Marching Band to “Mini-Musical”:  Performance Changes in the Philadelphia Mummers String Band Division from 1968-2024

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Citeable URL: https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/h415pc191

Abstract

The Philadelphia Mummers are a performance group of working class white male residents of Philadelphia and South Jersey that performs annually for the New Year’s Day parade down Philadelphia’s Broad Street. Their String Band Division has transformed from marching band-style performances to “mini-musicals” over the past fifty years. This paper evaluates the path of innovation from marching band to “mini-musical” through an exploration of performance videos of the top five scored bands from each year from 1968 to 2024.

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