Drawing on hitherto unused press and archival sources, this article assesses the implications of wartime military expansion for the music profession ... suggests that the established chronology of ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than ... Keeffe is writing a book about British military music during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military ... bands enabled aspiring musicians of all ages to develop new skills and allowed people to make music ...

The British Army Band Colchester, in Essex, would go from 44 to 23 musicians. Members would be redeployed to other bands across The Royal Corps of Music by the end of 2024. Defence minister ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than ... Dr O'Keeffe is writing a book about British military music during the Napoleonic ...