Hazeltine Instructor in Martial Music
Written by David Hazeltine and published in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1817, this most popular book has always been of great interest for both fifers and drummers. Hazeltine wrote the drum section in 21 rudimental lessons, using the onomatopoeia or narrative method of describing the beatings. He also has many individual beatings for various tunes (see contents). This rudimental method was popular at the time and still is today despite the fact that more modern methods of musical scoring had been published by Lovering and others.
For the fifer, there are a total of 58 pieces ranging from well known tunes like March to Boston (Road to Boston), Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself, Jefferson and Liberty, Paddy Whack, Yankee Doodle, Hay Maker, Baltimore, Seven Stars, Girl I Left Behind Me to many lesser known tunes from the period. The contents, adding up to 48 pages, are listed below. They have all been digitally enhanced for clarity.
CONTENTS: | |||
Drummer | Fifer | ||
| Lesson 1 | Long Roll | Bliss's Reel | March in Bluebeard |
| Lesson 2 | Three Stroke Roll | Bold Highlander | Major Minor, New Way |
| Lesson 3 | Five Stroke Roll | Baltimore | March to Boston |
| Lesson 4 | Seven Stroke Roll | Banks of Flowers | New Pump Room |
| Lesson 5 | Nine Stroke Roll | Bonaparte's March | Netley Abbey |
| Lesson 6 | Ten Stroke Roll | Belzer's | Nancy Dawson |
| Lesson 7 | Right Hand Single Flam | Capt. Money's March | On the Way to the Field |
| Lesson 8 | Left Hand Single Flam | Cubie's March | Old Festus |
| Lesson 9 | Double Flam | Care Thou Canker | Portland Quick Step |
| Lesson 10 | Flamadiddle | Drummer's Call | Pinckney's Remove |
| Lesson 11 | Padaddle | Drops of Wine | Pioneer's March |
| Lesson 12 | A Sroke a Three and a Two | Duke's March | Pleasures of Solitude |
| Lesson 13 | Four Stroke Rough | Duke of Holstein's March | Paddy Whack |
| Lesson 14 | Three Stroke Rough | For There's No Luck &c | Recruiting Officer |
| Lesson 15 | Single Drag | Free Mason's March | Republican March |
| Lesson 16 | Poing Stroke | General's Salute | Roslin Castle |
| Lesson 17 | Double Drag | Gen. Washington's March | Rogue's March |
| Lesson 18 | Fifteen Stroke Roll | Gen. Green's March | Seven Stars |
| Lesson 19 | Seven, A Three-and-a-Two | God Save America | Shady Grove |
| Lesson 20 | Seven-and-a-Two | Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself | Swiss Guard's March |
| Lesson 21 | Flam-and a-Two | Hampton March | Soldier's Wedding |
| Jefferson & Liberty and Irish Devil | Hay Maker | Serenade | |
| Quick Time | Irish Devil | Three Cheers | |
| Hay Maker | Irish Brigade | Girl I Left Behind Me | |
| General's Salute | Jefferson and Liberty | Drops of Brandy | |
| Drummer's Call | Lady Bruce's March | The Oddity | |
| Single Drag | Morelli's Lesson | Warren's March | |
| Irish Brigade | March On | Yankee Doodle | |
| Double Drag | Midnight Hour | ||
| Free Mason's March | |||
| Duke's March | |||
| Trip to Otaheite | |||
| Pioneer's March | |||
| Rogue's March | |||
| Warren's March | |||
| Baltimore | |||
| Cubie's March | |||
| On the way to the Field | |||
| Three Cheers | |||
| First Sergeant's Call | |||
| Non-Commissioned Officer's Call | |||
| To Go for Wood | |||
| To Go for Water | |||
| Front to Halt | |||
| For the Drummers | |||
| For a Fatigue Party | |||
The cost of the book is $15.95.
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