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overdale | 17:09 Tue 06th Feb 2007 | Music
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Who invented the brass band
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Here's some info on the history of brass bands:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_band
In Britain, brass bands weren't so much an invention as a development. They came about partly as a way providing a cultural activity for the employees of mills and mines (also a way of controlling the rapidly growing industrial workforce). They were enabled by the mass production and availability of quality instruments.

Trevor Herbert is a leading authority on the history of the brass band, and there's an article here that you might find interesting:
http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.co.uk/pdf/0-19-8166 98-2.pdf

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