Category Archives: Music Library
Music Library Welcome to the Music Library of My Garden Armchair — a structured collection of carefully selected video playlists, performances, instrumental features, bands, vocal groups, composers, arrangers, and listening journeys gathered from across the musical landscape. Rather than presenting … Continue reading →
Military Bands — Discipline, Ceremony, and the Sound of Public Occasion Military bands occupy a distinctive place in the wider world of music. Their purpose has never been limited to entertainment alone. They have served as signals, symbols, ceremonial voices, … Continue reading →
Corporate Bands
Corporate Bands — Structure, Identity, and Community Sound Corporate brass bands occupy a distinctive space within the broader brass band tradition, shaped by civic, industrial, and organisational identity. These bands often reflect the communities, workplaces, and institutions from which they … Continue reading →
Salvation Army Bands
The Salvation Army band tradition occupies a distinctive position within the wider brass band world. While sharing instrumentation, discipline, and ensemble structure with contesting and ceremonial brass traditions, Salvation Army bands emerged from an entirely different purpose: not performance for … Continue reading →
Joe Cocker
Okada Flugeler
Felix Klieser
Dedicated to my brother Bennie, whose quiet recommendation opened the door to this remarkable musician.
Continue reading →Flugel Horn
The Flugel Horn — Warmth, Colour, and the Softer Edge of Brass The flugel horn occupies a gentler space within the brass family. Similar in outline to the trumpet, yet markedly different in character, it softens the upper brass voice, … Continue reading →
French Horn
The French Horn — Contour, Blend, and the Inner Voice of the Ensemble The French horn occupies a position of quiet complexity within the brass family. Its voice does not seek prominence, yet it shapes the inner contour of the … Continue reading →