Touching on anthropology, musicology, and the history of the United States and its military, Sound the Trumpet, Beat the Drums gives a thorough and satisfying account of mounted military bands and their cultural significance.

A 1920's training manual with both musical notes and adapted words to explain the calls, intended for the use of Trumpeters, Buglers and Instructors as well as for Soldiers to learn calls, especially Field Calls that were confusing due to their similarity, such as Stand Fast; Charge; Gallop; and Rally. A must for historical military re-enactment.

Reprint of 1951 Edition. Published by the U.S. Navy, it was written to help the Bugler to learn his duties in a minimum of time. The book has been designed for self-study. It contains complete instructions for playing the bugle, as well as the complete list of all authorized bugle calls. Scarce title.

Some thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and history of brass musical instruments in this first major encyclopedia on the subject. It includes over one hundred illustrations, and gives attention to every brass instrument which has been regularly used, with information about the way they are played, the uses to which they have been put, and the importance they have had in classical music, sacred rituals, popular music, jazz, brass bands and the bands of the military. There are specialist entries covering every inhabited region of the globe and essays on the methods that experts have used to study and understand brass instruments. The encyclopedia spans the entire period from antiquity to modern times, with new and unfamiliar material that takes advantage of the latest research. From Abblasen to Zorsi Trombetta da Modon, this is the definitive guide for students, academics, musicians and music lovers.

The commemoration of an act of bravery and self-sacrifice in ancient Poland saves the lives of a family two centuries later.