The article assesses the role of the military in the global dissemination and exchange of music in the long nineteenth century. It shows that, first, Western military music and its instrumentation were influenced by cross-cultural encounters, primarily with the Ottoman Empire. Second, I argue that educational professionalization and instrumental standardization were important vehicles for the global rise of the military band beyond its original purpose. Third, tracing the transnational careers of some German military musicians will make evident that competition with respect to national prestige, rising imperialism, and the increasing commercialization of musical life were crucial features of the spread of military musicians all over the world, making them cultural brokers not only of military music.

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穿制服的文化经纪人：军事音乐家及其音乐的全球崛起

文章评估了在漫长的 19 世纪，军队在全球音乐传播和交流中的作用。它表明，首先，西方军事音乐及其乐器受到跨文化接触的影响，主要是与奥斯曼帝国的接触。其次，我认为教育专业化和乐器标准化是军乐队超越其最初目的在全球崛起的重要工具。第三，追溯一些德国军事音乐家的跨国职业生涯，会发现国家声望的竞争、帝国主义的兴起以及音乐生活日益商业化是军事音乐家在世界各地传播的重要特征，使他们成为文化经纪人。不仅是军乐。