The English Duty: the Assembly or Troop - Fife & Drum

This is an arrangement I made of the fife and drum call “the Assembly or Troop“, as found in the “Compleat Tutor for the Fife“, published by Thompson & Son in about 1759/1760. The drum call is based on the historical one from the middle 18th century, while the fife parts are of my own imagination, as only the melody appears in Thompson’s tunebook. This music would have been played to summon the soldiers of a camp to assemble before posting guards or marching off. The image shows British soldiers, late 18th century, in action. It is by an anonymous artist and found in the “Vinkhuijzen Collection“. This music will appear as soundtrack in the upcoming “Seven Years War“ mod for Rome Total War. If you want to know more, check out the Discord link or ModDB page below (the Discord is the one most frequently updated). Cheers to the modders for their hard work, I’m happy to be on the team! Enjoy!