''This is an arrangement I made of the fife and drum call "the Assembly or Troop", as found in the "Compleat Tutor for the Fife", published by Thompson & Son in about 1759/1760. The drum call is based on the historical one from the middle 18th century, while the fife parts are of my own imagination, as only the melody appears in Thompson's tunebook. This music would have been played to summon the soldiers of a camp to assemble before posting guards or marching off.''
No comments:
Post a Comment