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    Βασιλευς και Αυτοκρατωρ Αρχης Member Centurio Nixalsverdrus's Avatar
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    Default Military Music in Antiquity?

    Hey there,

    was there some kind of military music in antiquity, like we know it today?

    I don't mean marching bands exactly, but more instruments that accompanied the troops in battle or on parade. I know there were many kind of horns and trumpets, like the Roman Cornicen. But were there drums too, for example? Did they have any kind of written or formalised music that they played more or less in the same way everytime?

    Thank you.


    P.S. I especially recommend 7:30 and beyond in the video.
    Last edited by Centurio Nixalsverdrus; 08-26-2009 at 18:25.

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