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Pages in category "British brass bands" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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.
Many of these bands also compete in the British Open Brass Band Championships, established in 1853, [3] and become representatives of their nations in the European Brass Band Championships. The test pieces set for or commissioned by this section are extremely difficult and use complicated musical conventions and techniques to challenge the ...
The findings challenge the held belief that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities between the 1830s and 1850s.
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 ...
The Brighouse and Rastrick band celebrating their victory at the 2022 British Open Championships. 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 ...
The band derives its name from the Foden manufacturer of trucks in Sandbach. Foden's Band are one of the top brass bands in the world; regularly appearing at the top of the "World of Brass – World Rankings" [2] [3] In 2012, Foden's became double winners of both the National Championships and the British Open. [4]
The band is listed as one of the top 10 bands of the second half of the 20th century in Dr Roy Newsome’s ‘The Modern Brass Band’. [ 1 ] Past players in the band include Cornet artist Philip McCann, [ 2 ] Trombone virtuoso Ian Bousfield , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and Euphonium artists Robert Childs, [ 5 ] and Nicholas Childs .