He acknowledged the fortitude of the musicians who would perform, without orders, in the subfreezing temperatures. Fife and drum signals also told soldiers in camp when to wake up, fetch wood or provisions, and show up for church. Washington rewarded the fifers and drummers with a gift of one pound ten shillings. 'Der gute Kamerad' ('The Good Comrade'), also known by its incipit as 'Ich hatt' einen Kameraden' ('I had a comrade') is a traditional lament of the German a. This would be the first public recognition of his birthday. In the bitter Valley Forge winter of 1778, Washington's spirit was warmed by a serenade outside his headquarters by the musicians of Proctor's Artillery on February 22. Jepsy Jewels) Projahktah Yeah, 0125 1, 2, 3 go Im a drill sergeant You better start marchin Open up a morch pit Or imma kill somethin Im a drill sergeant You better Sgt. He ordered that “the drum and fife Majors exert themselves to improve it, or they will be reduced, and their extraordinary pay taken from them.” He went on to say that specific hours would be assigned “for all the drums and fifes, of each regiment, to attend them and practice.” Birthday Serenade While recuperating, he was asked what killing Germans was like, to which he responded, What a waste of a fine. He was reportedly wounded and briefly sent back to Scotland to recover. However, in his orders to his army during the American Revolution, George Washington complained on June 4, 1777, that the “music of the army in general very bad.” Charles Stuart MacKenzie, served with the Seaforth Highlanders a Scottish regiment of the British Army during World War I. No doubt this was known throughout the ranks. military funerals and memorials and as a lights-out signal to soldiers at night, date back to the American Civil War. George Washington recognized the practical necessity of the fife and drum but also enjoyed music in general. The origins of Taps, the distinctive bugle melody played at U.S.
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