Instructions for the Trumpet and Drum
This is an official U.S. military manual with the full title Instructions for the Trumpet and Drum: Together with the Full Code of Signals and Calls Used by the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps. It was published in 1915 by the Government Printing Office in Washington.
This manual was a crucial military reference work containing the full code of signals and calls used by the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps. It served as the standardized guide for military musical communication across all three branches of the U.S. armed forces.
The publication represents the official codification of military musical signals, providing standardized instructions for both trumpet (bugle) and drum communications used in military operations, ceremonies, and daily military life.
Published in 1915, just before America's entry into World War I, this manual represents the standardized military musical communication system used during a critical period in American military history. This book is described as "a MUST HAVE for anyone interested in historic military music" due to its comprehensive coverage of official military musical protocols.
This Government Printing Office publication serves as a primary source document for understanding official U.S. military musical communication systems of the early 20th century, making it invaluable for military historians, music researchers, and those studying the evolution of military protocols and traditions.