Music of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION - The Sounds of Ancient Fifes and Drums

1700s and earlier various (Composer), Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums
• Composer: 1700s and earlier various
• Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums, Inc
• ASIN: B000A0ED30
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,898 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. British Grenadiers ca. 1759

2. Death of Wolfe (Traditional)

3. La Belle Catherine 1787

4. Yankee Doodle ca.1765

5. Captain MacIntosh 1789

6. We Are On The Road TO Boston 1777

7. You Be Welcome Here Again 1744

8. Chester 1770

9. The Rose Tree 1782

10. Seven Stars 1756

11. Marionettes Cotillion 1773

12. Duke of York's March 1780

13. Quick March from "CYMON" 1770

14. Norman Toy 1805

15. York Fusiliers 1782

16. Duke of York's Troop (Favorite Troop) 1795

17. Turkish March 1785

18. Janizary's March 1780

19. First of September 1805

20. The Bluebird 1800

See all 55 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

The Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums of Coventry, Connecticut is officially recognized as the reactivated 19th Connecticut Regiment of Foot - Continental Line. Organized in 1965, Their commitment to authenticity has resulted in their having won the coveted recognition from the Company of Military Historians. The ensemble participates in a variety of events; parades, musters, re-enactments, demonstrations and concerts.

In August, 2005 the NHAF&D was honored to be the first ever fife & drum corps to perform at the prestigious "Festival international de Musiques militaires de Québec."

Product Description

This CD has all the essential music of the Revolutionary War era, including favorites “British Grenadiers,” “Yankee Doodle,” “The World Turned Upside Down” and 52 more (77+ minutes!) all performed with period-style drum beatings. Unique to this CD is a battle scene with muskets firing and cannons roaring, and with the music units joining in! This recording is the sole example of music of the Revolutionary War era used by the U.S. National Park Service at its website: American Revolutionary War: Music of the American Revolution http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/guco/gucomusic.html The dates given with the song titles are the date each particular tune became associated with this particular TITLE in the literature and manuscripts as presently known. To some of the tunes, their more generally used titles are given We have very few records of specific drum beatings from the 18th Century. Most beatings used by the Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums have been arranged to fit the music as closely to the STYLE of the period as we can reconstruct, using early 19th century manuals, and in accord with the traditional heritage of drumming. The Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums, Inc. is officially recognized as the reactivated 19th Connecticut Regiment of Foot - Continental Line. Organized in 1965, Their commitment to authenticity has resulted in their having won the coveted recognition from the Company of Military Historians. The ensemble participates in a variety of events; parades, musters, re-enactments, demonstrations and concerts. This CD is a revision of previously-published three-volume set of LP phonographic recordings which appeared under the same title.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great with only one drawback, April 21, 2008

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Ranger "history buff" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION - The Sounds of Ancient Fifes and Drums (Audio CD)

I love this CD. I had it on vinyl when I was a kid. This still sounds great but the sound on some of the tracks is obviously a recording from the 12" record. Of the 55 tracks, 53 sound great and 2 sound a bit worse.

All in all, it is a great recording and I love listening to it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! None better, August 2, 2008

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If you enjoy military music in general and fife and drum music in particular, this stirring CD is the one to buy. You will find none better. The sound is great and the selection is all you could ask for in one album. I defy any fan of patriotic music to listen to all or part of this CD and not be moved in some way.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Enjoyable, July 25, 2009

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After a visit to Colonial Williamsburg I thought I might like to hear a little bit more fife and drum music. Of course I wasn't sure I could handle a whole CD of it... but this CD is excellent. The selection includes many with very catchy tunes. The liner notes say the drum work had to be improvised as not much is known about the actual drumming at that time. But the result sounds great. And their rendition of the Star Spangled Banner is so good I wonder if they used some trick to do it. I didn't think a fife had enough octaves to play it. I enjoyed the entire CD.