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In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion instruments.The modern form of the brass band in the United Kingdom dates back to the 19th century, with a vibrant tradition of competition based around communities and local industry, with colliery bands being particularly notable.
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The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band is a British brass band formed in 1881. The band is based in Brighouse , in Calderdale , West Yorkshire , England. The band is known across the world, and is regarded by many as the best and most consistent "public subscription band" in the world.
The Cory Band is one of the oldest and best known award-winning [1] brass bands in the world based in Treorchy of the Welsh Valleys, Britain. [2]Ranked the world's No. 1 brass band for 13 consecutive years, [3] Cory made world history in 2016 by winning all three majors titles: 'Best Brass Band' at British, National and European championships – the banding world's Grand Slam – along with ...
There are around 40 university brass bands (or brass ensembles) in the UK,. [10] Like Youth bands, university bands are usually not registered, as many players also play with nearby registered bands. Furthermore, the standard of many university brass bands oscillates widely every year when a third of their players graduate and are replaced.
The findings challenge the held belief that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities between the 1830s and 1850s. Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought ...
The BBC transmitted new installments of the programme weekly from January 1964 through July 2006, and from then on, only as Christmas and New Year Specials. It was also converted into a radio programme (not included here). Although several artists appeared multiple times on the show over the years, the list notes just their first appearance.
The UK singles chart was first compiled in 1969. However, the records and statistics listed here date back to 1952 because the Official Charts Company counts a selected period of the New Musical Express chart (only from 1952 to 1960) and the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969 as predecessors for the period prior to 11 February 1969, where multiples of competing charts coexisted side by side.