This Civil War music book, "Drum and Fife Instructor" by Howe is new.
The book has 114 pages. It includes:
An abstract of camp duties, including signals for the baton.
Instructions for the drum and basic rudiments using the onomatopoeia or narrative method, where the rudiment's name describes the actual sound, as in "paradiddle" or "ratamacue."
Two pages of Army Regulations as pertain to musicians and bands.
19 lessons for the drum, using musical notation, followed by 13 camp duties for both fife and drum. It is formatted in over and under fashion, with the drum parts immediately beneath those of the fife.
The most complete Reveille, including such variations as Kinlock, with 9 tunes for fife and drum in all, followed by another 11 tunes that may be performed after Reveille.
The Tattoo, composed of 8 more tunes for both fife and drum.
89 other popular calls and tunes from the period, with drum parts.
13 drum signals specific to 1812 period.
Bugle calls for Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry, 130 in all.
Music and lyrics for 9 popular songs of the Civil War period..
