Documentation for the book is extensive. The author assembled a treasure trove, enabling a more defined picture of music learning in this time and why it mattered. If only the smells, sights, and sounds of the era were alive in this book! The account touches interesting events that hint at the vibrant social life in New York City during the almost seven decades of the HOA Band. For example, the author mentions public policy surrounding concerns of “city noise,” a controversy that deeply involved the HOA Band. An interesting graphic depicting the sources of noise pollution around 1930 that includes musical instruments! Imagine hot summer evenings, with apartment windows agape, and the cacophony of NYC. Among the unnerving “damnable din” was the sound of a trumpet player practicing for the upcoming parade. The reader is given the data and relates to the HOA Band but must infer the larger societal story and its impact. There are several such byways enticingly uncovered yet left unexplored, awaiting a motivated researcher to continue a journey that the author has begun. Though we are decades beyond the final days of the HOA Band, there still might be time to learn of those who may have been touched by the ensemble and are still around to tell their stories. That next chapter is out there to be written. In the meantime, this book is waiting to be read by music educators and historians.

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书评：Suzel Ana Reily 和 Katherine Brucher，编辑，世界铜管乐队：军国主义、殖民遗产和当地音乐制作世界铜管乐队：军国主义、殖民遗产和当地音乐制作，ReilySuzel AnaBrucherKatherine 编辑。纽约：Routledge，2016 年。 xxi + 246 页，45.95 美元（平装本）。IBSN 13-978-1138251212。

本书的文档非常广泛。作者汇集了一个宝库，使人们对这个时代的音乐学习及其重要性有了更明确的认识。要是那个时代的气味、景象和声音在这本书中还活着就好了！该帐户涉及一些有趣的事件，这些事件暗示了 HOA 乐队近七年间纽约市充满活力的社交生活。例如，作者提到了围绕“城市噪音”问题的公共政策，这是一个深深涉及 HOA 乐队的争议。一个有趣的图表，描绘了 1930 年左右的噪音污染源，包括乐器！想象一下炎热的夏日夜晚，公寓窗户开着，还有纽约市的嘈杂声。在令人不安的“该死的喧嚣”中，响起了小号手为即将到来的游行练习的声音。为读者提供了与 HOA 波段相关的数据，但必须推断更大的社会故事及其影响。有几个这样的小路被诱人地发现但尚未探索，等待有动力的研究人员继续作者已经开始的旅程。尽管我们距离 HOA 乐队的最后日子已经过去了几十年，但仍有时间了解那些可能被乐团感动并仍在讲述他们的故事的人。下一章就要写了。与此同时，这本书正在等待音乐教育家和历史学家的阅读。尽管我们距离 HOA 乐队的最后日子已经过去了几十年，但仍有时间了解那些可能被乐团感动并仍在讲述他们的故事的人。下一章就要写了。与此同时，这本书正在等待音乐教育家和历史学家的阅读。尽管我们距离 HOA 乐队的最后日子已经过去了几十年，但仍有时间了解那些可能被乐团感动并仍在讲述他们的故事的人。下一章就要写了。与此同时，这本书正在等待音乐教育家和历史学家的阅读。