Connecticut's Fife and Drum Tradition
The state of Connecticut boasts an extensive and active community of fife and drum groups. This musical tradition has its origins in the small military bands maintained by standing armies in Britain and Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries-the drum was especially important as it helped officers train soldiers how to march, and was also used to communicate with troops across battlefields. Today fifers and drummers gather at conventions called musters, which may include a parade and concerts featuring the various participating corps. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest muster ever was held in Deep River, C…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8195-7142-7
- EAN: 9780819571427
- Produktnummer: 13814870
- Verlag: Wesleyan University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 196 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'395 KB
- Abbildungen: 75 illus.
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James Clark
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