Search Results: Military - Music (Bands, Songs, etc.) from Capricorn Books

Hayes, Middlesex: Columbia Gramaphone Co., 1941. 336 pp, 7" H. Interior - light toning to the pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - slight lean to the spine, light browning to the fore-edge and to the top of the text block, three small soft corner creases, slight colour fading to the cover edges, very light soiling/rubbing on the rear cover.. Soft Cover. Good+.

Harmondsworth / London : Kestrel Books / EMI Music Publishing, 1975. 190 pp, 4to (11" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with Charles Keepings wonderful drawings of London and Londoners of the past. "Charles Keeping, one of Britain's finest illustrators, was brought up in Vauxhall, South London, where a Saturday-night sing song (or 'ding dong', as it was called) was part of the way of life. Over many years, including the height of the Blitz, these sing songs scarcely varied in style or content. Armed with plenty of beer and food, the family gathered in the parlour to sing and dance to their favourite songs, each member of the family being expected to sing the song that 'belonged' to him. Charles Keeping has now brought together and lovingly illustrated many of these songs. They come from a variety of sources: from Edwardian music hall, from the First World War trenches, from the American dance hall, or, quite simply, from the streets. And they take in a… Read More

Toronto: Gordon V. Thompson, 1941. 48 pp, 12" H. No date, but the latest song copyright is 1941. B&w photographs of the members of "The Happy Gang" with captions. Words and music for: Carry On; There'll Always Be an England; The King Is Still in London; The Navy's Here; Good Night Little Soldier Good Night; Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie; I Want to Kiss Daddy Good-Night; Mr. Churchill, Our Hats Are Off to You; Spread the Word Now; Keep Your Shirts On; To the Stars; Look for the Rainbow; When Your Boy comes Back to You; I Love You Canada. Interior - soft crease at bottom corner of page 27 to end of book, some small light wrinkles to fore-edge of a few pages, small light stain at bottom of page 47. Exterior - light to moderate edge wear, corner creases, small stain at bottom corner of rear cover, previous owner's name in ink on front cover, a few tiny scuffs and light rubbing.. Stapled in Wraps. Good.

St Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell, 2002. 335 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4' H). B&w and color photographs. "(A)n overview of the history of military bands in Canada, including bands, marches, pipes, drums and tattoos. The authors have collected information from many sources over the years on individual bands, marches and songs, recordings, and the treasury of well-known and rare photographs featured within these pages. In addition to a history of the development of individual bands, they have included histories of the regimental marches, a song book, a chart of military band instruments, and short biographies of Canadian Directors of Music, Bandmasters and Pipe Majors." This is a new unread book. Dust jacket has very minor rubbing. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

(Household Cavalry), 1954. 30 pp, 8 1/2" H. The programme of the Tattoo. B&w drawings, advertisements. The programme gives details of the following events: The Band and Guard of the Sea Cadet Corps (Guildford); Household Cavalry Egyptian War Saga; Drill Display by the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards; The Corps of Drums of the Guards Training Battalion; Display by the Dispatch Riders of The Royal Corps of Signals; Cavalry Drill Display by The Household Training Cadre; Jeep Assembly Display by the Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers; The Coach of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues); Exhibition Polo Match; Interlude by the L.A.D. Royal Horse Guards; Illuminated Club Swinging by the Household Cavalry Training Cadre; Balloon Jumping by members of The Airborne Forces Depot, Aldershot; Musical Ride by Mounted Squadrons of the Household Cavalry; Finale. Interior - a few tiny light foxing marks, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing and… Read More

London: Society for Army Historical Research, 1957. Paging runs 47 - 94, 10" H. Colour frontispiece, 6 pages sepiatone illustrations. Contents include: 2nd Life Guards Kettledrummer, 1839; The 7th Light Dragoons and their First Hussar Clothing; "The Praying Captain" - A Cavalier's Memoirs; A Swiss Officer in Wellington's Army; Crimean Photographs; Mounted Rifle Volunteers, c.1861; Some Indian Army Sabretaches / Notes: Household Cavalry Regiments' Cap-Badges; Smoothbore Firearms; etc. Questions; Replies (Solicitors on Regimental Lists; The Paschal Lamb of the Queen's Royal Regiment; etc.). Museum Supplement No. 31 June, 1957 laid in. Interior - minor browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear, moderate edge wrinkling, very light browning, issue number written in ink on spine, small corner creases, one very small edge tear.. Soft Cover. Very Good-.

London: Society for Army Historical Research, 1966. 62 pp, 9 3/4" H. One colour plate, 4 pages sepiatone illustrations, 1 b&w map. Contents include: Captain Henry Hanmer, Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), c.1826; The Career of Robert Craufurd in the 75th Foot; Some Medals of the First (King's) Dragoon Guards; Henry Boswell Bennett: A Victim of the Last Peasant's Revolt, 1838; Obituary: Mr. W.Y. Baldry; The Colours of The Loyal MacLeod Fencibles, 1799-1802; John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705-1782); England's War Effort Against the Spanish Armada; Accounts of the War in the Crimea Written on the Battlefield; A History of the Drums and Fifes, 1650-1700 / Notes: The Scots Life Guards; etc. / Questions/ Replies: Yeomanry at Waterloo; etc. Interior - small water stain at the top corner of most of the pages; old glue residue on front inside hinge; some surface roughness and a very small light stain at the bottom corner of the frontispiece; all pages have either a small bump, piece… Read More

Glasgow: Michael Kelly Associates, 1990. Unpaginated (42 pp.), 11 3/4" H. Color illustrations (photographs, reproductions, uniform studies, tartans). Contents: Foreword; The Army Benevolent Fund; City of Glasgow Council; The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards; The Scots Guards; The Royal Scots; The Royal Highland Fusiliers; The King's Own Scottish Borderers; The Cameronians; The Black Watch; Queen's Own Highlanders; Programme of Music; The Gordon Highlanders; The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; The Territorial Army; Pipes and Drums; The Ceremony of Beating Retreat; Military Bands; Tartans and the Soldier; Regimental Colours; Pipe Banners; Strathclyde Police Pipe Band; Queen Victoria School; The Golden Lions. Interior - very light cigarette odor, small faint watermark at fore-edge of approx. first 15 pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge browning, small faint watermark on inside edge of front cover. . Stapled in Wraps. Very Good -.

