Anvil Chorus, published by J. Schatzman 1859, all parts performed by Brassman Bart

Hello again! This week's music is a really old number “Anvil Chorus”, this arrangement published for brass band in 1859 by J. Schatzman. This was undoubtedly performed by civil war bands and town bands of the period, and was probably even performed by the military band in my own town in Iowa in the 1890's. The parts were published for Eb cornet, Bb cornet, tenor horns, baritone horns, but no trombones, as trombones came later. The slides would have jammed due to the dirt from marching along with the troops. This is performed as a euphonium octet, which probably neither you nor I have heard before. Hope you enjoy this.
I remember my dad telling me a story about his mother listening to this music at a night time concert when she was a child. It was dark, they used real anvils and hammers, and you could see sparks. No sparks were produced in this production, as the closest I could come to an anvil was a triangle.
This music is from a civil was collection, and it is public domain. All parts were performed by me. Please like my video, please share, and please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Brassman Bart