How did the brass band start? What sort of music was played? What did it sound like? In the first of four programmes
Paul Hindmarsh investigates, with the help of the American Quintet Brass Band and the London
Gabrieli Brass Ensemble.
Music includes marches by Cherubini, a nonet by Felicien-Cesar David , and works from the time of the American Civil War.
Producer Paul Hindmarsh