Sherborne, Dorset : Alphabooks, Sherborne, 1981. 224 pp, large 8vo (10" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. "Although primarily a book about music, this is also the story of a family through two world wars, in which my father Fred provides the link with the golden age of brass bands at the end of the nineteenth century, and my brothers have shared with me a love of brass which has always been the most important part of my life. Music has taken me all over the world and brought me into contact with many eminent musicians, singers, players and conductors - but equally important have been the countless others who will probably never be famous, but who still enjoy making music. Throughout the funny and extraordinary things that have happend in my life, happiness, disappointment, success and failure have all played a part. So please join me in these reflections, on brass in particular, and the wonderful world of music in general, which is here to be… Read More

Self-published, 1980. Unpaginated, 8 1/8" H. Many b&w illustrations - photographs, drawings. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; The Queen's Regiment (The Queen's Regiment / List of records recorded by Bands of The Queen's Regiment / List of Regiments who continue to use music associated with The Queen's Regiment / Soldiers of the Queen / The Caledonian March / The Queen'sman / The Queen's Division / The Glorious First. Queen Charlotte / Fanfare "The Queen's Regiment" / Jubilee March / On Richmond Hill Baht'at / The Loyal Toast); The Queen's Royal Regiment (Braganza / We'll gang nae mair to yon toon / March from Scipio / Royal Dragoons Slow March / Bonnie Dundee / The Old Queen's); The Buffs - The Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs / Fanemarsch / Men of Kent / French Officers Calls);The East Surrey Regiment (A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky / Lass o'Gowrie / Huntingdonshire March / A Life on the Ocean Wave); The Royal Sussex… Read More

London: Seely Service, 1975. 300 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). Music notation, maps. "(Selects) a number of the better-known (Scottish ballads) and place(s) them in their historical setting. Each ballad is introduced by an account of the events which led to its composition and accompanied by a map of the battle where appropriate. There then follows the words of the ballad and the tune or tunes to which it is sung, arranged by Jimmie Macgregor. To aid the unenlightened Sassenach, those words which are only used north of the border have been translated. It is hoped that in this way the ballads themselves may become more meaningful to more people and that those who live or travel in Scotland will find the book of use when visiting the battlefields which gave birth to so many of the ballads." Note: music notation is not provided for all ballads. Previous owner's small stamp on front pastedown, one minor corner bump. Light wrinkling at bottom of spine, minor soiling on bottom of… Read More

Edmonton: Hurtig, 1979. 192 pp, 4to (11" H). B&w photographs, drawings, cartoons, musical notation. **Warning: Some of the lyrics may be considered offensive!** Contains jovial drinking songs, outrageous songs, fighting songs, cynical songs, funny songs and just plain bawdy songs. You'll find the words and music that sustained Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen through six years of loneliness and fears. Includes such well-known ditties as: Knees up Mother Brown; Bless 'em All; Lili Marlene; Hitler Only Has One Ball; and others. Interior - light cigarette odor, minor browning in margins very small crease at bottom corner of pages 177 to192, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light browning to edges of textblock, light browning on spine and cover edges, small crease at bottom corner of rear cover. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -.

New York: Dover, 1975. 111 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H). "In this playing edition of Sousa's great marches, Lester S. Levy has included 23 favorites that have continued to enjoy universal appeal to this day. Here are the great standards that are everyone's favorites: 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' (both piano transcription and song publication), 'The Gladiator', 'Semper Fidelis', 'The Thunderer', 'The Washington Post', 'The High School Cadets', 'El Capitan', 'King Cotton', 'The Manhattan Beach March', and 'Liberty Bell'. Here are the favorites that brass band musicians will remember: 'The March Past of the Corcoran Cadets', 'The Free Lance', The Invincible Eagle', 'The March Past of the National Fencibles', 'The March Past of the Rifle Regiment', and 'Jack Tar'. Sousa fans will find some of their own favorites - 'The Diplomat', 'Hail to the Spirit of… Read More

Piatkus, (London, 2001), reprint. 130 pp, 8vo (8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations (contemporary cartoons, drawings, reproductions). "The poignant songs of the First World War still posses a haunting power; and here are the authentic lyrics of the songs - by turns funny, cynical, bawdy, angry, wistful - that the soldiers sang on the march, in the trenches, and in their rare moments of rest. The romantic yearnings of the early stages of the war - epitomised by such songs as 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary', and 'Keep the Home Fires Burning' - later give way to the bitter humour of 'Hanging on the Old Barbed Wire' and 'If the Sergeant Steals Your Rum, Never Mind!'. The soldier who sang these songs with such gusto were asserting ordinary humanity in the face of extraordinary inhumanity. Max Arthur has collected together the lyrics of nearly 100 of the best First World War songs, from Britain and her Australian, Canadian and American… Read More