| Composition Year | 1862 ca. |
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| Genre Categories | Methods; For fife; Scores featuring the fife; |
| Work Title | The Drummer's & Fifer's Guide |
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| 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. |
| Composer | Emmett, Daniel Decatur |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1862 ca. |
| First Publication. | 1865 |
| Language | English |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | fife, snare drum |
| External Links | History of the Ancients |
| Extra Information | 19th century American martial music tutor including pieces for solo fife and drum |
