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Americus Brass Band

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The Americus Brass Band was founded in 1976 by a group of music students at California State University, Long Beach. Originally attracted to Civil War reenacting, the band’s founders sought authenticity in dress and instrumentation as well as music. With the help of several Civil War historians and collectors, a full complement of authentic period instruments was acquired and a large library of original music was secured. Their goal is to provide a total "living history" experience for band musicians and audiences alike by creating an accurate reproduction of a Civil War era brass band. The War Between the States, as it was then called, represented the single greatest upheaval in the history of the United States. Pitting citizen against citizen and patriot against patriot, those five long years of carnage created the circumstances out of which the nation has evolved. And, just as sound can stimulate long-buried memories, the music of the Civil War can transport us back to those days of conflict with feelings of great intensity. The music Americus presents is authentic in every detail and always performed on original antique instruments. Their intention is to carry the listener back to an earlier time -- a time when Home Sweet Home, Listen to the Mockingbird, and Amazing Grace were among the most popular songs of the era; a time when brass bands were the most popular form of musical entertainment for most Americans; and a time when patriots, northern and southern, marched of

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top songs

1

Amazing Grace

839
2

Sumpter Light Guard march

667
3

Dixie's Land Medley Quick Step

548
4

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

512
5

Scenes that are Brightest and In Happy Moments Quick Step

451
6

Glory Hallelujah Grand March

315
7

Civil War Folk Song Medley: Oh, Suzanna, Bonnie Blue Flag, Jordan

286
8

When the Cruel War is Over

242
9

Exerpt From William Tell

199
10

Fireman's Polka

161

albums

Music of the Civil War

Music of the Civil War

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Gettysburg: More Songs And Music From Gettysburg

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Gettysburg: More Songs & Music from the Movie

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Geronimo: An American Legend

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Gettysburg: More Songs & Music

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Wild West Music of Buffalo Bill's Cowboy Band

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More Songs and Music from Gettysburg

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OMPS - Gettysburg, More Songs and Music

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Gettysburg, More Songs and Music

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The Dodge City Cow-boy Band

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Gettysburg

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Wild West Music of Buffalo Bill's Cowbay Band

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