Bands in American Musical History

BRYAN PROKSCH is Professor of music history and literature at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX GEORGE FOREMAN is Associate Professor Emeritus of musicology at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. GEORGE FOREMAN is Associate Professor Emeritus of musicology at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. BRYAN PROKSCH is Professor of music history and literature at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX

• IntroductionBryan Proksch and George ForemanPart I. Inflection Points1. P. S. Gilmore's 1864 Visit to New Orleans: Prelude to the Boston Peace JubileesGeorge Foreman2. "The Most Skilled Combination of the Kind in the World:" The Kaiser-Cornet-Quartett in the United States, 1872Eric Roefs3. From Gilmore to Sousa: How One Legendary Bandmaster Gave Rise to AnotherDave Detwiler4. Conn's "Wonder" Years: Artist Endorsement Posters, 1885-1899Margaret Downie Banks5. "Conditions Certainly are Rotten": The Demise of the Sousa Band (1926−1931)Bryan ProkschPart II. Reappraisals6. The Early Works of Francis Johnson (1792-1844)Colin Roust7. The Manchester Cornet Band Repertoire of the 1850sMichael O'Connor8. Soldiers or Artists? Civil War Musicians and the Band in Nineteenth-Century AmericaJames A. Davis9. Francesco Fanciulli: A Family RecollectionSteve Bornemann10. Alice Raymond: "America's Greatest Lady Cornetist"Patricia Backhaus and George ForemanNotes on ContributorsIndex

This collection of essays, edited by Bryan Proksch (Lamar Univ.) and George Foreman (emer., Univ. of Georgia), seeks to correct some of the previous assumptions about band scholarship, expand on existing band research, and encourage future contributions to the field. The essays are interesting, accessible, and well written, drawing from rich archival material and other primary sources. Highly recommended.