Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Fife & Drum: la "Marche Royale", Philidor

 This is a translation

Military music score for fifes and drums, Louis XIV period.

Royal march with 3 oboe trebles or fifes for the French March, made by Philidor Lainé in the year 1679.
This is how this aria is designated in the 1705 manuscript of André Danican Philidor.
The adaptation for 3 fifes in B flat was directed by Jérôme Orlandini.
The drum kit, while rhythmically faithful to the original, has been rewritten to better match modern drumming techniques without losing its authenticity.

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