Episode 9: A Dreadful Hullaballoo

Why did one nineteenth-century French musician describe military bands as producing "a dreadful hullaballoo"?

In this episode of The Musical Archeologist, Craig Dabelstein explores Frédéric Berr's criticism of the bewildering variety of instruments found in military bands of his day. With every regiment assembling its own combination of players, no two bands sounded alike, making consistent training, repertoire, and musical standards almost impossible.

Source:

Frédéric Berr, The need to reconstitute the School of Military Music

Translated by Craig Dabelstein

Published by Maxime's Music

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