Longleat, a stately home in Wiltshire, England, served as a hospital for British and allied troops in World War I. As reported in the Longleat Lyre, music provided entertainment and relief to recovering soldiers and built a community that transcended boundaries of class and culture. Longleat housed no officers, and soldiers from lower ranks intermingled in musical performances with the aristocrats of the Thynne family and with Reverend Cocks, the chaplain, and his wife. Repertoire was transnational, with American music and styles a staple ingredient, but also with the semi-classical music favored by upper social classes. Longleat built community through music within its environs, throughout the region, and in parallel with music produced and experienced by troops in the trenches.