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• fifes — faɪf n. flute like instrument …   English contemporary dictionary

• Fife (musical instrument) — A fife is a small, high pitched, transverse flute that is similar to the piccolo, but louder and shriller due to its narrower bore. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in military and marching bands. Someone who plays the… …   Wikipedia

• Ancient Fife and Drum Corps — An Ancient Fife and Drum Corps is a traditional, typically American drum corps that plays fifes and wooden rope tension snare and bass drums.HistoryFifes are an ancient instrument, referred to in Europe as the Schweize Pfeife , or Swiss flute.… …   Wikipedia

• Corps of Drums — For the civilian marching bands, see Drum and bugle corps. A Corps of Drums is a type of military band, which originated in European armies in the 16th century. The main instruments of a Corps of Drums are the drum and the flute or fife. Unlike… …   Wikipedia

• Streets of Laredo (song) — Streets of Laredo (Roud [http://library.efdss.org/cgi bin/query.cgi?cross=off index roud=on query=2 field=20 2] ), also known as the Cowboy s Lament , is a famous cowboy ballad in which a dying cowboy dispenses his advice to a living… …   Wikipedia

• Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum — The Middlesex County 4 H Fife Drum Corps was formed in 1972 as a 4 H club in Concord, Massachusetts, in anticipation of that town’s celebration of the United States bicentennial. Its members come from different towns in eastern Massachusetts and… …   Wikipedia

• Middlesex County 4H Fife and Drum — The Middlesex County 4 H Fife Drum Corps was formed in 1972 as a 4 H club in Concord, Massachusetts, in anticipation of that town’s celebration of the United States bicentennial. Its members come from different towns in eastern Massachusetts and… …   Wikipedia

• Military band — A military band (French Foreign Legion). A military band originally was a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion… …   Wikipedia

• Timeline of music in the United States to 1819 — This is a timeline of music in the United States prior to 1819. NOTOC circa 500* Approximate : The oldest archeological remains of rasps, made from sheep horn, wood, deer bone, antelope scapula and elk rib, can be dated to approximately this… …   Wikipedia

• United States military bands — There are many military bands in the United States military. Some are assigned to specific military bases or units; there are also bands at each of the service academies.Seven bands are considered to be premier, with members selected by screened… …   Wikipedia

• The Fairy-Queen — (Z.629) is a masque or semi opera by Henry Purcell; a Restoration spectacular [see: Judith Milhous, The Multimedia Spectacular on the Restoration Stage , British Theatre and the Other Arts, 1660 1800 , ed. Shirley Strum Kenny, Associated… …   Wikipedia