George B. Bruce and Daniel D Emmett
New York, 1862.
We have scanned the full contents of this important period fife and drum guide. It was widely used throughout the Civil War
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in the public domain.
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Description |
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Cover |
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1 |
Introduction |
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2 |
Title Page |
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3 |
Preface |
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4 |
Drummer's and Fifer's Guide: Self-Instructor - Rudimental Principles |
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5 |
Long Roll |
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6 |
Rolls, Flams |
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7 |
Ruffs, Drags, Ratamacues |
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8 |
Tap Ruff, Flamacues, Paradiddles, Compound Stroke |
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9 |
Compound Strokes, cont'd. Drummer's Call (Scott's Tactics, Ashworth's), The Assembly |
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10 |
First Sergeant's Call, Recapitulation of the Preceding Rolls and Beats |
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11 |
Recapitulation of Rolls and Beats, Cont'd. |
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12 |
Recapitulation of Rolls and Beats, Cont'd. |
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13 |
Time Table, Of Time |
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14 |
Duty of Musicians |
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15 |
Fife Instructor (Title Page) |
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16 |
Remarks (Emmett) |
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17 |
Fife Instructor: Rudimental Principles |
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18 |
Rudiments of Music |
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19 |
Rests, Dotted Notes |
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20 |
Time and its Divisions |
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21 |
Pauses, Ornaments, Trills, Accidentals |
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22 |
Key, Syncopation |
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23 |
Explanation of Musical Terms |
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24 |
Scales and Exercises |
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25 |
Time Exercises |
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26 |
Quick Marches, Vinton's Hornpipe |
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27 |
The Sea Shore, Quick Step, Queen of Hearts |
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28 |
Camp Duty: Reveille: Three Camps |
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29 |
Slow Scotch |
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30 |
Austrian |
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31 |
Dawning of the Day |
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32 |
Hessian |
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33 |
Dusky Night |
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34 |
Prussian, The Dutch |
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35 |
Quick Scotch |
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36 |
Pioneer's Call, The Assembly, Surgeon's Call |
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37 |
Surgeon's Call, Cont'd. Breakfast Call, Guard Mounting: Adjutant's Call |
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38 |
The Three Cheers, Troop |
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39 |
Dinner Call |
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40 |
Afternoon Duty: Retreat, Lamplighter |
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41 |
Pretty Girl Milking the Cow |
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42 |
Erin's Green Shore, Tattoo: The Doublings, New Tatter Jack |
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43 |
New Tatter Jack, Cont'd. Slow March |
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44 |
Slow March, Cont'd, Downfall of Paris |
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45 |
Downfall of Paris, Cont'd. My Lodging's on the Cold Ground, Troop: Trust to Luck |
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46 |
Trust to Luck, Cont'd. Quick Step |
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47 |
Instructions for the Drum Major |
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48 |
Irregular Calls and Beats: The General, The Parley |
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49 |
The Parley, Cont'd. To the Color |
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50 |
Funeral Duties: Funeral Marches No. 1, No. 2 |
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51 |
Funeral Marches Nos. 3-5 |
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52 |
Merry-Men, The Girl I Left Behind Me |
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53 |
The Rogeus March, Signals |
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54 |
Quick Steps for Drum Corps: Nos. 1-4 |
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55 |
Quick Steps Nos. 5-8 |
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Standard Quicksteps: Biddy Oats, Lydecker's, Albany Beef |
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57 |
Turnpike Bend, Emmett's, Sugar in the Gourd, Speed the Plough |
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Cincinatti, Kenderbeck's, Pushee's, Iron Bridge |
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Empty Pockets, Primitive Reel, Ben Green's, Sandy McGregor's |
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60 |
The Corkonian, Owl Creek, Katty's Rambles, Wyman's |
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The Hous o' Duncan, No Party, Col. Robertson's Welcome, Circus Rider, Mississippi, Boston |
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Slow March, Hail to the Chief |
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Slow March, Slow March |
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Fancy Quick Steps: Dedskii, Chebang |
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Chebang, Cont'd. Far-down |
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66 |
Downshire |
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Downshire, Cont'd. Capt. Whiting's |
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Col. Andrew's |
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery, Post's |
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70 |
Ned Kendall's, Governor's Island |
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Governor's Island, Cont'd. Newport |
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72 |
Sixth Infantry |
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73 |
Major Riley's |
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Capt. Palmer's |
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Fourth Artillery |
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Larry O'Brien, The Muffled Drum |
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The Muffled Drum, Cont'd. Fort McHenry Quickstep |
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Seely Simpkins, Here's To Our Friends |
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79 |
Dixie |
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80 |
Hell on the Wabash, Cuckoo's Nest Quickstep |
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Cuckoo Quickstep, Sole-Leather Quickstep |
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Side Beats: King William, Prince Eugene |
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Prince Edward |
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British Grenadiers, Hog-Eye Man |
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Fancy Troops: Duke of York's |
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86 |
Comet Waltz |
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87 |
Covington Waltz |
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88 |
Steiners' Waltz |
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Steiners' Waltz, Cont'd. Bear Grass Waltz |
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90 |
St. Louis Waltz |
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91 |
Pretzel Waltz |
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92 |
Poor Cato |
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Quick Scotches: Jersey Blue, Charming Molly, Ten Pound Note, Slow Scotch, Highland Mary |
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Single Drags: Nancy Dawson, Yankee Doodle, Money Must, Roving Blads |
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Slow Retreats: Sailor Boy, Fairy Boy, Tally-i-o, Wild Irishman, Quick Retreat |
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Table of Contents (Complete) |