‘Dumbarton’s Drums’ is the name of an old
Scottish dance tune with its own country dance, a
‘longways reel-time dance for three couples’. A
version of that tune, ‘a Scottish Measure’, was
printed in 1690.
And ‘Dumbarton's Drums’ is the name of the
Regimental Quick March of the Royal Scots. Their name
for the tune recalls the last colonel of their ancestor
regiment when it was serving in France. He died in
1692.
Although this work was originally written for F...(+)
‘Dumbarton’s Drums’ is the name of an old
Scottish dance tune with its own country dance, a
‘longways reel-time dance for three couples’. A
version of that tune, ‘a Scottish Measure’, was
printed in 1690.
And ‘Dumbarton's Drums’ is the name of the
Regimental Quick March of the Royal Scots. Their name
for the tune recalls the last colonel of their ancestor
regiment when it was serving in France. He died in
1692.
Although this work was originally written for Folk
Instruments, I created this arrangement for Flute, Oboe
& Concert (Pedal) Harp.
