From the Collection #22 - Notes of War
Part of the "From the Collection" series prepared and distributed to a subscribers' list during 2022 as a follow on to the "Virtual Visit" series initiated during the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 The collection focus of this item military bands and instruments
The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia has an extensive collection of photographs, instruments and regalia relating to the brass bands which existed within units and formations in the State from pre-Federation until 1974. In technical terms, brass bands utilise only brass instruments, while military or wind bands also have woodwind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophones). Brass bands were the norm in Western Australian military units in peace and war, at home and overseas and during both World Wars.
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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