In Sound the Trumpet, Beat the Drums (University of Oklahoma Press, $32.95), Bruce Gleason has produced an excellent volume on the history of mounted bands in American history, and much more. Professor Gleason provides excellent background on mounted bands in antiquity, giving  important context to the developing military music story from the American Revolution to World War II. I recommend the well researched, well written Sound the Trumpet for the music historian and readers interested in mus


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