The Army Drum and Fife Book
"Containing Full Instructions, the Reveille, the Tattoo,
the various Calls and Beats used in the Service, and a Choice Collection of Music.
To which is added the Bugler's Call Book,
containing all the Infantry General Calls and Calls for Skirmishers, used in the U. S. Army.
Published by Oliver Ditson and Co."
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Howe's United States Regulation Drum and Fife Instructor
"For the use of the Army and Navy,
containing Full Rules and Exercises, the Duties of Musicians on all Occasions,
and the full Camp Duty, Signals, Calls, &c.
Also the complete Bugle Calls for the Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry.
Also the Pay and Emoluments of Musicians, and of every Grade in the Army or Navy.
To which is added several popular National and Patriotic Songs as Quartettes."
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Rudiments
The Standard 26 American Drum Rudiments
as adopted by the National Association of Rudimental Drummers
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Rudiments and Rudimental Drumming, compiled by Bill Maling
(teacher at the Eastern Field Music School)
"This booklet focuses on rudiments and their uses in Ancient Style Rudimental Drumming...
...used the most in frequently played Civil War repertoire."
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Reveille
The Reveille sequence for fife and drum, comparing various original sources
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Duty of Musicians
A short description outlining "the duty of the Field Music"
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A Bevy of Reveilles for Fife and Drum, compiled by Joe Korber
Being "A brief survey of reveilles from the period, and other things"
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Camp Calls
11 of the most commonly used camp duty calls, for fife and drum
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First Set of Tunes
(files provided by Will Chappell)
My Lodging’s On The Cold Ground, Poor Cato, Empty Pockets,
Merry Men, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Dixie, Downfall of Paris
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Second Set of Tunes
(files provided by Will Chappell)
Capt. Thompson’s Quickstep or Adam Bell's March, Charley Over The Water,
College Hornpipe, Guilderoy, Le Petit Tambour aka Alabama Joe,
My Love She’s but a Lassie Yet, Old Zip Coon, Roving Sailor, Soldier’s Joy,
Farewell To Whiskey, La Belle Catherine, Minstrel Boy,
Wearing of the Green, Old 1812, Rally Round The Flag, New Tatter Jack
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Third Set of Tunes
(files provided by Will Chappell)
Old Dan Tucker, Oyster River Hornpipe, Red, White and Blue,
Rory O’More, Yankee Doodle, Star Spangled Banner, Washington’s March,
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning, The White Cockade, Yankey Doodle
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Fourth Set of Tunes
(files provided by Will Chappell)
Frog In The Well, Garryowen, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Hail Columbia,
Hail To The Chief, H-ll on the Wabash, Jefferson And Liberty
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Fifth Set of Tunes
(files provided by Will Chappell)
Original Arkansas Traveller, Glory Hallelujah! as a Quickstep,
Bonnie Blue Flag, British Grenadiers, Campbells are Coming or Hobernob,
Carry Me Back To Virginny, Col. Robertson’s Welcome,
The House o’ Duncan, Dog And Gun
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