Source note · R141
From Antiquity to Academia: A History of Early American Brass Bands and a Way Forward for Their Adaptation within Institutions of Higher Learning
Important recent dissertation on the American brass-band movement and revival/adaptation.
- Setting
- United States
- Kind of evidence
- Doctoral dissertation
- Source tier
- Thesis / dissertation
- PDF status
- Verified endpoint
What this source covers
Early American brass bands 19th c. and contemporary revival
Method or source type
Music history / performance practice / higher education
Why it matters to this project
Important recent dissertation on the American brass-band movement and revival/adaptation.
Evidence and access limits
Open repository PDF likely; direct endpoint inferred from GMU repository pattern/search result PDF filename identified as Troiano_gmu_0883E_12569.pdf; verify endpoint if using formally.
Source-database note
This record was integrated into the research library on September 15, 2026. Metadata and verification status are preserved from that research corpus; a verified PDF endpoint does not by itself mean open access.