Bill Edington (right) of Watertown practices with his E-flat alto horn before the concert starts, as does Jim Hoyt of Madison with his E-flat tuba.
Video at source. It is worth reading the whole article. Very interesting.
Bill Edington (right) of Watertown practices with his E-flat alto horn before the concert starts, as does Jim Hoyt of Madison with his E-flat tuba.
Video at source. It is worth reading the whole article. Very interesting.
Not eactly classical music ping — certainly historic music and instruments.
Wisconsin 1st Brigade Band ping
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I’m pinging you all to this interesting article to show that Wisconsin is more than endless recalls. It’s fascinating to see who is attracted to this troupe: musicians, historians, engineers, re-enactors, etc.
While the photo hints at some of their exotic instruments, many of them are very exotic, indeed. Around the time of the Civil War, innovation in instruments was in full swing, there was a multitude of bands and orchestras, and a lot of effort was put in making a unique and interesting sound.
Out of the hundreds of new instruments, only a handful of the most popular kinds survived. The 1st Brigade has gone to a lot of effort to recreate a bunch of them.