Connecticut's Fife & Drum Tradition
(Part of the The Driftless Connecticut Series & Garnet Books Series)
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The first full account of this beloved American music 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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0819571415
ISBN13:9780819571410
Release Date:June 2011
Publisher:Wesleyan University Press
Length:196 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 7.1" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
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