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I Vi & Design Oirtttor: l>a\c Jones 6 thought the article very interesting and quite A1htrti;ing :'tbnager: l.to Bmul.1D Awldate Editors: deserving of publication. After all, whoever Dominick Coma • .\1u,,c Ed110r Otuck Rile), Wclh,tt and C} bn<pact F.diior sent it to me intended as much -- so look for it Alll3lldaGoodhc:-.irt,Junkir\ev., Edi10r here. and whoever knows the author. please let \tin Log,Joo, \\iJwl'>I Editor Bill \lalm~.C=t E1ffll., ~nt me know and he or she will get full credit. lm-e :,.;~u. Onhnt Oat lntmicv., Well. that article sparked my interest in F.d Ol<Cll. \lo S.:hoo,.. Ob1tuarie-. Mall) Smip,,on. West Coa.-t F..Jnor 10 what was going on with fife and drum in Europe :'tlembership/Sub<icriplions: R11dimemal Drumming generally - cenainly more than I suspected. We f-or corp, 111di~1dual, or life mcmbct,Jup mf01111a1J011 or Along the S11sq11ehan11a m111tutioaa1 'llmplioo,. know well our many Swiss friends playing in Attn: ~kmbmhip Tot Compan) of Film&. Drummer. PO. Bo, 2TT. IIOl)1on.CT061-1?-02TI 11 Amcrican-~tyle corps. who have been featured c-lTUJI: mmibmlup@~)offlleanJdnmuxg US Dmm Corps & in man} recent issues of the A11cie111 Times. But ttt (Sfi:J) 767,!~37; fa.,: (8(,()J 767-9765 Swiss Rudimems here was something beyond that. about which f.ditorial: For aruckfpholo '11bn11"1011'. or que:-t1ocw we should know more. I queried our Swiss Alln. Ancitnl Tunrs. P.O. Bo, 277. correspondent. Miney Hourigan. for other hOl'}100, CT fl61.l!-Om e-m.11I aoc~llim<Si romp•nioffitcanddrum.org European coniacts and received some tel. (8fi:J) 767-2237; fa." (8<,0) 767-9765 14 suggestions. which were duly followed up . ..\d, er!Nllg: The Junior Camp For lllCS 111d a,-ailab,ht1· conlao."t -------=-----, Thus. the theme of issue# 119 was establi~hed. 71,;, Ancitni Ti,r.n P.o: Bo, 277, 6! Nonh \t.Jo St. IIUC) toc1 CT OM-12-0277 14 "The Fife & Drum in Europe", with anicles of /))3) 24S-95-U The Fifers and Drummers of the Belgium, Ulster. Norway, and The Vatican. The Company of Vatirn11 S11·iss Guards This last. taken from the Corps of Drums Fifers &"Drummers 16 publication "Drummers Call" (with PreJdent: Joe: \1oon.:, 203 ~~8-9''5 pennission. ofcourse). was b> Frenchman Jean em3JI pmtdrot@compan)1lffift.lllddrum.org •1n End - and a Beginning! Hr.1 \'ict Prtsickot: F1111k Chasnc1 t~3t-166-J034 Pierre Maingam. who. I learned. is ac1ually a em,11b~ot compan)offifcanJJrum.org 17 Second \ ife PrNkot: Bill Bouregy (8(,()J 526-1433 member of our Company! tm3il: dttpril crbl\)Cr@lll:l\Cape./lCI The article and anecdotes on God Bless Semffi1: S..'OII Grttn>ll?cl (860) 653-'363 email sgm;irfifcr@co,.net America had their origin in the Jaybird Day Trea-un-r: J3'k Oo1lc (~15! 334-5707 =I: ll'eaSllrtrilrompanyofftfcanddrum.org program at The Museum. where Nick Ananasio ,\ncieo~ Fund: D.in \lo,lan (617) 2.l!-!360 got up to the mike to ~hare some memories. and em:ul· Jdmls mo)Wl.llllo· 20 Ardlhi:,.'\lu,.,um C11n1tor: Eel Ql,cn (8(i(JI 399-6519 Jack O'Bnen followed with his. I thought these Anciem Dmmming in hcilitie.Co-\lanager.: \etlO'Bncn (s«ll ~67-8250. were well worth sharing with all our readers, so mull. nobricnOlff,nctnet So111heas1em Ohio Ke,111 Brov.1118«>)399-757 I asked them both to "write 'em down and send email: bro\\ n"ind®" orldnct.an.net \lembtrsbip Chair: Bob Ca-t1llo (8«))455-9-117 21 'em in". =I mcmbcrJripicompan)offifeanddrum.org Rudime11tal Drumming Bill Maling. our Buckeye correspondent. \lusic Chair. Domr:nck Cuccia (845J:?2Js.!~16 Well Represented ... ._.,___-:'_..__ -:,~-;-;-=,~~~ tmail: mu,icconunt1ts-c compan)ofliftanddrum.org sent me a couple of articles on Basel drumming. I be Cnmpan) ~tort: Sandi Bid11ell TM Ulff',j' ,,, , · f ·, , & /)rummm. /11c., 23 here included. which devotees of Swis~ Campa/I\ Sime Random Thoughts P.O. Bo., !77, h1ll)1ol1 CT.OM4!