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Notes on the songs, instruments and bands of the American Civil War era

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The bands

Regimental bands, field music, bandmasters and the living-history musicians who keep the parts sounding today.

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A printed season calendar on a wooden desk beside a pencil and a pair of reading glasses, late afternoon window light falling across the date column, shot from slightly above.
Plate BD-002 A printed season calendar on a wooden desk beside a pencil and a pair of reading glasses, late afternoon window light falling across the date column, shot from slightly above.

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  1. A printed season calendar on a wooden desk beside a pencil and a pair of reading glasses, late afternoon window light falling across the date column, shot from slightly above.
    BD-002

    Building a Regional Arts Season

    How a regional concert season is assembled, what a presenter asks of a small ensemble, and why one programme is played twice in two towns.

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    The bands · 1408 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    this piece cites only csuchico.edu, loc.gov

  2. Five singers standing in a loose semicircle in a church fellowship hall, each holding a single printed part, a music stand between them, late afternoon light from tall windows falling across the floor.
    BD-001

    Running a Small Ensemble: Parts and Balance

    How four or five singers divide parts, rehearse, and stay balanced, and what a written guide to running a community ensemble teaches a period band.

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    The bands · 1026 words · 1 source
    Caveat
    this piece cites only loc.gov