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Patrick Gilmore was an Irish-American bandmaster who re-established the woodwinds in wind bands and developed one of the best professional bands in the world. He died the same year Sousa started his professional band, 1892, and his bands served as

Patrick Gilmore was an Irish-American bandmaster who re-established the woodwinds in wind bands and developed one of the best professional bands in the world. He died the same year Sousa started his professional band, 1892, and his bands served as the prototype for Sousa's and countless other amateur and professional bands.
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  • Strike Up the Band! The Legacy of Patrick S. Gilmore
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1987-10
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    Humphreys, Jere T. "Strike Up the Band! The Legacy of Patrick S. Gilmore." Music Educators Journal 74, no. 2 (October 1987): 22-26.

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