Composition: The Drummer's & Fifer's Guide (Emmett, Daniel Decatur)
| Title | The Drummer's & Fifer's Guide |
| Alternative title | or Self-Instructor; containing a plain and easy introduction of the rudimental principles for the drum and fife; to which are added, marches, quicksteps, side-beats, troops, retreats, signals, calls, &c; with explanatory remarks, when to be used: also, the duty for the garrison or camp, to be performed by both instruments, as used in the U. S. Army, the drum major’s duty, the fundamental principles of modern drum music, beats for drum corps, &c., &ct. |
| Creators | Daniel Decatur Emmett (composer) |
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| Instrumentation | fife percussion |
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| Composed | 1862 |
| First published | 1865 |
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| Composition types | Methods |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
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