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  2. Fife and drum corps - Wikipedia

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    A fife and drum corps from the American Civil War. The drums are beaten using two sticks. Visual effects may be created by flourishes of the drum sticks; for example, bass drummers may swing the beaters in a flourish while the snare drummers roll (or when the beating leaves sufficient time to flourish).

  3. Fife (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Amateur historical reenactment groups and dedicated civil bands sometimes feature fife and drum corps sporting period military costumes from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War or the American Civil War. Military fife and drum bands can be heard in Germany, where they are part of the Bundeswehr.

  4. Excelsior Brigade Fife and Drum Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Excelsior Brigade Fife and Drum Corps (aka Excelsior Brigade of Fifes and Drums, Excelsior Brigade, or Western New York Field Music) was founded in 2000 as a combination Ancient Fife and Drum Corps and living history unit dedicated to authentically reproducing the sights and sounds of New York State volunteer militia field musicians as found during the American Civil War.

  5. Music of the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    During the American Civil War, music played a prominent role on each side of the conflict, Union (the North) and Confederate (the South). On the battlefield, different instruments including bugles, drums, and fifes were played to issue marching orders or sometimes simply to boost the morale of one's fellow soldiers.

  6. George Barrett Bruce - Wikipedia

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    National Conference on Music of the Civil War Era (2004). Mark A. Snell; Bruce C. Kelley (eds.). Bugle Resounding: Music and Musicians of the Civil War Era. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 0-8262-1538-6. Nexus Percussion: Music for Fife and Field Drums Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine; Civil War Bands and Their Music

  7. Martial music - Wikipedia

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    Martial music or military music is a specific genre of music intended for use in military settings performed by professional soldiers called field musicians. Much of the military music has been composed to announce military events as with bugle calls and fanfares , or accompany marching formations with drum cadences , or mark special occasions ...

  8. Sanford A. Moeller - Wikipedia

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    The Mount Kisco Ancient Fife and Drum Corps [6] has the best-known collection of Moeller drums, which are still being played today. The Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps, [7] of which Moeller was a member from 1930 to 1935, purchased five snare drums at $85.00 each (~$830.00 each in 2021 dollars) from Moeller, who delivered them personally on August ...

  9. Drum and bugle corps (classic) - Wikipedia

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    Classic drum and bugle corps are musical ensembles that descended from military bugle and drum units returning from World War I and succeeding wars. [1] Traditionally, drum and bugle corps served as signaling units as early as before the American Civil War, with these signaling units having descended in some fashion from ancient drum and fife ...