George Barrett Bruce
George G. Bruce was an American drum major during the Civil War, best known for co-writing The Drummer's and Fifer's Guide with Daniel Decatur Emmett.[1] The Guide was published in 1862, and remains well known as a source for music for the fife and drum. Bruce was a player of the drums, banjo, violin and mandolin.[2]
His work influenced Sanford A. Moeller of the Moeller Method of drumming.
Notes
- ^ Snell and Kelley, pg. 30
- ^ Music for Fife and Field Drums
References
- National Conference on Music of the Civil War Era (2004). Mark A. Snell, Bruce C. Kelley (Eds.) (ed.). Bugle Resounding: Music and Musicians of the Civil War Era. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 0-8262-1538-6.
- Nexus Percussion: Music for Fife and Field Drums
- Civil War Bands and Their Music
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