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Army music during World War I. Popular attitudes concerning music. Faith in music as a good influence ; Massed singing by soldiers ; The desire to improve army bands -- Reorganizing army bands. Influences creating Gerneral Pershing's interest in army music ; The Neufchateau conference ; Recommendations by General Pershing, the commission on training camp activities, and a board established by the War Department -- The American expeditionary forces examining board. Preliminary deliberations ; Organization of the examining board ; Board proceedings, recommendations, and reports -- The American expeditionary forces bandmasters and musicians school. Organization of the school ; School operations ; Effectiveness of the bandmasters and musicians school -- The American expeditionary forces general headquarters band. Predecessors in France ; Organization of the general headquarters band ; General headquarters band operations ; General Pershing's relationship to the general headquarters band ; Victory loan tour in the United States ; Final disposition of the general headquarters band ; A band at Chaumont, April through August, 1919 ; Relationship of the bandmasters and musicians school with the general headquarters band ; Origin of the term "Pershing's own" -- Conversion to a peacetime army. A representative band for the army ; The postwar status of band leaders -- Organizing the Army Band. Events leading to a decision to organize the Army Band. The army and public occasions in Washington ; Transfer of the army music school from New York to Washington, D. C. ; An Army Band to perform for the interment of the unknown soldier and for the disarmament conference of November 1921 ; Relationship of the Army Band to its predecessor of November 1921 -- The organizing process. Authorizing the unit ; Personnel ordered to the District of Washington ; Facilities at Fort Hunt ; Consolidating the four recruit depot band structures into one organization ; Public debut -- Toward a stable unit, Februrary - September 1922. Personnel ; Performances of May - September 1922 ; Special provisions ; The transfer of Francis Leigh ; The move to Washington barracks -- Acquiring characteristic traits. Appointment of a new band leader ; Changes in the grade structure ; Personnel ; Relationship to the Army Band and the army music school ; Performances of October 1922 - August 1923 ; The advent of radio ; Performances of September 1923 - September 1924 ; Distinctive uniform and insignia ; Field music section ; Nonmusician assignments -- Organization stability and national significance. October 1924 - January 1928. Performances of October 1924 - March 1926 ; Legislation creating the position "Leader of the Army Band" ; An attempt to provide legislative authority for the Army Band's existence ; Louis Yassel and Thomas F. Darcy ; Performances March 1926 - December 1927 -- January 1928 - August 1940. Performances. Commercial tours ; Trip to Spain in 1929 ; Radio ; Performances for patriotic organizations ; Pan American union performances ; Other special performances ; Relationship of the Army Band with the President of the United States -- Relations with civilian musicians ; Further congressional activity -- 1924-1940. Personnel ; Relationship of the Army Band, the army music school and the War Department ; Nonmusician assignments ; Dress and insignia ; Transportation ; Commanding officers ; Life in the Army Band -- World War II. The period September 1940 - June 1943. The War Department adviser on bands expanding the organization. The army music school ; Personnel changes to January 1942 ; Additional personnel for the Army Band -- Grades, ratings and pay ; Unit structure and logistics ; Dress and insignia ; erformances -- The overseas band. North African theater of operations United States Army. Preliminary actions ; Atlantic base section ; Algiers, July 1943 - April 1944 ; Hugh J. Curry -- United Kingdom, April - September 1944. New quarters ; Performances ; Personnel -- October 1944 - June 1945. Operations ; Personnel and facilities -- Effectiveness of overseas duty -- Events in Washington, June 1943 - June 1945. A substitute for the Army Band in events requiring a large band ; The army music school ; Hurrell's band -- June 1945 - September 1946. Reconsolidation ; Appointment of a new leader ; Performances ; Organization changes ; Relation to other bands -- Appendices. Band personnel at American expeditionary forces general headquarters, 1918-1919 ; Army symphony band, January 1920 ; Schedules ; Performance ; Pay, grades, and ratings ; Messages read on the twentieth anniversary broadcast ; Photographs. |
