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Cover of the "Drum Beating" book by Charles Stewart Ashworth, 1812. A New, Useful and Complete System of Drum Beating Including The Reveille, The Troop, Retreat, Officers Calls, Signals, Salutes and the whole of the Camp Duty as practiced at Head Quarters, Washington City, intended particularly for the United States Army and Navy by Charles Stewart Ashworth Director of the Marine Band of music ...
Hand salutes similar to those used in the military are often rendered by the Drum Major of a marching band or drum corps just prior to beginning their performance and following completion of the performance. In all cases, the salute is rendered to the audience.
The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps performing the Armed Forces Medley at the Friends of the National World War II Memorial.. The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force. [1]
Drum major of the Household Division (Welsh Guards) with bearskin headdress and ceremonial mace. A drum major in the military is the individual leading a military band or a field unit (corps of drums, fanfare band, pipe band or drum and bugle corps). It is an appointment, not a military rank.
A Tambour-Major of the French Imperial Guard (historical reenactment). The position of drum major originated in the British Army with the Corps of Drums in 1650. [citation needed] Military groups performed mostly duty calls and battle signals during that period, and a fife and drum corps, directed by the drum major, would use short pieces to communicate to field units.
The official ruffles and flourishes for the president of the Philippines is played four times before the playing of "Lupang Hinirang" or "Parangal sa Pangulo" (English: "Honorable Salute to the President"). During military events, the ruffles and flourishes are sounded alongside a 21-gun artillery salute.
Like many United States military bands, it supports events related to its unit (in this case the academy) and provides musical support for and on behalf of it. Many members of the USAFA Band train members of the drum and bugle corps in its musical presentation. It has been the winner of 20 inter-service academy D&B competitions. [11]
A military tattoo was originally a drum signal for soldiers' curfew.Other uses for military drums have been recruiting and calling for parley. [7]Ancient Fife and Drum Corps, as well as modern drum corps have been used by early modern armies for signaling and ceremonies, occasionally played by drummer boys in conflicts such as the American Civil War.