what was the song played durring the civil war were they used the phyfe?

Question

the song is the one were there are three men one is playing the phyfe the other is the drum and the other is carrying the flag...anyone have any ideas

Answer 1

It's a fife. The three men you wrote about are from the Revolutionary War, not the Civil War. They were probably playing "Yankee Doodle."

Answer 2

There were many songs played with a fife during the Civil War. I took the following from a website for you.

http://www.civilwarmusic.net/fife.php

The tunes are were very common in the Civil War, and are played regularly now at Civl War re-enactments by modern-day fifers. Although the versions of these tunes are meant to be played on the fife, it is also possible to play them on any musical instrument.

These songs can give you a good impression of what many soldiers heard and played around the time of the Civil War. Some of the songs were played primarily by Union bands, others mainly by Confederate bands, but most were played by both.

Most of these tunes can be found in The Drummers' and Fifers' Guide by G.B. Bruce and D.D. Emmett, published in 1862 and reproduced in its entirety on our site.


Northern:
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Yankee Doodle

Southern:
Dixie
The Bonnie Blue Flag

Both:
Downfall of Paris
Frog in the Well
Garry Owen
H-ll on the Wabash
Jefferson and Liberty
Old 1812 Quickstep
Sisters
The Girl I Left Behind Me
When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Answer 3

That image is from the Revolutionary War & the correct spelling of the instrument if "fife". Since it's just a picture, I would have said they were playing Yankee Doodle, but it could have been the Ballad of Saratoga or Johnnys' Gone for a Soldier or the Liberty Song.

Answer 4

Hero of War pertains to the Anti-Iraq War movement. Nothing in it even remotely pertains to the Civil War. Why would you love that song for a history presentation? The two primary songs of the era were Battle Hymn of the Republic (Union) and Dixie (Confederacy). I would use historic songs that actually pertain to your presentation, otherwise you might as well start putting N Sync and Britney Spears in there.

Answer 5

Yankee Doodle Dandy - The World Turned Upside Down - would be my guesses. Revolutionary War not Civil War.

Answer 6

Ok, they're Colonials during the Revolutionary War, not the Civil war. And, since this was originally a painting signifying the "Spirit of the Revolution", they technically aren't playing anything. However, in movies they are usually portrayed playing either "Yankee Doodle" or a war march that sounds very similar (not sure of the name).

Answer 7

You are referring to a picture that was depicting the American Revolution, not the Civil War.

Answer 8

It's probably the revolutionary war favorite "The Girl I Left Behind Me" a British fife tune. You can find info about it here and an audio file:

http://www.contemplator.com/england/girl.html

Answer 9

You mean a Fife, a flute like pipe instrument? that had been used since colonial times?
There were many, not just one.

Answer 10

When Johnny Comes Marching Home?