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drum-major
ˈdrum-ˌmajor [See major n.] 1. † a. The first or chief drummer in a regimental band (obs.). b. A non-commissioned officer who has command of the drummers of a regiment. c. An officer of a band or drum-corps, who leads it and directs its movements on the march.1598 Barret Theor. Warres iv. i. 99 He i...
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Samuel Potter (drum major)
Samuel L. Potter (1772–1838) was a British drum major in the Band of the Coldstream Guards and an influential fife and drum manual author. Biography Potter was born in 1772 and in 1786, at the age of 14, he enlisted in the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards. In 1800 he published a set of slow marche...
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Robert Steele (drum major)
Drum Major Robert Steele (1760 – June 22, 1833) was an America Revolutionary War drummer and drum major. Steele was born in 1760 in Massachusetts. A month after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, at the age of fifteen, he joined the Continental Army as a drummer boy. He took part in the Battle of...
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drum-majorette
ˌdrum-majoˈrette orig. U.S. [f. drum-major + -ette.] A female drum-major (drum-major 1 c); a girl who leads or takes part in a parade or the like, twirling a baton, etc.1938 Life 10 Oct. 3/1 (heading) Drum majorettes are latest in ballyhoo. 1940 R. Chandler Farewell, My Lovely xxi. 162 The girls wor...
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Drum major (marching band)
A drum major or field commander is the leader of a marching band, drum and bugle corps, or pipe band, usually positioned at the head of the band or corps. The drum major is often dressed in more ornate clothing than the rest of the band or corps and is responsible for providing commands to the ensem...
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Drum major (military)
A drum major in the military is the individual leading a military band or a field unit (corps of drums, fanfare band, pipe band or drum and bugle corps). It is an appointment, not a military rank. Military drum majors utilize a ceremonial mace for giving commands while marching. Many drum majors, pa...
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Drum major general
The Drum Major General was a royal appointment in the British Army used from the mid-17th century and into the 18th century. Under this appointment, all training and licensing of military drummers took place. List of Drum Major Generals The following individuals held the appointment of Drum Major Ge...
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Drum major
Drum major may refer to:
Drum major (marching band), leader of a civilian marching band, drum and bugle corps, or pipe band
Drum major (military), leader of a military band, pipes and drums, or corps of drums See also Drum major general, former royal appointment in the British Army Drum Major Instit...
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George N. Parks Drum Major Academy
The George N. Parks Drum Major Academy is a nationwide summer academy for high school drum majors and majorettes. It was founded in 1978 by George N. Parks. Held at various locations around the United States, by 2010 the academy drew up to 3,000 students each year. Since its inception, nearly 70,000...
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Drum major backbend
The drum major backbend is an elaborate salute performed by drum majors in many American university marching bands. It is executed prior to college football games as one of the rituals engaging the audience's consent for the athletic contest that follows. It is distinct from the gymnastics maneuver ...
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Drum Major Institute
The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI) is a non-profit American progressive think tank and community action group. The group was founded in 1961 in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. It later became defunct until it was relaunched in 1999. It is headquartered in New York City. DMI's s...
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William Kenny (VC)
Other honours
In addition to the Victoria Cross, Kenny earned the rank of Drum-Major and was also awarded the following medals: Queen's South Africa Medal
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Philip Klitz
His father, George Philip Klitz, a drum-major of the royal Flintshire militia and musical composer, was born at Biebrich, Germany, in 1777, and died at
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Ronald Hamilton
are: Orpheus und Eurydice (of Krenek, 1990) and Stephen Climax (with Dale Duesing, conducted by Sylvain Cambreling, 1990) and, on DVD, Wozzeck (as the Drum-Major
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Joseph Passerat
Owing to his height he was made drum-major, and later quarter-master.
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