The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-06-29

money while everybody else was
spending 1t, hs has worked just a.
hard for his - or IS ~ he could
have done had he been brick laying or
farming or clerking or barbering.
The band which has become 10 IA
miliar 10 us that We regard It ~ q
necessity. 10 an institution Of ancient
origin. Our own army and navy have
had bands for more than a century
and civilian bands in this country date
back almost as far. The band as an
organized body Of musicians could not,
OF course. come into existence until 4
variety of different musical instru-
ments had been invented and the de-
vslopment along this line proceeded
somewhat slowly . few centuries back
from the outset, however. the most
unctvilised nations recognised the
three chief factors Of band music
rhythm, melody and harmony. as
manifested by the three basic instru-
ments. the drum, the nfe and the
bugls or cornet. In this connection 1t
IL interesting to note that the drum.
which ID closer to the heart of young
America than any other unit in the
band. 10 an instrument which came
TO us from the Orient.
The bugles and comets, which are
50 much In evidence on the Fourth OF
July. have been developed from the
single tubes Of antiquity. Originally
the range Of these instruments was
limited to two notes. but in time the
tubes were bent and finally the In
strumsnt was made in several coils.
with the result that the musical range
was broadened proportionately. The
Whistling instruments such as flies,
flutes and clarinets, are the outcome
of somewhat similar development.
1t 10 worthy Of note that it is seldom
nowadays that anybody attempts to
introduce new instrument or a rad
ical adaptation Of an old design for
use in bands. Every now and then
some composer or orchestra conductor
will come forward with some new or
chestra instrument tmany of them
short-lived in popularity. it must be
admitted), but 1t Is seldom that inven-
tors attempt to introduce new band
Instruments. Indeed, with the excep-
ton Of some newfangled drums. there
has been almost nothing new in this
field in many years.
1t cannot be said that there is any
standard membership for band
Many an American village that has
a band Of ten or twelve pieces plumes
itself on the possession, whereas the
small city Is rare than can boast a
band Of more than sixteen to twenty
members. Yet even this latter num-
Der appears small when compared
with the membership Of our great con-
cert, military and naval bands. Such
a band usually has In the neighbor-
hood Of nifty members. and some of
them. with fife. drum and bugle
corps added. muster nearly one hun
dred men on parade. In Germany and
Italy the regulation military band is
made up Of forty-five musicians. while
the most famous band in France mum.
bers seventy musicians.
Inc united states mas always held
a high place In the world Of band
music. thanks not only to our great
bands, such as the noted
United States Marine band-the
Presidents Own" which plays at the
White House-but also to the famous
private bands. such as those of Sousa
and the late Patrick Gilmore Incl
IDENTIFY It may be mentioned that
American band music has the call all
over the world. The lively, character
istic. inspiring marches. such as those
by the March King" John
Philip Sousa, have been translated"
into the band renditions Of every civil
zed nation, and whereas an American
sometimes has dificulty In recognizing
The foreign versions Of these dashing
airs. they are. at worst 20 much better