Foot. The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation ...