Walter D. Sweet

Complete Music for the Fife and Drum

This historical collection contains 78 tunes, including some Civil War selections as well as many other traditional favourites. Each arrangement features harmony, style marks and Guitar chords. The music is supplemented with histories of the tunes and drumbeats.

Complete Music For Fife And Drum was compiled by a professional fifer and intended for the military Fife in B-flat. This book offers tunes from the Revolutionary and Civil War eras with suggested Snare and Bass Drum parts as well as chord progressions. It also contains a wealth of Fife history and resources. The author, Walter Sweet, is the son of the well-known American Fife maker Ralph Sweet of Connecticut. This book includes access to online audio.