-0!77 rudiments should also find interesting. =1: COITIJ\111}'-111111: compan)otfikandJrum.org Issue# 120 will cover the musters and Ancinll rUllt'S l.S pubhshcd quarterly b) ~ Compatl) of 24 Fifm & DTW1111wT1. Inc \luseum.Mu,,c l.1brar) . God Bless America events of 2006. but issue# 12 I will return to fife Headqulner,,, P 0. Bo~ 277, lnic)1ol1 CT l)(M!-O!TI (8<,0J 767-!!37. and drum in Europe. and pick up where this The pubi,.'IIJOD iJSSSOJ'l l,7176) sen, IO loq, mdi,ldml, - issue leave~ off. Should anyone have any limaJ,IIJlddrmn '1XpS mcmbcn lhltllpl lht wtrld lllformod pnmarilymthea.-m11Je$ol mtQ!al ~rnencu fik anJdnlln suggestions or contacts of interest. please send corps i.Jxr,,11 as AIICICllU The Compa.,y mm11111S I IIIIIS<UID IDJ hwquanm oa 1•'0-plw ICIC! It ICICU IO~1hr lml<n.,aJ them to me ([email protected]). s,gntl'l<IIICC m1 ran mtJOm oiAmcrnn field muso: and io ,.., I hope you enJOY the issue as much as I 1a the ,pmr ol fdlc,y.11up among ail fifm and dnunmm Fouadc,l On The Corer: m 19115. 11st c""'l""'Y nJ I ,;m & Drummm. /t,c "a II.\• (Top) Vonregtan Folk enjoyed puning 11 together. Clffllll,W Jaluctiblc. CIOl>j!lllfo c:orp<nllcrl Drum Tradition (Bottom) Mourne Young by Dan Moylan. Defenders Flute Band Editor, A11cie111 Times (Melody Band) 2 Ancient Tunes orw • 'tion A BriefHistory of the Drum) Continental Origins and Tradition~ the Tradition in Norway by Birger Mistereggen drums hung at a 45 degree angle at the player's the military foot soldiers. The drum's most cen side and because of its position the so called tral role was as a signal instrument, and to he use of an instrument that traditional grip (left-hand stick hold) had its accompany the fife. Fife and drum guilds of today we would call a drum origin in European side drum playing as a high-ranking officials existed as early as 1332 is evident in mos1 civiliza means for accommodating the angle of the sus in Basel. Switzerland. tions throughout history. pended drum. The Swiss drummers were the first During the Middle Ages The crusaders had brought the drum to drummers to come up with a certain way of and the Renaissance the Europe and it soon became the instrument of playing the military reveille signal: A double most common form of drum in Europe stroke roll with accentuated single strokes in a was the tabor, which was the immediate 6/8 - measure time. predeces.~r of today's side drum or snare This way of pla} ing the drum is indeed drum. Referred to as side drums. because known as .. Basler drumming". but is also close they hung at the player's side from a ly related 10 French traditional drumming, shoulder strap or waist belt, these early Sconish drumming as we know it today, as snare drums existed in many different weU as the American "rudimental drumming". sizes and shapes. In general. the} were It is also the base of the Norwegian folk double-headed rope-tuned drums and by drum tradition, of which the most significant the 16th century had cords, or snares, aspect 1s: an underlying double-stroke roll - a\ stretched across the bottom head. As por a drone - with a melody of single strokes on top trayed by Rembrandt in his famous paint of it. \Vhile not as complicated technically. as ing The Night Watch (1~2), these side the better known Basler drumming. it probabl) Ancient Tunes 3 A fe" picture, from the Norwegian web\1te. dep,cung present day drum ming and fifing acti\ itie, in Norway. rest of the year they stayed at mg them to continue the celebration. He would home. bringing their uniform and announce when food was served and would play drum back home with them. dance music. alone or together with a fiddle Naturally their families and player. Later. when the fiddle was banned. (as ll neighbors were interested to hear was. by some of the Christians - considered to what they could pla). and soon be .. the devil's instrument''), the only instrument the drummers started to take part accepted in weddings. was, in fact. the drum. in weddings and dance fe35L\. Because of it:. connection to the army it was well respected and considered 10 be sort of distinguished or upper cla~s.