Lux, Calida gravisque pura velut aurum Et canunt angeli molliter modo natum. Light, warm and heavy as pure gold and angels sing softly to the new-born babe. Edward Esch Brass Band In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the New Orleans Brass Band style of music was born. These bands were traditionally comprised of trumpets, trombones, clarinets, saxophones, sousaphones, and percussion instruments. This style of music was often a fusion between European-style military band music and African folk music brought to the Americas by West African slaves; this idiom played a significant role in the early development in the music of America: jazz. Brass Bands were often members of Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, which were known for their lavish parades and celebrations. In parades, such as the historic New Orleans Mardi Gras parades, the clubs and brass bands were known as the first line of the parades, and the audience that follows the parade to join in the festivities was known as the second line. Hip-hop and Funk were mixed in to the Brass Band lexicon in the later 1900s, and helped meld this globally influenced American music into something even more representative of the American “melting pot” ideals. New Orleans music especially is a celebration of diversity. The music is eclectic, combining everything from gospel and marches to Caribbean music. The unique combination of ideas and styles comes through to any audience no better than through the voice of a New Orleans Brass Band. Life is a Cabaret Composer: John Kander
Lux, Calida gravisque pura velut aurum Et canunt angeli molliter modo natum. Light, warm and heavy as pure gold and angels sing softly to the new-born babe. Edward Esch Brass Band In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the New Orleans Brass Band style of music was born. These bands were traditionally comprised of trumpets, trombones, clarinets, saxophones, sousaphones, and percussion instruments. This style of music was often a fusion between European-style military band music and African folk music brought to the Americas by West African slaves; this idiom played a significant role in the early development in the music of America: jazz. Brass Bands were often members of Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, which were known for their lavish parades and celebrations. In parades, such as the historic New Orleans Mardi Gras parades, the clubs and brass bands were known as the first line of the parades, and the audience that follows the parade to join in the festivities was known as the second line. Hip-hop and Funk were mixed in to the Brass Band lexicon in the later 1900s, and helped meld this globally influenced American music into something even more representative of the American “melting pot” ideals. New Orleans music especially is a celebration of diversity. The music is eclectic, combining everything from gospel and marches to Caribbean music. The unique combination of ideas and styles comes through to any audience no better than through the voice of a New Orleans Brass Band. Life is a Cabaret Composer: John Kander