Fife
Kingdom of old
A fife is a small, high-pitched flute used primarily in military and marching bands, often paired with drums: the fife and drum corps.
The instrument has a shrill, piercing tone suited to outdoor ceremonies and parades. (Capitalized Fife is a region of Scotland.)
flute
Tube blown sideways
corps · marching · military · band · shrill · trill · fingering · embouchure · woodwind · high-pitched
Kingdom
Monarch-ruled nation
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- St AndrewsHistoric Scottish golf town
golf · coastal · Edinburgh · fishing · villages · Falkland · castle · historic · burgh · county
- Historic CountiesMiddlesex, Rutland, Cumberland, Berkshire, Sussex
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- CountiesCork, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Mayo
- British NobilityYork, Windsor, Cambridge, Kent, Cornwall
- Scottish geographyEdinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Highlands, Hebrides
- St AndrewsHimalayas, links course, cathedral ruins, castle ruins, South Street
musical register/size
Fifebass drum
Large mallet-struck cylinder
tuba · bassoon · bass · contrabassoon · sousaphone
- fife and drumSmall flute and snare
- Barney Fife