Washington rewarded the fifers and drummers with a gift of one pound ten shillings. This would be the first public recognition of his birthday. In the bitter Valley Forge winter of 1778, Washington's spirit was warmed by a serenade outside his headquarters by the musicians of Proctor's Artillery on February 22. He ordered that “the drum and fife Majors exert themselves to improve it, or they will be reduced, and their extraordinary pay taken from them.” He went on to say that specific hours would be assigned “for all the drums and fifes, of each regiment, to attend them and practice.” Birthday Serenade However, in his orders to his army during the American Revolution, George Washington complained on June 4, 1777, that the “music of the army in general very bad.”
The Corps supports itself through performance fees, merchandise sales and tax deductible contributions. No doubt this was known throughout the ranks. The American Originals Fife & Drum Corps, Inc. (Geico actually paid us to use our recording of Yankee Doodle in a short-lived Gecko ad about the Boston.
But we dont object to sharing them for non-profit use. I believe that Drums Guns (correct title: Drums and Guns) was not performed by our Corps. of Correspondence, and was captain of a company of militia after the war. They're called the Eastern Colonials Senior Ancient Fife and Drum Corps, a group of. fife, drum, revolutionary+war, music, random, 1776. 3 (July 1975) Guy Bedford Webb, Timothy Swan: Yankee Tunesmith (University. George Washington recognized the practical necessity of the fife and drum but also enjoyed music in general. Yankee Doodle is on the march again in Baltimore, after a 30-year absence. Fife and Drum, Old Guard, Continental Army, Yankee Doodle Performance Licence: All information on this site (The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps) is considered public information (PUBLIC DOMAIN) and may be distributed or copied.
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